Schellman reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(415 total reviews)
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Avani Desai

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Schellman has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 415 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Schellman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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415 reviews
5.0
May 14, 2015

Best Decision of My Professional Career

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The culture is very people-centric and client-centric. Nothing is done if it doesn't add value to the project team and the clients. It is great to work at a firm that does things because they just make sense, and prepares you for success.

Cons

You will be expected to become an expert at auditing in ways that the Big 4 firms really don't expect you to be, or prepare you to be. I learned more in one year at Brightline than I did the prior 2 1/2 years at a Big 4 accounting firm. This created a very steep learning curve. The good news is that BrightLine's training and methodology prepares you very quickly.

2.0
Nov 18, 2025

Getting worse

Recommend
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Pros

The work can be interesting.

Cons

Time tracking. Projects stacking. Benefits going down. Company trips are excessive.

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Schellman Response
2mo
We appreciate you sharing this feedback. We really do like to hear that you find the work we do at Schellman to be interesting. Sometimes amidst the daily stressors at the firm and our responsibilities, the mission we get to contribute to can be a bright spot. That said, we also understand what you’re feeling with regards to time tracking and projects stacking. While our communication around time reporting did attempt to explain ‘why’ behind its implementation, the fact is that this is standard practice in our industry, and in order for us to accurately assess the health of the firm, these data points are crucial. As to benefits at the firm, they are largely driven by employee feedback via our annual benefits survey. We intentionally try and make changes that will improve the employee experience while meeting the changing needs of everyone across the firm. Please let us know if you have thoughts on anything that has changed, or ways to improve benefits at Schellman, by emailing feedback@schellman.com. We are sorry to hear that our company Reboot trips aren’t reaching you where you are in your journey at Schellman. But the resounding feedback we get is that employees feel more connected, informed, and excited about the work we do after each trip. We want them (and you!) to feel seen, heard, and absolutely appreciated for their contributions to our success. We offer a feedback form at the conclusion of each trip, and we hope you can share some honest takeaways on how you think we can make them even more impactful.
3.0
Sep 10, 2025

Your Typical Compliance Firm

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Pros

- Lot of service lines and SMEs with opportunities to learn multiple compliance standards - Lot of autonomy to do your work, depending on your manager - Great Benefits

Cons

- Sometimes leadership cares more about tracking metrics for profitability which can put burdensome admin tasks on managers and staff - You can feel the squeeze of being owned by a PE firm, shareholder value is clearly the top priority - Leadership continues to be a little tone deaf with certain process and system changes during busy season and with little thought on how it impacts service delivery or if its actually more beneficial for ISD and tracking metrics rather than actually helpful for the people using the tool

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Schellman Response
9mo
We appreciate your review and thoughts on change. Our leaders value your input on implementing new processes or systems, and will take into account these parameters around both.
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