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Updated May 30, 2023
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- "All of the IT members (for the most part) are great people to work with and have for a friend." (in 480 reviews)
- "Good benefits overall and there is flexibility for remote working but you still at the mercy of the clients wants and needs." (in 117 reviews)
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- "Long hours during busy season but that's to be expected in busy season and you can still get 'FLEX hours during the summer." (in 239 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great people, great clients, great atmosphere
Cons
None off the top of my head
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Experienced Professionals - Do not move here
Apr 16, 2023 - Sr. Manager IT AuditRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
To be frank, not that many. Good place if you are a middle performer who takes it easy and does not care about comp or progression.
Cons
GT has very little to offer for you. Where do I start - bonus is ridiculous in comparison to Big 4s. 401K match is well nigh non-existent - you will spend first year getting nothing in match, second year's match will come close to third year's busy season, making this the worst 401K plan that I know of among Big10. Benefits are a joke in comparison to other firms. A lot of PPMDs know nothing outside GT and are to full of themselves to learn. Especially if you are not a white person, don't bother to join unless you are on one of the coasts. You will get constant coaching about culture when PPMDs are literally selling work that you cannot support, while not bothering to retain people. The biggest customer gripe is the level of turnover. Even within the industry, it is abnormally high. Lastly, the partner retirement age is 62, while is pretty low. So unless you are born and raised at GT, you do not make partner early enough to make the investment worth it. The culture was good while Brad Preber was the CEO. With Seth being the new CEO, his motto is hustle! Does that tell you something? If not, how about this? Money being dumped for sponsoring golf tourneys while bonus and raises are not talked about. In short, stay out.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Former Tax Associate
May 30, 2023 - Tax Associate in Cleveland, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
FTO, less stressful than a big 4 firm
Cons
Very hybrid work environment at this point
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Some members do help out but
Cons
Poor team structure (S&sc) - expect one member to drive all projects from training to budgeting to uat Zero coaching Zero peer to peer training sessions Poor collaboration depending on project lead and they know this Poor transfer knowledge with expectations to learn ‘on your own’ Not recommended
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Just Okay, afaik having problems
May 22, 2023 - Audit Associate in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Was an okay place to start out, so worth it if you're straight out of college or something and just looking to get experience
Cons
Seem to be having cultural issues with their new CEO etc. and when I was there they were definitely already having major problems. So that would probably affect a large part of your experience.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits such as unlimited time off.
Cons
It seems that you could be swamped with projects or with nothing to do.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Decent company
May 24, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Charlotte, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Benefits were good, friendly people for the most part
Cons
Manager was horrible and desperately needed leadership training.
- Current Employee★★★★★
I love working for GT
May 19, 2023 - Audit Associate II in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Overall work life balance is amazing. Busy season is tough but everyone needs to put the time in in order to move forward.
Cons
Busy season hours can be a lot.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros and Cons - overall great company
May 23, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great Company with a variety of opportunities
Cons
Just the commute to downtown
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Culture and values, the people and the flexibility of schedules.
Cons
Not that I can think of at the moment
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Grant Thornton has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 6,806 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at Grant Thornton to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
77% of Grant Thornton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Grant Thornton 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
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