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Alfa Financial Software

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Alfa Financial Software Reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(116 total reviews)
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Andrew Denton

86% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Alfa Financial Software has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 116 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Alfa Financial Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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116 reviews
1.0
13 Aug 2019

Poor management, toxic environment, avoid

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Pros

Plenty of good people who do their best and take collective responsibility

Cons

Senior management are out of their depth and surrounded by ineffective yes-men. They have a history of over-promising, under-delivering and misleading. They self-celebrate delivering tiny things but mess up the significant items such as tax on employee shares, promotions and humane relocations. They even cited employees figuratively "stealing" from them when in actual fact those employees had simply agreed to relocate themselves and their families for the benefit of the company and got some expenses for doing so. This exemplifies their attitude and is all the more galling given the amount of money they have received versus the employees who have relatively fed off scraps. In spite of overwhelming evidence to back up the above, they have failed to meaningfully acknowledge their own shortcomings, in fact anyone who tries to hold them to account is cast aside. To make matters worse the product is creaking and needs significant remedial investment and it is very hard, costly and stressful to implement meaning a lot of client-led stress. None of this makes day-to-day work satisfying or exciting, in fact it is extremely stressful regardless of role. This has all led to extremely poor staff morale and record numbers of leavers including lots of irreplaceable experience. The company has changed immensely for the worse over the last few years and it is such a shame that management have been so blinkered.

2.0
20 Nov 2017
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Pros

Pay is excellent, the offices are nice, and working hours are reasonable. There are a few extremely talented people that work at Alfa. If you're lucky and get assigned to a good project with a good manager then you will find it rewarding. Development can be a fun team experience if you get the (rare) opportunity to work on R&D. If you're prepared to fit in with the 'laddish' culture then you'll probably enjoy the social aspects of work at Alfa.

Cons

The company is run by a clique of laddish "old boys". If you're in with the club, enjoy a drink and don't mind some coarse conversation, then you will do well at Alfa. If you don't fit that description then it might be struggle to get ahead. The company is very aggressive with its own customers. Customer relationships can feel more like a fight than a partnership. Junior staff can be put in an awkward position with disgruntled or offended customers. The aggressive "win at all costs" mentality can be exhausting for those of us who are not ultra-competitive Type-A personalities. Software development at Alfa can be lonely. It can feel like you're disconnected in the quiet London office, cranking out features that don't seem fully thought-out, and sending them to the line to a remote customer overseas. The design of Alfa's ERP software product is mostly driven by paid customer enhancement requests. Alfa outsources its design and product strategy to whatever its customers will pay for. This results in a sprawling design that can be difficult to work with and lacks cohesion.

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Alfa Financial Software Response
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We work hard at Alfa to provide a congenial and supportive environment for all our employees and are therefore disappointed that this review suggests the writer was not happy during their time with us. While we have always worked hard to attract a diverse workforce both to Alfa and to the industry in general, for example running regular Women in Technology events and being members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we recognise that there is always more we can do and we constantly look for new ways to support our colleagues. We have women in key leadership positions including CFO and we make sure our whole culture is broad and inclusive with all staff afforded the opportunity and environment to progress equally.
2.0
9 Mar 2019

A sinking ship

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Pros

Friendly people Healthy work-life balance Decent coffee

Cons

Little opportunity for career progression Dishonest hiring policy and internal communication to staff Marginal salary growth in the first 2 years Treats employees like jetsam Out-dated and dysfunctional product that fails to sell Incompetent and unqualified senior management

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