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    Defense Finance and Accounting Service Reviews

    Updated September 14, 2017
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    Defense Finance and Accounting Service Director Teresa McKay
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    Pros

    • Also the work life balance is very strong, especially with generous telework opportunities (in 18 reviews)

    • Great benefits great chance to grow within (in 16 reviews)

    Cons

    • No one wants to ever help someone else look good (in 7 reviews)

    • Hard to move around to other positions, beauracratic, difficult to advance (lack of promotion potential) (in 3 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (3)

      "Great public service for accountants"

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      Former Employee - Accountant
      Former Employee - Accountant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Variety of work to utilize public accounting skills. Greatest joy is knowing you are supporting the US men and women in the military through your work efforts. Work hard, do more than whats in the job description and career progression is great. Salary and benefits are excellent.

      Cons

      Many of the automated systems are in various stages of modernization and it's sometimes frustrating when they do not process correctly.

      Advice to Management

      It's good to stay focused on productivity and efficiency but not at the sacrifice of employees. Too often the balance is too much to production and not enough on employee welfare. Try to achieve a better balance. Happier employees are far more productive.

    2. "Great Benefits"

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      Current Employee - Accounting Technician in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Accounting Technician in Indianapolis, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits and time off.

      Cons

      Moving up is painfully slow

      Advice to Management

      Promote Within.

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    3. "not a good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time

      Pros

      competitive pay
      don't have to do much work
      can take longer breaks & lunches

      Cons

      jobs are given based on race and if you know the person
      minorities are given preferential treatment
      the place is a fat hole - you will be overweight if you dont watch yourself

      Advice to Management

      don't favor people, don't target people because they don't toe the line, don't let certain races get away with doing things, don't let security act like gods when they are fat and incompetent

    4. "Very negative place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Indianapolis, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      I get the impression no one ever gets fired.

      Cons

      It seems to be a competition to see who can make the most people look bad to their boss. No one wants to ever help someone else look good.

      Advice to Management

      Don't keep promoting people who breed a negative culture.

    5. "Slightly Less These Days"

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      Current Employee - Supervisory Financial Analyst
      Current Employee - Supervisory Financial Analyst
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Their are plenty of opportunities to work projects or take on extra work with in your area or for the bigger DFAS unit.

      The employees are generally friendly and well meaning.

      Depending on the area you are in, the work life balance is great.

      Cons

      I have been employed with DFAS for 12 years, while the focus has been on shifting the culture, the reality is that no one strives to actual change the culture or mindset of employees or management.

      Some Senior Executives are corrupt and a bit racist, striving to align people who look and act like they do to build a coalition instead of putting the right people in the right job at the right time.

      Promotions or laterals are not (generally) based on the resume but rather the grape vine gossip.

    6. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Finance in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Finance in Indianapolis, IN

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      FLexible hours, good amount of sick and annual leave. Great opportunity to move around the building and build skills.

      Cons

      Easy to get lost with the amount of employees that work there

    7. "Great Benefits and Work Life Balance"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager
      Current Employee - Project Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Can't beat the benefits. Also the work life balance is very strong, especially with generous telework opportunities. At times rewarding work when you can produce a tangible positive benefit that supports the War Fighter.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy is inherent with government work, and the slow pace can be frustrating at times. Too many incompetent workers that deliver next to zero value. Advancing can be tough when you get relatively high up, and finding opportunities to move laterally to gain experience is also challenging. Certain senior leaders are very difficult to work with, although others are great.

      Advice to Management

      Use better judgement when hiring and promoting employees. Far too many weak employees make it difficult for others to complete their work.

    8. "Unpleasant"

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      Former Employee - Accounting Technician in Columbus, OH
      Former Employee - Accounting Technician in Columbus, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great work-life balance
      Health benefits
      Some departments offer overtime

      Cons

      Dissatisfying workplace culture;
      Unsatisfactory training
      Poor leadership/management

      Advice to Management

      Never tolerate retaliation or workplace harassment! Actually hold employees accountable with errors. You have a high turnover rate with accounting technicians, have you ever stopped and investigated the reasons why, OUTSIDE of career growth reasons?!

    9. "Accounting Technician "a real review""

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      Current Employee - Accounting Technician in Columbus, OH
      Current Employee - Accounting Technician in Columbus, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The pros are basically your typical government benefits.... health, sick leave, annual leave blah blah blah, usual stuff. Another good thing is that in certain areas you are offer unlimited overtime.

      Cons

      The cons are that if you do not have an accounting degree or if you don't suck up to management then you will get overlooked no matter how much effort you put in. I was so excited to work here and after two months I was looking for a new place to work. Supervisors need to be taught how to supervise.

      Advice to Management

      It's not the pay that makes people leave because people know what they are being paid before they commit to the job. Management needs serious help and the business culture needs some serious tweeking in order to retain the younger talent. (I am the younger talent)

    10. "Toxic culture and more real leaders needed"

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      Current Employee - Division Director In Strategy and Support in Indianapolis, IN
      Current Employee - Division Director In Strategy and Support in Indianapolis, IN
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Defense Finance and Accounting Service full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good work life balance
      Great benefits
      Good job security
      Professional development opportunities
      We serve America's Heros!
      Decent pay
      Large base of potential positions

      Cons

      Micromanagement
      Certain leaders instill fear
      Get too busy to take lunch
      Building environment makes you sick
      Difficult business model to understand
      It's Accounting... ugh

      Advice to Management

      Many leaders are great but to others, get a grip on your own self-awareness, and practice what you preach!

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