Overview
Scott Engelbrecht is the Chief Development Officer for CLA. For more than 30 years, he has dedicated his career to providing business and financial solutions to the firm's clients through its business lines: audit, tax, consulting, outsourcing and wealth advisory.
In his current role as Chief Development Officer, Scott is focusing on not only the firm’s organic client growth, but also driving forward with greenfield opportunities to open new CLA locations and bring other firms across the U.S. into the CLA family. He also supports the development and management of the firm's financial reporting systems, and he coordinates across CLA to develop and manage appropriate measuring and reporting approaches required to accomplish the needs of the firm. Scott also has responsibility for helping the firm reach stated financial goals for service lines, industry groups and geographic regions.
As Chief Development Officer, Scott leads and coordinates the overall facility management requirements of the firm, and is responsible to coordinate a consistent approach operationally and financially regarding all lease, merger/acquisition and Principal related agreements.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting - 1989 - Missouri State University (formerly known as Southwest Missouri State University)
In the community
Scott is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MOCPA), where he served as President of St. Louis Chapter of MOCPA. He is currently serving on the Board(s) of Eastern Region Board of Mental Health America and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association where he serves as Treasurer.