CAAS - Staff Accountant (State & Local Government)
Denver, COFull-time$60–99K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
CliftonLarsonAllen is hiring a Staff Accountant for its State and Local Government group, based in either its Denver or Colorado Springs office. The role supports multiple clients with daily accounting transactions, month-end financial statements and reconciliations, and quarterly or annual tax and reporting tasks. A bachelor's degree is required, though a combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
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Full job description
CLA is a 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.
CLA is currently hiring for a Staff Accountant to join our State and Local Government group, based out of either our Denver, CO or Colorado Springs, CO office location.
Job Responsibilities:
- Client Service: Gains ability to handle multiple clients, software, and chart of accounts daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Day to Day Transactions: Coordinates & processes accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, cash receipts, and payroll.
- Month End Processing: Completes financial statements. Coordinates and completes account reconciliations (i.e. bank & credit card reconciliations, prepaids, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, accruals.) Completes complex account reconciliations that have been previously set up and supported by Senior Associate, Assistant Controller, Controller or CFO.
- Quarterly/Annual Processing: Completes sales tax returns, Form 1099s and other forms or items as requested by clients.
Job Requirements:
- Experience: Accounting and financial experience is preferred.
- Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
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 wage range for this position in Colorado is: $60,000.00 - $99,000.00
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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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How this job compares
Set against the 542 open Staff Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–99K/yr
- US median$64–80K/yr145 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $80K, is 10% above the US median midpoint ($73K) — in the middle half of Staff Accountant salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 16 open Staff Accountant jobs in Colorado and 542 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Robert Half254 open
- Cengage Group20 open
- Aston Carter14 open
- Experience
- Staff Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (355 postings).
- Education
- 242 of the 542 open Staff Accountant jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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