Jobs at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

Leads clean energy tax consulting and renewable tax credit transactions, including project eligibility, cost segregation, tax equity structuring, financial modeling, transferability, due diligence, and client relationship management. Oversees engagement budgets, deadlines, transaction execution, and client outcomes. Requires a relevant bachelor’s degree, CPA or equivalent credential, and at least six years of public accounting or professional services tax experience.

Consult on tax accounting methods, research complex tax issues, analyze client data, prepare calculations and Form 3115 filings, collaborate across teams, and mentor staff. The role focuses on optimizing the timing and character of income, expenses, capitalization, cost recovery, and accounting periods for clients.

Leads tax compliance and consulting services for a client portfolio, oversees tax professionals, reviews and signs engagement letters, workpapers, returns, and deliverables, manages fees, advises clients, monitors tax law changes, develops new business, and expands services. Requires deep healthcare or individual tax expertise and substantial public accounting experience.

Manage a book of high-net-worth client relationships delivering Total Wealth Advisory: financial planning, tax-integrated advice, investments, insurance, estate and retirement planning. Lead client strategy, oversee and delegate planning work, grow AUM through organic referrals, and maintain proficiency with firm systems and Microsoft Office/Adobe tools.

Manage State and Local Government audit client relationships, support funding and financial planning objectives, oversee engagement teams, mentor staff, and ensure audit progress, budgets, deadlines, conclusions, and recommendations are properly communicated. The role requires a relevant bachelor’s degree, at least six years of public accounting or professional services experience, governmental and Single audit experience preferred, and a CPA license.

Lead tax engagements, advise clients on succession and tax planning, review complex individual and corporate returns, supervise and develop team members, and provide strategic tax solutions within a professional services firm.

Lead international tax engagements, advising clients on cross-border structures, foreign tax credits, M&A, repatriation, treaty analysis, and export incentives. Prepare and review international components of individual and corporate tax returns, research complex tax issues, maintain current tax-law knowledge, manage engagements, support business development, and mentor international tax professionals.

Leads CLA’s national financial services tax practice and approximately 20-person team. Responsibilities include tax advisory and compliance leadership, client relationship development, workforce and capacity planning, technical quality, practice economics, coaching, strategic growth, risk management, and implementation of practice improvements. The role serves banks, insurance companies, investment funds, REITs, and specialty finance entities, requiring strong knowledge of ASC 740, partnership taxation, and financial instruments.

Manage manufacturing assurance engagements, client relationships, audit and financial planning objectives, funding support, engagement budgets, deadlines, and team development. Lead high-performing engagement teams and communicate progress, conclusions, and recommendations to engagement principals. The role requires public accounting experience focused on financial statement preparation and audits, with governmental and Single audit experience preferred, along with a CPA license.

The Audit Director performs quality control reviews of assurance engagements, provides technical guidance on FASB and GAAS, researches complex accounting matters, analyzes findings, develops process improvements, maintains assurance methodologies, supports new-standard implementation, and creates thought leadership. The role collaborates with engagement teams, clients, and firm leadership, requiring public accounting experience, CPA credentials, supervisory experience, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Plan, lead, and execute assurance engagements for state and local government clients. Audit complex transactions, prepare financial statements and reports, research accounting and auditing issues, manage client relationships, and coordinate with managers and principals. Schedule, delegate, and train team members while ensuring effective communication and high-quality service delivery.

Leads international tax advisory services for clients, managing relationships, engagements, technical quality, compliance, and methodology. Advises businesses on international expansion, cross-border transactions, international structures, foreign tax credits, mergers and acquisitions, earnings repatriation, treaty analysis, and export sales incentives. Maintains expertise in U.S. and foreign tax laws while developing client relationships and promoting broader firm services.

Plans, leads, and executes assurance engagements for state and local government clients. Audits complex transactions, prepares financial statements and reports, researches accounting and auditing issues, manages client relationships, and schedules, delegates, and trains team members while collaborating with firm leadership to deliver quality services.

Advise clients on federal tax accounting methods, including income and expense recognition, inventory, capitalization, cost recovery, and accounting periods. Research complex tax issues, prepare calculations, analyses, Form 3115 filings, technical memoranda, IRS responses, and ruling requests. Manage multiple client projects, collaborate with firm leaders, and mentor staff while delivering accurate, timely solutions.

Lead transaction tax engagements including tax due diligence, structuring, modeling, and report writing for acquisitions and dispositions. Manage client relationships, mentor team members, coordinate with specialty tax groups, and oversee engagement budgets, timelines, and deliverables.

Prepare and review sales tax returns using Avalara, resolve data issues and nexus discrepancies, perform tax research and special projects, work with clients across industries, and train/mentor team members and interns.

Advise clients on multistate sales and use tax issues, lead compliance and audit defense, identify tax savings, manage engagements and client relationships, leverage automation, and mentor junior staff within the SALT practice.

Serve as a hands-on interim or project-based accounting leader (e.g., Interim Controller, Financial Reporting Manager). Design and improve accounting processes, lead system implementations, manage client engagements, and provide senior-level accounting, finance, tax, and audit expertise for larger clients.

Lead and review tax engagements; consult clients on succession and tax planning; review complex individual and corporate returns; supervise and develop staff; perform tax procedures and represent the firm at industry events and trainings.

Lead technical design and engineering standards for Palantir Foundry applications. Guide architecture, data modeling, integrations, and platform enablement. Conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, manage cross-project technical planning, and act as escalation for production issues. Communicate technical tradeoffs to stakeholders and improve operational readiness, testing, and deployment practices.