Pros
I spent about a year at Summit Consulting as a financial analyst. I was exposed to a lot of different projects (mainly federal credit) where I was given tons of responsibility and client exposure. Summit was a great place for me to come in as an entry level employee and learn the foundations of credit, municipal finance, and management consulting. If you are an employee that is entrepreneurial and outgoing, you will have the opportunity to be involved in some interesting projects. However, the culture at Summit is the reason most people stay at the firm and what differentiates it from competitors. Everyone I crossed paths with was great to work with, inviting, and truly happy to be working at Summit, which is hard to find.
Cons
As with any growing firm, there are growing pains. Summit is increasing its hiring of finance individuals as its federal credit practice grows. Summit still sees itself as a data analytics firm and pays like such. For finance professionals, pay is 10%-25% below market, mainly because there is no signing or end of year cash bonus. There are cash awards you can receive at the end of each quarter and OT pay, but that is not a given. Additionally, the structure of the organization can be difficult to navigate. Employees are staffed across different projects led by different individuals. Most of the time your day-to-day manager is not the one deciding your compensation. Finally, there are limited financial opportunities. I had to really fight to get on finance oriented projects because the firm is still growing that book of business.