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      ICAEW

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      3.4

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (111 total reviews)
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      Alan Vallance

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.1

      Culture and values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      ICAEW has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICAEW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      111 reviews
      1.0
      12 Aug 2018

      Terrible place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Above average salary Learning & training opportunities Nice offices

      Cons

      Genuinely sub-par management. Extremely political organisation - new projects are initiated on the whims of senior staff members, usually without any business case to support it. Absolutely NO support from management whatsoever. Managers will happily throw direct reports under the bus for their own mistakes. Zero opportunities for career progression. Many employees are semi-competent at best, but stay on at ICAEW as it is extremely easy to do next to nothing - as is the norm in these types of organisations talented individuals will leave sooner rather than later, while the worst employees stay forever. Bullying senior staff members. Extremely process-driven environment, with no thought given to results.

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      ICAEW Response
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      We’re very sorry you feel this way. At ICAEW we are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining skilled and motivated employees and fostering a working environment where people of all backgrounds and experience can reach their full potential. Furthermore our cultural ways of working, collaboration, innovation and agility apply to all employees at all levels. Why not talk in confidence to the HR Director regarding the serious issues raised so that we can explore these with you.
      1.0
      4 Feb 2019

      Very conservative employer

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Small environment, amazing building to work in

      Cons

      Very conservative mentality, extremely political environment. If you have a proactive business attitude this place is not for you as you will never manage to get anything done.

      1.0
      10 Apr 2018

      Us vs Them culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      the name impresses people who are in the finance sector

      Cons

      everything is a struggle because there is a very strong us vs them culture that exists between different teams in all the offices. it even exists between different departments. also, if you are not a staff member who is qualified with ICAEW, you get no respect and they will always second guess you and try to show that you don't know what you're doing.

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