Cherry Bekaert Advisory, LLC
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Cherry Bekaert is a leading accounting and consulting firm with offices throughout the Southeast. The firm has a friendly, collaborative culture, and partners have an open-door policy. Career development opportunities are extensive—the firm supports valuable training and mentoring offerings—and a healthy work/life balance can be achieved.
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Cherry Bekaert is ideally looking for positive, ambitious, team-oriented, detail-oriented candidates with strong critical-thinking and communication skills. For students, Cherry Bekaert runs a valuable internship program. Interns get hands-on work experience and insight into what full-time roles with the firm look like. For its full-time professionals, the firm offers numerous growth opportunities. Cherry Bekaert prioritizes professional development and cares about the advancement of its people. In addition, since the firm is rapidly growing, many opportunities exist to learn on the job and get significant responsibility (above your level). However, that growth also means there have been constant changes in the training department, and insiders say the trainings can be inconsisten...
About the Company
Cherry Bekaert is ranked among the top assurance, tax, and advisory firms in the U.S. It serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally.
"Cherry Bekaert” is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC is not a licensed CPA firm. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax and advisory services including transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, technology ERP products, and staffing and workforce solutions.
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Employee Reviews
- “The firm is committed to sustainable work/life harmony for its people, which includes hybrid, remote, and other tailored work arrangements for many employees and lots of events to help our people engage and enjoy time together. While chargeable hours are important, the firm stresses bigger picture goals and opportunities for its people.”
- “You get ample benefits and ample time off. I really think they care about balancing the intensity of busy season with ample rest in the off season. ...
- “The firm is committed to sustainable work/life harmony for its people, which includes hybrid, remote, and other tailored work arrangements for many employees and lots of events to help our people engage and enjoy time together. While chargeable hours are important, the firm stresses bigger picture goals and opportunities for its people.”
- “You get ample benefits and ample time off. I really think they care about balancing the intensity of busy season with ample rest in the off season. I also really love the hybrid work environment, as it gives me more time to work and spend time with my family. The concentration of work during busy season and keeping up with the billable hour goals can be exhausting, especially towards the deadlines. However, this is not unique to my firm but to the practice as a whole.”
- “Overall, I thoroughly enjoy my job and the quality of life it provides. It’s never been a struggle to maintain a proper work/life balance and there have been no hiccups with using vacation time. My manager has done an amazing job leading the way on these initiatives. However, I would also say that it does seem so dependent on your manager. Unfortunately, my previous manager had less respect for work/life balance, which made work a little more frustrating at times. Fortunately, my current manager is much better at leading in this respect, and my opinion of the company has greatly improved since she became my project manager.”
- “The firm promotes 40-hour workweeks and has a strong PTO policy (nice number of accruals, but work ‘follows me home’ even though I’m remote. Clients have access to me outside of work (being in outsourced accounting, it's very difficult to step away and have full peace and quiet for an extended period of time), and there is always a fire that needs to be put out. I have yet to take a full week vacation where I am uninterrupted. Something will require me to check my email, address a problem, or provide something to a client on the fly. These are the sacrifices typically accepted to maintain a strong relationship with our clients and to ensure work is completed accurately and timely.”
Getting Hired Here
- “Interviews are generally scheduled with candidates within a week after a recruiting event. Initial interviews are held virtually. Follow-up interviews may be virtual or in-person depending on location. An ideal candidate is an individual who is interested in pursuing their CPA license or another certification/credential depending on the focus area. We also consider culture fit when evaluating ideal candidates.”
- “The firm does a series of interviews over the course of an hour with thre...
- “Interviews are generally scheduled with candidates within a week after a recruiting event. Initial interviews are held virtually. Follow-up interviews may be virtual or in-person depending on location. An ideal candidate is an individual who is interested in pursuing their CPA license or another certification/credential depending on the focus area. We also consider culture fit when evaluating ideal candidates.”
- “The firm does a series of interviews over the course of an hour with three or so different managers or partners. Then, if they want to provide an offer, they will send it via email. Upon acceptance, a partner or manager will reach out to congratulate the new hire, answer any questions, and provide next steps. I believe the ideal candidate is one who is seeking or has obtained their CPA, who has a proven track record of competence in their field, and who has a positive and uplifting attitude. “
- “Ideal candidates: Have strong knowledge and experience with accounting concepts, critical thinking, ambitious, strong communication skills (written and verbal), team-oriented, organized and detail-oriented, creative thinker (thinks outside the box), conceptual thinker (can connect and think about multiple scenarios and ideas and ‘piece together’ to form logical conclusions).”
- “The interviewing process is straightforward for candidates that have prepared themselves. There are typically multiple interviews of varying difficulty. The ideal candidate, for an entry-level position, would be an individual who can work longer hours, is working toward CPA licensure or is already licensed, and has an idea about their long-term interests and goals within the company.”
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