Tax / Audit Associate - Winter 2027 - Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids, IAFull-timePosted 5 days agoStill listed today
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CliftonLarsonAllen is seeking Tax/Audit Associates for its Cedar Rapids location. 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 Cedar Rapids location is 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.
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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 5,274 open Tax Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$77–151K/yr394 salary ranges
- US median$16–20/hr1,720 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 61 open Tax Associate jobs in Iowa and 5,274 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; 438 of the 5,274 open Tax Associate jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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