Would not recommend - Staff Accountant Sikich Employee Review

1.0
16 Jul 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible time off - If you can get around to using vacation time.

Cons

Worst office politics in the workplace I’ve ever encountered. The firm has two goals, appeasing management, and growing top line revenue and does not care for much else. They will treat staff and seniors very poorly - i.e. overworking, and always underpaying compared to market rates, as well as dangling promotions over employees heads to get them to work more (and then not delivering on said promotions). You either sip the Kool-Aid of management or you won’t be treated favorably.

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Sikich Response
6y
Our employees are our number one asset, so we are glad to hear that you were able to take advantage of our flexible time off benefit. We are very disappointed to hear of your less-than-ideal experience with us. Poor treatment of staff is certainly not tolerated by our leadership and is not a part of our overall culture, and we take feedback regarding this issue very seriously. We will continue to improve our offering of relevant internal training to develop fair and compassionate managers through a culture of collaboration and accountability.

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- remote work culture that began before covid and has continued - manageable billable hour goals and doesn’t penalize employees for time on the bench between projects - did not do layoffs during government shutdown like some other firms did

Cons

- no formal training plan for new hires or current employees - no automatic COLA adjustments (raises are on merit only) - not a ton of diversity but is improving - multiple recent reorganizations as firm grows (impacts management, little to no impact for staff)

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Sikich Response
4d
Thank you for sharing your experience, and for the positive observations about our company! We agree it's a great place to work. We encourage you to reach out to your manager to learn more about the training and development opportunities available to all employees, including new hires, through Sikich University. Those courses, along with more information, are also accessible via our intranet site under the LCVista app. Thanks, again!
2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent place to get Federal audit experience. Good health insurance benefits

Cons

Salary and raises (2% raise for meeting expectations, 3% raises for exceeding expectations). Absolutely awful and doesn't even keep pace with inflation, meaning even after the raises you're financially worse off than the year prior. Principals/Management seems to be disjointed with feedback full of corporate jargon rather than substantive examples and helpful guidance. Pressures to become a Top 10/15 ($1B+ revenue) company seems to have neglected organic growth. Private Equity investment has began to transform pressures from the top down. CEO using the word "family" in regards to the company, when the treatment is anything but how you would treat family.

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Sikich Response
3w
First, thank you for your comment, and we're happy to see you enjoyed many of the benefits Sikich has to offer. Second, we take all concerns seriously and truly want to understand and address issues when they arise. We take pride in building and nurturing a great place to work, and do appreciate that employee experiences may differ depending on the manager and team. We encourage any current or former employee to share their experiences directly with our dedicated HR Business Partners. This allows us to fully look into and address feedback and insights in a timely and appropriate manner. We are committed to fostering a supportive workplace and, again, we appreciate your feedback.
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