A Breath of Fresh Air - Senior Specialist Sikich Employee Review

4.0
Nov 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I first applied at Sikich, they offered me above my asking salary! Then continued to reward for my hard work. Pay matters, and they pay well. They also are fully embracing work-life balance by offering everyone the option to work remotely, encouraging using our full flexible time off (4 weeks/year), and during COVID gave us extra floating holidays to decompress. The IT team was prepared and quick to get us set up with all the infrastructure and software to successfully work remote too. Clients noticed! I truly appreciate my direct managers and the partners I get to work closely with. They value and recognize my contributions.

Cons

The health insurance options are a little pricey and have somewhat high deductibles, but the HSA/FSA options help offset that. Sikich contributes to your HSA too. You can tell upper management and the C-suite has some favorite partners, but I think all the partners contribute something unique to the firm and their clients. The technology and CPA practice should also find more synergies. It seems like tech team is almost "above" working with CPA/Advisory at times.

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5.0
Jun 25, 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
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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
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
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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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