Audit Senior - State and Local Government
Houston, TXFull-timePosted 2mo agoStill listed today
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Job overview
CLA is seeking an Audit Senior for its State and Local Government practice in Houston. The role plans and leads assurance engagements, performs audit procedures, prepares financial statements and reports, and researches accounting and auditing issues. The senior also schedules, delegates, and trains team members, collaborates with managers and principals, and develops client relationships. A bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant audit experience are required; SLG experience and CPA eligibility are preferred.
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Full job description
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 practices. 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 seeking an Audit Senior to join our State and Local Government (SLG) practice in our Houston Texas office. Our SLG group is one of the fastest growing practice areas within CLA consisting of 600 professionals serving over 2100 local, county, and state government agencies.
How you’ll create opportunities in this Audit Senior role:
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Plan, lead, and execute Assurance engagements to provide excellent client service.
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Working closely with clients and decision makers while performing a wide range of assurance procedures.
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Audit complex areas/transactions and prepare financial statements and related reports.
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Research, analyze, and report on accounting, auditing, and related issues and developments.
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Schedule, delegate, and train team members to help them build inspired careers.
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Collaborate with managers/principals to ensure effective communication and service delivery.
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Get the opportunity to work with many great clients.
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Develop and maintain effective client relationships.
What you will need:
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Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
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2 years of relevant audit experience required.
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SLG industry experience is a plus.
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CPA or eligible to sit for the CPA exam preferred
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.
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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 1,021 open Auditor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$88–105K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$24–33/hr133 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 67 open Auditor jobs in Texas and 1,021 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Auditor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (785 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 338 of the 1,021 open Auditor jobs (33%) 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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