Is Chatham Financial a good company to work for?

Chatham Financial has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 220 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 31% of employees would recommend working at Chatham Financial to a friend and 25% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Chatham Financial have been left by employees working as Software Developer , Analyst and Consultant .

Does Chatham Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chatham Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chatham Financial. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chatham Financial?

31% of Chatham Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chatham Financial 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chatham Financial?

Analyst (19) , Director (16) , Consultant (14) , Software Developer (13) , Associate (6) , Intern (6) , Summer Analyst (6) , Associate Director (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Full Stack Developer (3) , Accounting (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Financial Analyst (2) , Full Stack Software Developer (2) , Hedge Consultant (2)

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

"Great culture and non" ((in 27 reviews)); "Extremely flexible and great work/life balance." ((in 11 reviews)); "Nice and smart colleagues" ((in 8 reviews)); "Friendly Coworkers and genuinely open communication between teams" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great work culture, fantastic learning opportunity." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"No structure means years with no clear path to advancement, & management has no accountability." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some teams and managers do a better job in this area." ((in 3 reviews)); "Mentoring or coaching opportunities are few and far in between." ((in 3 reviews)); "Health benefits are not horrible but could be better" ((in 3 reviews)); "The CEO frequently jokes about poor communication and tries to appear relatable, but this often comes across as performative and disconnected from employee reality." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chatham Financial layoffs in 2026?

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

What Chatham Financial locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Denver , Philadelphia , Kennett Square , Kennet Sq

Chatham Financial reviews

3.4

31% would recommend to a friend

(197 total reviews)

Matt Henry and Michael Bontrager

43% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

Chatham Financial has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 197 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chatham Financial 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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Reviews by job title

197 reviews

3.0

Apr 24, 2025

Going downhill

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people at the team level.

Cons

Senior leadership and the CEO are completely out of touch with the realities of the day to day operations required to keep clients happy and the money flowing. Turnover is high and most employees who were around for the previous CEO and founder have been pushed out, forced to retire, or have left. Good people are being burned out at the middle level as numerous new duties are added to their responsibilities. Plenty of bloat with newly hired managing directors that fail to add value or contribute meaningfully to the bottom line. There is no company culture and very little opportunity for growth or upward mobility. The re-org is messy and ineffective. CEO might have vision, but it’s not clear to the employee/shareholders what the vision is, and many think he is only looking out for number one. There is a real fear that another round of downsizing is in the future as jobs may be moved overseas or replaced by tech. Sadly, Mike Bontrager’s legacy has been hijacked by an authoritarian who either ignores those who disagree or forces them out.

2.0

Oct 24, 2016

not what i signed up for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ceo is inspiring and truly believes in the purposes and values on which the company was founded; family-focused; decent 401k and profit sharing.

Cons

most leadership do not believe in the purposes and values; salary is not competitive; health benefits are a complete joke; lack of industry sophistication since most employees only know the "chathamite way" to trade, research and advise; work/life balance does not exist and is only espoused to excuse low pay; company trying to grow too quickly and this will blow up in its face.

3.0

Jan 30, 2015

Excellent people and challenging work. A great place to start a career.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chatham does an excellent job identifying and hiring talented people. The work is challenging, but certain aspects can be learned and mastered fairly quickly, giving new hires the opportunity to make a solid impact fairly early on. I enjoyed how willing people are to teach and help each other and the company does a great job of investing time in the initial training of new hires. Chatham also has a well-earned reputation for excellent client service and has a very strong market position in its core business. I think an entry level analyst position at Chatham is a fantastic opportunity for a new or recent college graduate because of the quality of the people working there and the ability to delve into some fairly complex financial structures.

Cons

Chatham has no clear path for career growth, nor are there objective standards by which performance is measured or rewarded. The pace and volume of work can drive an unhealthy stress level and work-life balance can be a challenge. The company seems to lack strategic direction at times and the home-grown cadre of leaders lack practical experience leading, mentoring and developing people. Proactive people development at the corporate level is non-existent and very limited growth opportunities create a situation where most new hires should plan to work hard and learn for 3-5 years before moving on to another opportunity.

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