Manufacturing and Distribution
We are passionate about improving the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing and distribution industries. Our industry-specialized advisors help business owners create lasting change within their company and achieve their dreams.
Who we serve
- Aerospace and defense
- Consumer products
- Craft brewers and distillers
- Food processors and distributors
- Industrials
- Forest products and building materials
- Metal fabrication and machining
- Paper, printing, and publishing
- Rubber and plastics
- Chemical products
- Life sciences companies (including biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical)
- Power/energy/infrastructure
- Software companies
- Transportation equipment
What’s on your mind?
- Improving profitability
- Reducing risk
- Building business value
- Planning for succession
A unique approach
At CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), we believe change is successful and sustained when it is driven from within your organization. Our industry-specialized advisors help our clients create lasting change within their company. As former manufacturing executives, owners, and operators, our advisors have real-world experience that translates into practical, real-world solutions.
Our services focus on continuous financial and operational performance improvement and long-term growth. We’ll help you implement systems to achieve and sustain world-class performance.
Services for manufacturers and distributors
Industry-specialized services
- Business succession planning
- Executive coaching
- Facility layout and design to improve capacity and workflow
- Inventory management
- Operational excellence consulting
- Profitability modeling
- Reducing lead times to improve competitiveness
- Reducing working capital requirements
Audit and tax services
- Audit, review, and compilation of financial statements
- Business tax planning and compliance
- Employee benefit plans
- Individual tax
- International, federal, and state and local tax planning and compliance
- IC-DISC (interest charge domestic international sales corporation) export tax incentive
- Innovative tax solutions, including research and experimentation credits, domestic production deductions, and industry-specific tax methods
- Sales and use tax refund study
- Utility studies to claim sales and use tax exemptions
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Specialized advisory services
- Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting and compliance
- CLA Global Concierge Services℠
- Cybersecurity, including SSAE 18, system and organization controls (SOC) reporting and incident services
- Enterprise risk management
- Forensic accounting and fraud investigation
- Forensic auditing
- Fraud risk management
- International
- Internal audit
- Litigation support
- M&A advisory and investment banking
- Project management
- Outsourced accounting
- Talent solutions
- Transaction support
- Wealth advisory
Merger and acquisition, wealth management, and investment planning services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC.
Recommended contacts

- Samantha Metcalf
- Managing Principal of Industry

- Jim Andreucci
- Principal

- Ben Axelrod
- Principal

- Paul Bailey
- Managing Principal of Office

- Matt Barnette
- Partner

- Brad Baumann
- Principal

- Allyson Baumeister
- Principal

- Rob Bishop
- Principal

- Bradley Boettcher
- Principal

- Leslie Boyd
- Principal
- Qasim Collidge
- Principal

- Todd Deindoerfer
- Managing Principal of Office

- Eileen Domanico
- Principal

- Christopher Gugora
- Principal

- Jim Haakonson
- Principal

- Jon Hughes
- Principal

- Melissa Laubach
- Principal

- Tylan Miller
- Principal
- Jeremy Newcomb
- Signing Director

- Paul Parker
- Principal
- Jeff Servais
- Principal

- Erik Skie
- Principal

- Marni Spence
- Principal

- Chuck Taylor
- Principal

- Brent Terhaar
- Principal

- Dan Thieret
- Principal

- Mark Trittschuh
- Principal
- R Van Meter
- Principal
- Rebecca Wolf
- Principal

- Melissa Yoder
- Managing Principal of Office

- Sandra Young
- Principal

- Justin Zimmerman
- Principal