Is CFGI a good company to work for?

CFGI has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 230 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at CFGI to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CFGI have been left by employees working as Manager , Consultant and Senior Manager .

Does CFGI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CFGI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CFGI. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CFGI?

57% of CFGI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CFGI 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CFGI?

Manager (43) , Consultant (42) , Senior Manager (36) , Accounting Advisory Manager (8) , Consulting Manager (4) , Director (4) , Accounting Manager (3) , Advisory Manager (3) , Business Transformation Manager (3) , Managing Director (3) , Accountant (2) , Accounting Advisory Consultant (2) , Risk Manager (2) , Senior Finance Manager (2) , Senior Manager - Accounting Advisory (2)

What are the pros of working at CFGI according to real employee reviews?

"All ex big 4 employees who left for a better work life balance with less complex engagements." ((in 12 reviews)); "Team was great." ((in 7 reviews)); "Fully remote, and flexible hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Amicable salaries" ((in 6 reviews)); "I am learning everyday and there are always opportunities to work on new projects across different industries." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CFGI according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are terrible" ((in 27 reviews)); "life balance and pay could be better" ((in 10 reviews)); "Also the discretionary bonus for all levels below senior management is basically non existent." ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 6 reviews)); "you can be a Senior Manager with 10 years of experience or a Consultant with 2 years of experience and there is an 80% chance that the Senior Manager gets work that the Consultant should be doing." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about CFGI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CFGI layoffs and their outlook for job security at CFGI in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CFGI locations?

New York , Boston , Washington , Philadelphia , San Francisco , Dallas , Houston , Los Angeles , Stamford , Denver , Chicago , McLean , Mount Holly , Austin , Nashville , Cleveland , Columbus , Ohio City , Irvine , Miami

CFGI reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(225 total reviews)

Nicholas J. Nardone

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

CFGI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CFGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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225 reviews

2.0

Nov 1, 2022

Disappointed Manager

Risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

1.0

Jul 26, 2022

Horrible Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work at home is convenient. The paycheck was ok.

Cons

The Company only hires people from the "Big 4" and sells potential employees on the idea that is an alternative to accounting firms, when it is not. Its run exactly like a large accounting firm. Very poor communication on engagements and an arrogant attitude regarding any decisions. Their process is always...when I worked at Arthur Anderson or KPMG, we did .... Who cares? So if you like working with arrogant people that do their work based off opinions instead of research, you will fit in great. If you like doing research or have a different perspective, you will be very unhappy.

5.0

Jun 22, 2021

Great Company to Work For

Consulting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Generally appears to be sizably less hours than Big4 audit and if you get stuck on a busy client you will receive an OT bonus (exceeding around 1,870billable hours per year is considered OT and get paid out at base "hourly" rate) 2. Exposure to a wide-mix of client work, mostly accounting/finance related, some regulatory exposure in some circumstances. More enjoyable than audit work. 3. I have personally averaged less than 50 hours per week (in total, not just billable) and I am extremely grateful for the lightened work load as compared to big 4 where I worked over 60 hours per week on average over the year. 4. Has holiday parties, firm get-togethers, which are all expenses paid (think casino trip, etc) 5. People who left big4 to come here are on the higher performing side, are great managers and people-person. High intelligence and great sharing of knowledge with the diverse background people have from their previous different big4 employers. 6. Business and employment are growing fast, I would recommend joining the team if you are considering the more.

Cons

1. You can be asked to be on projects with travel, but I am sure if you were anti-travel, they could accommodate that. I am personally opting in for slight travel with a primarily WFH role (97% of time at home, 3% travel opted-in) 2. Health Insurance is more expensive than competitors, but pay seems to be higher here than competitors which more than offsets the more expensive health insurance.

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