Tax and Audit Associate - Winter 2027 - Greater Chicagoland
Oak Brook, ILFull-time$55–99K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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CliftonLarsonAllen is seeking Tax/Audit Associates for its Chicago, Oak Brook, and Schererville locations. Associates prepare tax returns and perform audit, review, compilation, and other assurance services while supporting multiple client engagements. The role includes research, special projects, client communication, and opportunities to build industry knowledge through exposure to peers, clients, and formal training.
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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 Chicago, Oak Brook, IL and Schererville, IN locations are seeking Tax/Audit Associates.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares individual, corporate, partnership, and other types of tax returns.
- Performs audit, review, compilation, and other assurance services.
- Gains experience, exposure, and knowledge of procedures, workpapers and systems.
- Supports multiple client engagements on time and within budget, identifying issues and communicating progress.
- Expands industry knowledge, through greater exposure to peers, clients, and formal training opportunities.
- Completes research and special projects as needed.
- Communicates effectively with clients and CLA family members on a regular basis.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree required – Degree in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred.
- Eligible to sit for the CPA exam per state requirements.
- General knowledge of accounting principles and reporting of financial data.
- Willingness to learn new technologies.
- Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Windows and Office products.
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to client sites.
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 compensation range for this position in Illinois is: $55,000.00 – $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 5,235 open Tax Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–99K/yr
- Illinois median$77–151K/yr24 salary ranges
- US median$77–151K/yr389 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $77K, is 31% below the Illinois median midpoint ($111K) — in the lowest quarter of Tax Associate salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 244 open Tax Associate jobs in Illinois and 5,235 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- H&R Block219 open
- PwC12 open
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- Tax Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median (429 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 427 of the 5,235 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 12, 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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