Tax/Audit Associates - Winter 2027 - Western Washington
Bellevue, WAFull-time$60–102K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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CliftonLarsonAllen is hiring Tax and Audit Associates for its Bellevue and Tacoma locations, with an anticipated start date of January 11, 2027. Associates prepare tax returns and perform audit and other assurance services while supporting client engagements, conducting research, and communicating with clients. A bachelor’s degree is required; accounting or finance is strongly preferred. The role offers a stated wage range and comprehensive benefit options.
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Full job description
We strive every day to exemplify our CLA values – curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable. We are looking for individuals who believe in accountability for one’s actions, take the initiative to make their vision a reality and place honesty, professionalism, conscientiousness and trust above all else.
CLA is dedicated to building a culture that welcomes different beliefs and perspectives, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.
Our Bellevue and Tacoma locations are seeking Tax and Audit Associates. The anticipated start date for this role is January 11, 2027.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Prepares individual, corporate, partnership, and other types of tax returns.
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Performs audit, review, compilation, and other assurance services.
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Gains experience, exposure, and knowledge of procedures, workpapers and systems.
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Supports multiple client engagements on time and within budget, identifying issues and communicating progress.
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Expands industry knowledge, through greater exposure to peers, clients, and formal training opportunities.
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Completes research and special projects as needed.
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Communicates effectively with clients and CLA family members on a regular basis.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor’s degree required – Degree in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred.
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Eligible to sit for the CPA exam per state requirements.
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General knowledge of accounting principles and reporting of financial data.
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Willingness to learn new technologies.
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Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Windows and Office products.
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Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to client sites.
The wage range for this position is: $60,000 - $102,000.
Factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and knowledge may impact position of pay within the range.
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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.
To view a complete list of benefits, click here.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,271 open Tax Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–102K/yr
- US median$77–151K/yr393 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $81K, is 30% below the US median midpoint ($115K) — in the lowest quarter of Tax Associate salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 123 open Tax Associate jobs in Washington and 5,271 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Tax Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median (441 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 436 of the 5,271 open Tax Associate jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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