Audit Manager or Director

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is hiring an Audit & Assurance Director or Manager to join CLA's Northern MN practice. Locations include Brainerd, St. Cloud, Monticello and Alexandria.

You will lead client engagements, manage budgets and deadlines, mentor staff, and develop relationships with great clients while advancing audit quality and community impact. The role offers leadership opportunities, cross‑service collaboration, and meaningful career growth within a nationally regarded firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years public accounting experience with emphasis in financial statement preparation and audits.
• Experience leading teams and managing governmental and single audits preferred.
• CPA license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with clients.
• Assist clients in obtaining necessary funding to continue to positively impact their community.
• Assist clients with meeting their audit and financial planning objectives by using a range of tools.
• Be creative with staff development, mentoring, and overseeing client engagement teams.
• Lead the engagement progress by monitoring time budgets and deadlines for adherence. Communicate important development to the engagement principal along with facts, conclusions, and recommendations.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring staff

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA license

Job description

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP is hiring an Audit & Assurance Director or Manager to join CLA's Northern MN practice. Locations include Brainerd, St. Cloud, Monticello and Alexandria.

How you'll create opportunities in this Assurance Director/ Manager role:

• Manage and develop relationships with great clients.
• Assist clients in obtaining necessary funding to continue to positively impact their community.
• Assist clients with meeting their audit and financial planning objectives by using a range of tools.
• Be creative with staff development, mentoring, and overseeing client engagement teams.
• Lead the engagement progress by monitoring time budgets and deadlines for adherence. Communicate important development to the engagement principal along with facts, conclusions, and recommendations.

What you will need:

• You have a bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• You have a minimum of 6 years of public accounting experience with emphasis in financial statement preparation and audits.
• Experience leading teams of high performing people and managing governmental audits and Single audits strongly preferred
• CPA license certification is required.

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.

The Minnesota Posting Range for this role is $88,000.00 - $165,000.00

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.