Project Manager Associate

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 looking to add a Project Manager Associate. This role supports the successful execution of digital projects by coordinating activities, maintaining project artifacts, and helping teams stay aligned to agreedupon scope, timelines, and outcomes. The position enables project leaders and client teams by tracking progress, surfacing risks, and ensuring accurate communication across stakeholders. By providing consistent project coordination and execution support, this role helps drive reliable delivery and a positive client experience.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Assist in developing and maintaining project artifacts, such as project plans, schedules, resource trackers, and RAID logs, to support clarity and organized execution.
• Apply established project management approaches and tools (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) as directed, adapting to project and client needs while following standard practices.
• Collaborate with internal and client stakeholders, including service teams, enterprise partners, vendors, and client contacts, to support a positive and consistent client experience.
• Track project progress and milestones, flagging risks, issues, or dependencies and escalating them appropriately to project leadership.
• Coordinate with crossfunctional team members to support project activities, meetings, and governance processes, helping drive timely followup and resolution.
• Prepare and contribute to project updates and documentation, including status reports and meeting materials, ensuring information is clear, accurate, and actionable.
• Support project financial management activities, such as tracking budgets, monitoring spend, and assisting with forecasts, under the direction of project leadership.
• Partner with change management and business stakeholders to support user readiness, adoption activities, and achievement of intended outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to enhance project delivery tools, processes, and team collaboration.

Experience

2 years of relevant experience required

Education

Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Certifications / Licenses

None required.

Project Management Institute, Agile, and/or Scrum certification(s) preferred.

Our Perks:

• Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Mental health coverage
• Quarterly Wellness stipend
• Fertility benefits
• Complete list of benefits here

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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.

To view a complete list of benefits click here.