CFGI reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)

Nicholas J. Nardone

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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1.0
Dec 9, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The people are kind, approachable, and welcoming. Nice office located near South Station.

Cons

I worked at CFGI for less than a year and I saw everything I needed to see. There is little structure to the organization with multiple respects, whether it be scheduling, training, or mentoring. Feels like a wanna-be big four in terms of culture, as the firm outing was essentially an all day drinking fest. Very little opportunity to add value in terms of client work. A lot of clients have high attrition rates, so you will essentially be performing ad-hoc assignments or tasks that management themselves do not want to take ownership over. Almost all engagements are exclusively remote, so you don't get the opportunity to work with some of your awesome co-workers on site. Review process is an absolute joke. Benefits are not that great either, and pay is just average. In an all hands call, upper level management said that low utilization is not a concern, which is concerning as an employee.

5.0
Nov 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Management understands that employees have a life outside of work and respects boundaries. - Competitive compensation package with multiple bonus opportunities. - While the Company is private equity backed, Management has recently instituted a compensation structure where not just Partners, but also Managers, Sr. Managers, and Managing Directors receive Incentive Units to allow participation with the partner group at the next exit. - Opportunity for exposure to many different types of valuation engagements for companies within all sorts of industries. - By design, CFGI does not perform any audits, so the team does not get involved in any “audit assist” work.

Cons

- Since the team comes from a variety of diverse backgrounds (“Big 4” audit firms, other small and large consulting firms, and other backgrounds altogether), there does have to be a standardization of procedures and protocols, which can take a bit of time. However, it allows everyone to bring a unique perspective and insight to each project.

2.0
Nov 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Remote work (is being reconsidered, however)

Cons

- Benefits - The benefits here are absolutely horrible. Our open enrollment period just opened and now employees are 100% responsible for paying for life, long term, and short term disability. I have never seen that at any job. I am beyond disappointed and fed up with CFGI’s lack of care for their employees - Training - This is a very much “figure it out” culture. There is no formal training on any jobs. You are not given any guidance and many of the “higher ups” on the jobs don’t know what they’re doing themselves. Prepare to be frequently frustrated and confused if you work here. - Development - The development and promotion structure for employees is a joke. No one takes the Performance reviews seriously because (see bullet point above) there is no training on anything. So there are no expectations and guidelines for anyone to follow - Turnover - Because of the aforementioned, people leave this company in droves. They will stay for a year and leave. Because of this, legacy knowledge is lost and creates more and more confusion on projects.

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