Just keep looking. - Accountant Sikich Employee Review

1.0
Jun 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Flex time - It's a good idea. - Some of the people there are nice to work with. - Remote options are available.

Cons

Stay far away from the Akron office as an employment choice. Turnover and expectations are very high. I'd also recommend to current and potential employees to put in a request to work at another office. -A reason why the turnover rate is very high in that office is due to employees being unappreciated, underpaid and the required work load is extremely high. -Staff is pushed to the point of burn out. The management and HR has shown multiple times it doesn't care. I know I and several past employee have brought the issue up upon our exit interviews. -New staff and employees don't receive proper continual training and feed back. - Managers are too busy. They are overworked and can't seem to keep any new hires in this position. Existing ones seem to be working 70+ weeks during busy season. - They don't seem open to communication or recommendations from staff. Multiple busy seasons - Instead of a 3 to 4 months of a "busy season", it's likely 6-8 months due to timing of client work and management. Expect managers to sit on work and expect longer hours at deadlines due to this. Non-Office Specific items - Benefits seem poor compared to other employers. The insurance cost is much higher than my current employer, but seemed okay for a single person. I've heard several other of their other employees with families complain about the costs. Culture seems better in other offices. I have friends I went to training with that have had good experiences.

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Sikich Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to comment. As you mentioned, our Flex Time Off policy, remote work options and great people are important aspects of our core values and culture. We also appreciate that you offered your insights to the HR team. They take feedback to heart and work hard to ensure that leaders are equipped to guide our teams with thought and integrity. We take pride in a culture of excellence, which means we are always looking to make improvements. Thank you again and we wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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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
4d
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
Business outlook

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
4w
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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