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.

Performs complex audit and assurance engagements for technology clients, prepares financial statements and reports, supervises and mentors staff, communicates with clients, and keeps leadership informed of engagement status and issues.

Lead and manage state and local government audit engagements, build client relationships, secure funding support, oversee financial statement preparation and Single audits, mentor staff, monitor engagement budgets and deadlines, and communicate findings and recommendations to engagement principals.

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 tax engagements, advise clients on succession and tax planning, review complex individual and corporate returns, supervise teams, and develop staff. The role also involves performing tax procedures, building client and community relationships, and contributing to the growth of the Northeast tax practice.

Provides outsourced CFO services to nonprofit clients, including financial policy, strategic planning, capital planning, risk management, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, KPI analysis, financial administration, audit coordination, and board engagement. The role manages multiple client engagements, develops client relationships, oversees financial records and staff, and serves as a financial thought leader. It requires substantial accounting leadership experience, with hybrid work and client-site collaboration in New York.

Lead and manage business valuation engagements for financial reporting, transactions, litigation, and forensic matters. Oversee valuation of equity, debt, derivatives, and intangibles; review models and reports; support Assurance and Tax teams; develop client relationships; mentor staff; and drive process improvements and automation for valuation services.

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.

The Controller provides outsourced accounting and advisory services to technology-industry clients. Responsibilities include developing internal controls, coordinating budgeting and procurement, preparing financial statements and forecasts, monitoring KPIs, evaluating funding and investment needs, supervising accounting staff, advising management, and communicating with boards, bankers, and investors. The role requires frequent local travel to client sites and occasional overnight travel.

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.

Lead and manage governmental audit engagements, build client relationships, mentor staff, monitor engagement budgets and deadlines, assist clients with funding and financial planning, and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.

Serve as a hands-on interim or project-based accounting leader for large clients, improving accounting processes, executing engagements, and filling roles like interim controller or internal audit manager. Travel and pick-your-engagement flexibility; involvement in reporting, forecasting, consolidations, and system implementations.