Great Move from Big 4 to SOC1 / SOC2 world and Great Culture - Anonymous employee Schellman Employee Review

5.0
Sep 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great culture and great teammates, many former and like-minded Big 4 employees. - Work is heavily focused on SOC 1 / SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / etc. and no SOX audits for those looking to move away from SOX audits. - Firm encourages continuous training and certification preparation (provides employees with bootcamps for CISSP, CISA, and other certifications) and covers all exam related fees such as annual memberships, exam fees, exam study material. - Flexible schedule / ability to work from home / remotely when you aren't assigned to travel assignments. If you are travelling, the standard travel is Monday-Thursday. If you are requested to travel on Sunday or Friday (flying across the country or internationally), the firm provides a travel bonus. - Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement. - Quarterly bonuses (some quarters higher than Big 4 annual bonus). - Good 401k match and the match increases each year you stay up to 10%. - Annual company outing with option to bring a guest complimentary (past locations include: Key West, Scottsdale, Orlando, Las Vegas, etc.) - No requirement for utilization / chargeability like Big 4 as this is all handled internally by management and resources are booked on projects over several weeks. This really lowers stress and time spent on administrative tasks. - Firm shuts down for 2 weeks around Christmas / New Years. - Firm pays for medical and dental insurance.

Cons

- With the majority of our work being external audit focused, the workload depends heavily on whether clients provide evidence and cooperate, otherwise, it can leads to delays and backlog in work for future projects.

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5.0
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Pros

Management frequently improves benefits. Management really knows the business well. The company has historically been well insulated from economic downturns. So many opportunities to stand out and make a name for yourself

Cons

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2.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

The people. Peers are great to work with and very supportive. Some of the leaders in the teams are as well. Perks were GREAT but have slowly been taken away or the costs went up.

Cons

Where do I begin? Wholesale executive turnover. Technology projects that we're supposed to say are awesome but aren't really that great. They take up more time to figure out than they're worth and we know those are meant to take our jobs. AI, offshore, temp labor. No thanks. It was a place I loved working at but has slowly just become a job that makes me feel like I should be watching for somewhere else to go. Just in case. The culture has changed quite a bit too. It used to feel like a place where we all wanted to work together but that's slowly fading.

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