Decent company to start your career at. Don't stick around too long or you'll get pigeon-holed
Pros
- Great exposure to different clients and industries - Extensive travel opportunities - Lots of responsibility given to entry level consultants
Cons
- Majority of the firm's projects are internal audit Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing which can become extremely mundane - Limited opportunity for growth. You will develop technical skills that are extremely internal audit specific and do not translate well to other finance/accounting/corporate roles outside of IA - Culture varies drastically depending on the office. Some offices have great culture (Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, and Houston were the best from my perspective) while other offices have terrible culture and management - Travel is not on par with industry standards. I traveled over 90% despite being told to expect 50% max. Depending on the engagement, travel can mean leaving Sunday evening and returning Friday evening, driving 5+ hours each way, and staying in cheap hotels for months at a time - Company does not have a good business model. As mentioned before, the majority of their work is Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing (for both accounting and IT sides). The firm was started by Arthur Anderson's internal audit department after Anderson went under, so they are very internal audit focused. On one particular travel engagement, my manager increased the slim profit margin by cutting out everyone's per diem and demanding that we stayed in the cheapest hotel available - Extremely high employee turnover. Employees are not happy and the most talented employees get out as quickly as they can
