Audit Director, National Assurance | Flexible Location

CliftonLarsonAllen; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) seeks an Audit Director for the National Assurance Group to support Private Industries (Real Estate, Retail, Healthcare, and/or International). The ideal candidate will have extensive audit technical review experience with FASB reporters and strong leadership abilities in a flexible-location role.

The position emphasizes quality control, research, and collaboration across teams and clients, with a focus on GAAP, debt/equity transactions, and restatements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6 years of experience in a public accounting environment or equivalent.
• CPA or equivalent.
• Supervisory experience driving strategic management.
• Current on professional standards, FASB, GAAS.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to engagement teams and clients.
• Ability to use various assurance research tools effectively.
• Ability to collaborate effectively on technical accounting and assurance topics.
• Location is flexible.

Responsibilities

• Interact and collaborate with others across all levels of the Firm and on occasion with clients.
• Perform the quality control review of assurance engagements.
• Analyze observations and findings, perform root cause analysis, and proactively collaborate to develop process improvements.
• Be a technical resource for engagement teams assisting in research and consultation for the application of professional standards and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assist in development and maintenance of assurance methodology and practice aids for implementation of new standards and related learning.
• Develop thought leadership for internal and external users.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Analytical thinking

Research tools

Collaboration

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or equivalent

Tools

Assurance research tools

Job description

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) seeks an Audit Director for the National Assurance Group to support Private Industries (Real Estate, Retail, Healthcare, and/or International). The ideal candidate will have extensive audit technical review experience with FASB reporters and strong leadership abilities in a flexible-location role.

The position emphasizes quality control, research, and collaboration across teams and clients, with a focus on GAAP, debt/equity transactions, and restatements.