Audit Principal or Signing Director - Affordable Housing / HUD / LIHTC practice - Western WA or Portland, OR offices

Assurance Principal Or Signing Director

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.

CLA is currently seeking an Assurance Principal or Signing Director to support our clients in our growing Affordable Housing (HUD and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) practice for the following office locations : In Washington (Bellevue, Tacoma, Lacey) or Portland, Oregon. The P / SD contributes at the highest level in their industry and excels at client advisory, service advocacy, relationship development, and leadership.

How You'll Create Opportunities in This Assurance Principal Role :

• Lead a team of industry professionals to deliver compliance and consulting services, including mentoring the team to get to know and help their clients by developing a deep understanding of their businesses and delivering the firm's services to fully meet client's needs.
• Assume full responsibility for all services for clients in a book of business.
• Review and sign engagement letters, discuss the nature and terms of assignments with clients and staff, and approve fees.
• Review and approve work papers by staff.
• Review and sign client deliverables.
• Keep current on tax law changes.
• Actively expand services to existing clients.
• Develop new business is a huge plus.
• Demonstrate commitment to the firm through a willingness to devote time to the practice.

What You Will Need :

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. These same factors may cause starting pay to be below or above the posted range. For Washington, the range for this position $163,000 - $300,000.

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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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