Accounting Consultant - Engagement Director

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is not your typical public accounting firm! As a professional services firm, wehave dynamic career opportunities in audit and tax, but we also offer customized accounting support for our clients on an interim and project basis. This is called our Consulting and Accounting Solutions Team (CAST). If flexibility, variety, entrepreneurism, and increasing your marketplace value is important to you... Keep on reading!

CAST delivers unique custom accounting solutions when and where it's needed. We provide flexibility without sacrificing quality. Our clients, both public and private businesses, say they appreciate how we roll up our sleeves and work alongside them, using our years of experience for their benefit. Common roles we fill are CFO, Controller, Accounting Manager, Internal Auditor, VP Finance, or Financial Reporting Manager to name a few.

We offer opportunities for traditionally qualified CPAs to utilize their talents in non-traditional ways in a role we call our Engagement Director. Perhaps you're a former CFO, a retired Auditor, or maybe you are just looking for more freedom and flexibility... Our Engagement Directors typically have 10-30 years of accounting, audit, technology, and financial leadership experience and really enjoy servicing clients' needs with a hands-on approach. With the freedom to pick and choose your engagements, you allow yourself the ability to enjoy your career AND your life.

At CLA CAST, you can build the career YOU want.

AN IDEAL ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR POSSESSES:

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience, including 2 + years' experience in public accounting, or comparable consulting firm. We love Big 4 alum!
• CPA certification is preferred but not required.
• Audit/Internal Audit experience would be a plus.
• Experience fixing things! Designing/improving accounting processes such as: monthly close, management, and financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, consolidations, shared services or application outsourcing, and system implementations
• Exceptional interpersonal skills. We want someone with the capability to gain the confidence and respect of senior executives and team members without needing to be hand-held or requiring supervision.
• A strong client services orientation including the ability to take an active and hands-on approach in executing engagements to exceed client expectations... Our Engagement Directors hit the ground running, provide value, and take pride in their work!
• Ability to travel is a plus - The more open you are to travel, the more opportunities we can present to you!

Compensation Strategy Statement
Our approach to compensation emphasizes collaboration and career growth. We pay competitive wages and view compensation as an investment in our people. Factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and knowledge may impact position of pay within the range. These same factors may cause starting pay to be below or above the posted range.For Colorado, the range for this position is $55-$80/hour.

CLA exists to create opportunities for our people, our clients, and our communities. We are a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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