Does CNL Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CNL Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CNL Financial. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CNL Financial?

70% of CNL Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CNL Financial 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CNL Financial?

Financial Analyst (3) , Intern (2) , Internal Wholesaler (2)

What are the pros of working at CNL Financial according to real employee reviews?

"They have a great culture." ((in 9 reviews)); "The people are great (one of the best parts of CNL)." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits but light on compensation." ((in 7 reviews)); "The work life balance was good." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CNL Financial according to real employee reviews?

"> Low Pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Incredibly heavy in upper management and too much beurocracy for a mid size company." ((in 4 reviews)); "Asset management and accounting are notoriously toxic and this is due in large part to CNL not being able to hire appropriate leadership." ((in 3 reviews)); "Career paths could be spelled out a bit more clearly, but many times you could create your own opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about CNL Financial redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CNL Financial redundancy and their outlook for job security at CNL Financial in 2026.

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CNL Financial Reviews

3.5

70% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

James M. Seneff Jr.

88% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

CNL Financial has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CNL Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

54 reviews

3.0

4 Aug 2016

Used to be Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The family culture does play an advantage here with regards to needing personal time off. CNL does have a lot of pull in Orlando.

Cons

If you are not "in" with higher ups then your chances of getting promoted is slim to none. You start to see a common theme as to the people who get promoted and who their friends are and also which church they all attend.

1.0

14 May 2016

Ok place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people who work for this company- They will go the extra mile and are amazing and dedicated.

Cons

There are those in management that don't belong in that job. If you are a favorite everything will be handed to you and you can do no wrong. I have seen people who have been loyal employees for over 10 years lose their jobs due to expense cuts yet we hire interns and redesign our floors. Upper management is leaving this company. This is not the cnl of the past. It seems that those most successful at the company are the ones related to executives.

3.0

27 Dec 2008

good place to start as entry level analyst, but must leave firm to realize true professional potential.

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great place to obtain real estate private equity investment experience, Jim Seneff (CEO) has great long-term vision and is doing a great job guiding the firm.

Cons

compensation is not competitive in quantitative finance positions, i.e. financial analyst. hard to get promoted to Director/VP ranks; even so, once promoted, compensation is NOT competitive. also, upper management is made up of mostly very religious people. This makes its way into the company's culture. I often feel that if I want to move up in the company, then I will have to at least pretend to take the same religious views as upper management. I am not an atheist, I just think that religion should not be mixed with corporate culture unless the company is a faith-based company.

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