Audit Senior Associate
CliftonLarsonAllen • Kansas City, Missouri • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Oct 15, 2026
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 Senior to join CLA North Carolina’s Construction team. In this role, you’ll work with our construction clients, a unique opportunity for you to gain specialized skillset in a niche area of expertise that will accelerate your career. This is an in-office position based out of either our St. Louis or Kansas City offices.
How you’ll create opportunities in this Audit Senior role:
- Executing and managing the day-to-day activities of audit engagements with our construction clients from start to finish, including managing the budget, planning, fieldwork, directing staff and completing financial statements, including related disclosures
- Reviewing client accounting and operating procedures
- Developing and assessing the design and implementation of internal controls
- Preparing all necessary financial statement and related disclosures and reportable condition correspondence letters
- Utilizing proactive and effective communication with staff, management, and clients to communicate technical matters to both clients and management.
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
- Current CPA or eligibility to sit for the CPA exam is preferred.
- 2 years of public accounting audit experience required, with emphasis in financial statement preparation, audits, reviews, and compilations is required.
- Prior experience with an established public accounting or professional services firm is preferred.
- Ability to travel to client sites which may also require infrequent overnight travel.
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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.
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $90,000–$106,000 per year (median ~$98,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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