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Accountant Ratings

79K Accountant reviews for 43K companies

Work/Life Balance
3.5 ★
Compensation & Benefits
3.4 ★
Career Opportunity
3.5 ★
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5K Accountant Jobs

Accountant Reviews

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MultiChoice GroupMultiChoice Group
Accountant
Jun 22, 2022

“Flexible working hours and enjoyable”

Rea & AssociatesRea & Associates
Audit/Assurance Intern
Aug 9, 2022

“Everyone is so nice and so happy to help.”

SwissquoteSwissquote
Senior Financial Accountant
Sept 25, 2023

“Fun and enjoyable work environment where human is still central.”

Simon Property GroupSimon Property Group
Accountant
Oct 6, 2021

“Fun and enjoyable work with new challenges.”

EYEY
Accountant
Sept 21, 2023

“good vey nice happy thanks for the work”

The HartfordThe Hartford
Stagg Accountant
Oct 6, 2022

“Good great nice fun happy”

DiehlDiehl
Senior CSE
Sept 13, 2021

“You will enjoy the good working environment”

PeerStreetPeerStreet
Senior Accountant
May 4, 2022

“many happy hours + team bonding events”

Top Companies for Accountant

KPMG
KPMG
3.8 ★
9K Jobs
60K Reviews
110K Salaries

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We have 207,000 outstanding professionals working together to deliver value in 153 countries and territories. With a worldwide presence, KPMG continues to build on our successes thanks to clear vision, defined values and, above all, our people. Our industry focus helps KPMG firms’ professionals develop a rich understanding of clients'​ businesses and the insight, skills and resources required to address industry-specific issues and opportunities. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.

Highly rated company
EY
EY
3.9 ★
8K Jobs
77K Reviews
167K Salaries

EY is a globally connected, multidisciplinary professional services organization driven by our purpose: building a better working world – for our clients, our people and communities. We ask the better questions that unlock new approaches to the working world’s toughest challenges. We help digital pioneers fight data piracy; guide governments through cash-flow crises; unlock new medical treatments with data analytics; and pursue high-quality audits to build trust in financial markets and business. Through our four integrated service lines — Assurance, Advisory, Tax and Strategy and Transactions — and our deep sector knowledge, we help our clients to capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Here are just a few reasons you might consider joining us to help fulfill our purpose of building a better working world: We bring diverse ideas, backgrounds and mindsets together: Ideas aren’t bound by borders, and neither are we. We know that by bringing together different perspectives, insights and experiences, we’ll create a more inclusive environment for EY people. We’re embracing change in everything we do: That’s why we’ve established a Global Innovation team focused on understanding the external forces changing our world and how to do things differently in the now, next and beyond. We invest in technology to do more meaningful work: We’re market-leaders in Robotics Process Automation and Document Intelligence. EY teams have provided ground-breaking blockchain projects for clients from helping run cities to tokenizing wine. We have more than 30 technology and industry alliances and 100+ technology and innovation relationships. And we’re just getting started. We invest in your growth, you personalize your development: We're investing in your development in unique ways, like the free, fully accredited EY Tech MBA by Hult International Business School. With our focus on technology, leadership and business skills, you can build the transformative mindsets and tech skillsets we all need to thrive.

Highly rated for compensation & benefits
Citco
Citco
3.6 ★
166 Jobs
3K Reviews
4K Salaries

Founded in 1948, Citco was established by the Smeets family to meet the needs of multinationals and private clients following the Second World War. Our heritage, since founding a civil law notary practice in the 1930s to establishing Curacao International Trust CompanyN.V. in the 1960s, built on challenging paradigms and delivering exceptional service within the financial services industry. Today, with more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries, we continue to pioneer award-winning services and technology solutions that meet ever-changing markets. A commitment to investing in people, and proprietary technologies, has resulted in our reputation as the industry’s preeminent service provider. Our Values Our business principles govern everything we do. They are deeply engrained in our culture. Flexibility We recognize that one size does not fit all in the alternative investment administration space Independence Citco is a privately held independent service provider that is not aligned with an investment bank, nor an ancillary business to a larger institution which may be subject to bureaucracy or conflicts of interest. Focus Administration is our core business and the foundation of our firm for more than 45 years. Longevity & Expertise Citco maintains dedicated well trained staff with local presence, unrivalled knowledge and experience, robust infrastructure and proven technology. Our staff understands service level responsibilities and is committed to meeting client expectations and deadlines. We focus on building and maintaining the integrity of our relationships Client & Investment driven proprietary technology By focusing on proprietary solutions for core systems, we are best positioned to keep up with the dynamic nature of the alternative investment industry. We believe that we have been an innovator in the alternative investment space and we continue to look for key differentiators to set us apart and to help our clients/ our partners succeed in their businesses. Our technology has been built for alternative investors and managers. Our technology allows monitoring of positions across all operational, regulatory, compliance and legal groups. At the forefront of Industry change Given our client base, we are continually involved and at the forefront of industry changes. We actively engage with the MFA, where we are the only administrator that is a Strategic Partner and AIMA, to help implement change as well as continually educate regulators and the public about the alternative investment world Established value added services To complement our core suite of services we can also provide: investor portfolio analytics, custody, enhanced middle office, foreign exchange exposure calculation and hedging, financial statement reporting, regulatory reporting, tax services, and registered fund services

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