Has its tradeoffs, but a decent place to work - Senior Accountant Citrin Cooperman Employee Review

3.0
8 Jun 2021
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Pros

- Compensation is competitive - Good affordable health insurance/ benefits offerings - Some genuinely good people to work with, and some very intelligent people to learn from if you can find them - Strong CPE program - HR department that feels like your friend, not a foe - Adapted well during Covid to keep employees safe and even gave raises during 2020 despite the hardship, really made employees feel cared for during the crisis.

Cons

- Inconsistent expectations from partner to partner, this leads to inconsistent skill development and expectations from one that will often conflict with expectations for another, making it difficult to grow as a professional who can provide consistent quality work. In some cases even fostered genuinely bad habits. - Many partners sidestep job scheduling and demand that work gets done even when you are scheduled to other clients. Likely happens at many firms but still not a pleasant part of the job environment. - Feels like a patchwork of many small groups/firms under one umbrella rather than one large firm that has itself sorted out and well organized. To be fair this seems unavoidable when you grow so much by consumption of other firms, but nonetheless not ideal to me.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The pay is decent and if you work for a good company inside Citrin that got acquired, it’ll be fun. You’ll have the small little community but the culture is slowly dying each year with all the acquisitions going on. You’ll get chances here and there to win a gift card and that’s it. Another pro if you’re leaving is there’s tons of clients you work on that you have connections with, so you can probably work for them after. You can also work remote

Cons

The clients think you only work for them. They’re demanding, which makes the managers (some are actually nice and push back to clients) even more demanding and question you why you didn’t meet their unrealistic deadlines. You’re telling the workers in India what to do repeatedly and the client gets charged an insane amount for all the work. They stack an insane amount of clients on you because it’s “great experience” and leave you to figure everything out. The work is basically messy every month, but it’s ok as long as citrin is profiting from it. One point that everyone at this company agrees with: IT is nonexistent. Accounting or doing your work is not the hardest part here. IT basically goes out of their way to block every site and download so you can’t do your work. You either have to find loopholes or just be stuck in onboarding forever because IT doesn’t want to do anything. If your company gets acquired by citrin, it’ll be downhill from here and good luck to you.

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Citrin Cooperman Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We want to be absolutely clear: we do read these reviews, and we take them seriously. Feedback - whether positive or constructive - is an important part of how we continue improving as a high‑growth firm, and we never dismiss the perspectives of our team members. We’re glad to hear you’ve had positive experiences with compensation, remote flexibility, and the sense of community. At the same time, we recognize that rapid growth and integration can create challenges, and we are continually investing in processes, training, and support structures to ensure our teams feel equipped and supported. Regarding client expectations and workload, we understand that the accounting industry can be demanding. We are actively working to balance client needs with sustainable workloads, and we’ve expanded training, staffing resources, and management support to help teams navigate these pressures more effectively. Our India-based team is also a valued part of our organization, and we are committed to ensuring that collaboration is efficient, respectful, and aligned with client expectations. Specific to your comments about our IT function, our infrastructure is designed to protect client data and meet strict security standards, which can sometimes mean tighter controls. Even so, we are actively making investments to further scale our IT stack as it's a top firm priority. As for acquisitions and culture, growth inevitably brings change, but it also brings opportunity. We are committed to preserving the strengths of each acquired firm while building a unified culture that supports collaboration, development, and long‑term career growth. We appreciate your honesty and your contributions during your time here. While we may not agree with every point, we value the opportunity to listen, learn, and continue improving. Our door is always open for direct conversations, and we encourage employees to share feedback through any of our internal channels so we can address concerns in real time. Kind regards, Citrin Cooperman's Human Resources team
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