Consulting and Outsourcing Staff - Summer 2025 - Denver, CO

At CLA we create inspired careers.

We recognize that you want to be able to make choices in your career. That’s why CLA exists, to create opportunities . We promise to know you and help you.

We are seeking Consulting and Outsourcing Staff for our Greenwood Village and Broomfield CO. offices.

Are you excited to work on an inclusive team doing impactful work for clients? Do you enjoy pushing yourself and working independently, determined to find the right answer?

Do you enjoy collaborating with and helping others? If your answer to any of these questions is YES , then apply to our Consulting and Outsourcing Staff position at CLA!

As a member of CLA’s Consulting and Outsourcing practice, you will be a member of the CLA client service team and will work directly with our clients to provide customized accounting services to support them as they manage and grow their business or organization.

In this role, you will work virtually and at client locations supported and supervised by a CLA Controller. You will be responsible for a variety of accounting, financial and operational services for our clients including processing transactions, completing account reconciliations, closing accounting periods, drafting financial statements, and supporting our clients’ accounting functions.

This position provides an outstanding opportunity to grow your career as you contribute to the success of clients’ businesses or organizations.

This is a full-time, long-term career opportunity serving multiple CLA clients on a permanent, part-time basis; it is not an outsourced temporary position.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and record standard journal entries for asset, liability, revenue, and expenses by compiling and analyzing the general ledger account information.
• Maintains and balances accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Research and make correcting journal entries for account discrepancies, prepare closing journal entries, posts accrual entries, and prepare required management reporting.
• Prepare assigned portion of the monthly and annual financial statements and disclosures.
• Complete bank reconciliations and merchant service statements, monthly.
• Provide assistance and backup to other areas in finance and accounting.
• Assist with the preparation of audit workpapers and answer audit questions.
• Complete local business and compliance filings.
• Prepare analysis of revenue and operating expense sections, including narratives.
• Provide assistance and backup to other areas in finance and accounting.
• Record business transactions into ERP system (Cash, A / P, PPE, general journal entries, etc.).
• Assist in the preparation of tax documents.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree required; bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Exemplify our CLA values curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable.
• Passion for doing impactful work, accountability for actions, initiative to make visions a reality, integrity that places honesty and trust above all else, professionalism, and conscientiousness.
• Strong verbal / written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization skills / goal orientation / self-motivation.
• Ability to handle pressure in a positive professional manner.
• Strong attention to detail.
• General knowledge of accounting principles and / or regulations impacting each engagement or project and reporting of financial data.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Aptitude to develop a thorough working knowledge of accounting software and systems, QuickBooks, Yardi, Xero, Sage.
• Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Windows and Office products.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to client sites.

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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 compensation range is $55,000 - $78,000.

Our anticipated application window for entry level vacancies is : Spring positions : November 15; Summer positions : April 15;

Fall positions : July 15; or earlier if the position has been filled. All interested candidates are encouraged to submit application materials at their earliest convenience.

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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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