CohnReznick reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,405 total reviews)
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David Kessler

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

CohnReznick has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,405 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CohnReznick employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Reznick is a firm with great culture. People are respectful of each other. There are also a lot of opportunities for on-the-job training and classroom training.

Cons

Despite the good culture, there are still some bad Seniors and Managers. There are many cases in which Associates are expected to work long hours and are not appreciated for their hard work. Also, many decisions made by management, in routine tasks, are not good. Client confidentiality is not always respected, and confidential material is often printed out on very public printers. Even though management makes this irresponsible decision, Associates are often blamed if something goes wrong. In other words, Associates are often thrown "under the bus" by management. Often, when managers and Seniors realize they made bad decisions, they try to "cover it up" by micromanaging and often infantilizing their Associates. In light of these things, Reznick is not a good place to stay long term.

3.0
Jul 13, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of vacation time. Ability to move up quickly, if you fit the cookie cutter mold. Strong salary and benfits package relative to the industry. Summer months often are not busy, and provide a nice break from the rigors of busy season. Strong staff and seniors have more opportunities to work on a variety of clients outside of busy season. Employees can take on as much additional responsibility as they want.

Cons

After several years, I have very little experience that will transfer to another job, including public accounting, because the firm focuses almost exclusively on Real Estate. Performance reviews are often vague or based on the person's reputation. Management is extremely focused on meeting budgets, while staff and senior's compensation is heavily weigted toward the number of billable hours. Promotions beyod the Senior level are based on meeting budgets with little regard for challenging clients. Once an employee has a reputation good or bad, that reputation follows the person around for the rest of their time at Reznick. Senior management is willing to throw staff and seniors under the bus to make themselves look better. The firm used to have paid overtime and a comp time program. Over the course of the past few years, the comp time program was reduced and then abolished, then replaced with a program where employees could take additional time off in return for taking a pay cut for a 3 month period. Management pushes for seniors and staff to eat time, and then gives poor marks on evaluations for those who do not meet billable hours "goals." Staff and seniors that work for sub-par managers are not properly rewarded for good work, and often take the blame for the manager's shortcomings. Strong staff and seniors are worked significantly harder than their average peers.

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