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CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

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A good national public accounting firm - Tax Senior CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Employee Review

4.0
Jun 27, 2019
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Pros

CPE opportunities are plentiful. Lots of research resources. Managers, directors, and principals in other offices are happy to help with complex tax questions. Unlimited PTO. "Dress for your day" dress code (I usually wear jeans and a polo shirt). Opportunities for a broad range of professional experiences. Emphasis on career development (including an "alumni" path in which CLA can assist placing you with a client). Management encourages and spotlights community service performed by employees. Salary and benefits are decent. 401(k) program. Annual bonuses are not paid in cash, but you do get a bonus paid into your 401(k) account. Free coffee. Very fast growing and constantly acquiring new locations. Opportunities to transfer to other parts of the country if desired. If you ask for a particular professional experience, those who have the ability to make it happen will do their best to make it happen.

Cons

Training and quality of CPE is inconsistent. The company has started a new branding effort along with some cliched corporate "rah-rah" nonsense over the past 2 years which is annoying and confusing. Busy season is a drag, but it's probably no worse than any other firm (probably somewhat better, given comments I've heard from folks who have come in from other firms). Some things said publicly by top executives have left me scratching my head. Some execs come across as aggressive, dopey jocks. There is a nominal attention to diversity at the corporate level, but in my office (approx. 80 employees) there is not a single person of color. I know this is not the case at all offices, so minority recruitment needs a consistent plan across all offices. My office has about 20 principals and only 3 are women (in fairness, many of the partners are close to retirement and we have a lot of good managers who are women, so this may change). Since there are 120+ offices, culture varies widely. My office is fairly boring and is basically what you would expect of a cube farm type office. However, other offices allow dogs at work, have happy hour for employees, etc. No cash bonuses.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

No pay raises year after year which is an actual pay decrees when taking into account inflation, fake "flexible" PTO, required to work 45 hours a week without any overtime, raises, bonus, or any financial reward which actually matters. You have to do ridiculous workday feedbacks, and self review every quarter but it means nothing because they don't even consider the feed back you've received when laying off. It is your job to find work, and when there is't enough work for you it's your fault, not leadership's. You get promised new projects and they are always delayed for months at a time and many times nothing even comes out of it. Pretentious company that likes to call itself "family" - only red flags here.

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