Tax Manager or Director
St. Louis, MOFull-timePosted 3w agoStill listed today
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CLA is hiring a Tax Manager or Director for its St. Louis and Kansas City offices. The role consults with clients on business processes such as succession and tax planning, leads and reviews tax engagements, develops team members, performs tax procedures, and reviews complex individual and corporate tax returns. The ideal candidate has at least six years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm; 10+ years is highly preferred.
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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.
About the role: CLA is looking to hire Tax Manager or Director for our growing St. Louis and Kansas City offices.
As a Tax Director/Manager You Will
- Consult with clients on business processes such as succession and tax planning.
- Lead, schedule, supervise, and review tax engagements.
- Develop and train team members to help them build inspired careers.
- Foster and build opportunities for our clients, communities, and people.
- Become an industry professional and attend industry-leading events and trainings.
- Perform a range of tax procedures in accordance with the size and complexity of the engagement.
- Review complex individual and corporate tax returns.
As Our Ideal Candidate
- 6 years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm, driving strategic management.
- 10+ years experience highly preferred.
- You have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- You have an active CPA certification. A JD or EA may be accepted in place of a CPA certification.
- You are looking for a firm that will support and foster your aspiring career goals.
- You jump at the chance to help others, and you’re ready to join a team of high-performing people.
- You have a knack for solving issues and confidently bring solutions to the table.
- You love public accounting and Corporate Tax!
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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 3,532 open Tax Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Missouri median$107–212K/yr61 salary ranges
- US median$90–120/hr100 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 73 open Tax Manager jobs in Missouri and 3,532 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Tax Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,414 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,140 of the 3,532 open Tax Manager jobs (89%) 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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