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Moss Adams has hands down been my favorite place to work. The training helped me learn my job relatively quickly and I had tons of help from my manager as well as the team itself. It was nice to not feel like a number for once. They really do value your hard work. At Moss Adams, you will work with tons of different people and personalities and as is normal, some you will like and others you won't. I worked from home, my manager was probably the most supportive manager ever and was great at her job. I only went into the office once, but they are known for their snacks and drinks free of charge if that matters to you. 

My job was very demanding as finance usually is, but the deadlines were reasonable and if I ever had an issue, I could simply bring it up to my manager and it was worked out without issue. My only complaint would be that I don't think the pay is enough for the jobs and bonuses seemed very unfair with favoritism going to the partners who routinely don't stay on top of their clients.

Benefits were good: medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, reimbursement for internet/gym/lunch, HSA/FSA, legal (optional), etc. 

Environment was good as well. Everyone tends to stick to their own groups but for the most part, everyone is pretty inclusive. 

I learned a lot and gained so much in my short time here, always looking to come back. Such a great place to work and would highly recommend. 

This review is specific to the Houston Tax Office. 
The partners do not perform their roles properly during engagements and are not responsive to clients or staff.  As a result, engagements fall behind as it takes months for the partners to answer questions.  Deadlines become extremely stressful as the partners want everything done ASAP and don’t acknowledge fault for not getting back to clients and staff until right before the deadline.
The culture set by management is based on negative reinforcement.  Even after working countless hours a week to complete these projects, the partners will not show appreciation, but instead will berate staff about why they are so slow and are unable to complete projects in less time.  In addition, they will set unfeasible timelines for complex work that they themselves do not have the technical knowledge to perform.  No training is provided to staff and staff are expected to complete complex work without any training.  
There is very little respect shown by the partners in this office as one of the partners has referred to the staff as “monkeys”, reinforcing the notion that staff are simply replaceable.  Houston Tax Office is the only office that did not have any promotions this year.  It becomes hard to report this kind of unprofessional behavior as the HR is not in the Houston office and are unable to observe what is going on.  
Partners do not allow you to take PTO even if you have 25 days of PTO.  


Moss Adams was a good place to work in the first department I was placed. The culture varies department to department, but ultimately, the culture is overtly too corporate with some anti-employee sentiment.

My typical day at work involved supporting someone who was technologically mediocre. The work done was tedious and could have been made much less error prone and more efficient through technology. It was also wasteful, as every document was printed, which was unnecessary. I created a streamlined process that eliminated the printing, but the company ignored it. As someone who is skilled and has performed Process Analysis in the past, I thought this was detrimental to the company.

My co-workers were mostly nice, with the occasional person who thought internal customer service wasn't necessary. At one point I was placed in a kitchen with a non-ergonomic desk to do my work. I had to request a desk and finally they moved me back to where I had been all along. Facilities was not accommodating at all.

The most enjoyable part of the position was free snacks and drinks, along with a handful of amazing co-workers who didn't treat me like a contract worker.

Compared to the big four, it is a great place to work in public accounting. The management is approachable and willing to find ways to help you navigate issues. Everyone that works there is super nice. However, the company has a lack of transparency around the true extent of the hours required, which is common in most public accounting firms. You are told busy season is 55 hours a week, but that is “billable” hours and there is a fair amount of work that is not billable. You end up working way more than 55 hours. Also, the turnover rate is high. Most people quit at the 2–3-year mark because your workload just keeps increasing and the only way to keep up is to give up your personal life and work nights and weekends. 

Despite the negatives, you will quickly learn more about accounting than you would learn anywhere else. It is worth enduring the long hours for a year or two to get a strong background in which to move forward into private accounting.

Additionally, if you do choose to work for a public accounting firm with the intention of transitioning to the private sector, it is better to make the move sooner rather than later. While employers like that you have public accounting experience, they’ll always ask you how much experience you have in full cycle accounting. As an auditor you don’t get much exposure to that, which results in being offered more entry level, staff-like positions. 


I applied for a position w/this company early 2016.  Received an email from HR inviting me to take a series of time consuming test in which I passed all tests in the 90-100% range.  After testing, I was then invited to interview for a WP position.  I interviewed with Moss Adams on six separate occasions!  The fourth interview (late evening interview) was with the decision maker (regional manager).  To my surprise, the next morning, I received a phone call from the regional HR rep informing me that someone internally raised their hand at the last minute therefore the position was offered to an internal employee.  HR then invited me to interview for a position in their SF location (granted I immediately received more testing from HR).  The fifth interview with Moss Adams was held several weeks later in their SF location.  Bear with me, after interviewing a fifth time, I was asked to interview AGAIN!  Ridiculous and inconsiderate!  I'm now employed with a great company.  However, I just learned that the original position I applied for with Moss Adams is posted again.  I wouldn't ever consider working for such an unprofessional and distasteful firm!  I'm certain the Walnut Creek regional manager knows exactly who I am!  If you're the submissive, low self-esteem, do as I say type person, then by all means apply with Moss Adams.  They'll welcome you with open arms.

Moss Adams is an excellent CPA firm.

It is highly regarded in the west coast markets that the firm serves. Consequently, it is a great place to work if you want to grow your resume quality and set yourself up for a career in industry.

The firm has good benefits, including a lot of nice perks (great office space, fun social activities, pretty decent benefits, excellent PTO policy).

Like any CPA firm, management is decentralized and your experience will vary a lot depending on the partners you work with. However, this adds a lot of flexibility, letting you work with people you enjoy and get a lot of autonomy to build your own client relationships.

I started as a Senior Consultant in the consulting division, and was promoted to Manager. Advancement is available for motivated people. Making partner is tough, but I've seen several deserving individuals do it. While advancement sometimes has a good-old-boy feel, it truly is based on merit (it's just that a lot of that merit involves socialization and culture, which is important).

I ended up leaving the firm to go to industry. I enjoy getting my life back (CPA firms work employees hard!). But I miss the commaderie of Moss Adams, and I am enjoying the bounty of the prestige and reputation that the firm gives to alumni (and, in turn, I'm able to return the favor...)

If you are looking to go into administration, I would highly recommend you steer clear of working at Moss Adams. Management is very disengaged and does not provide proper training to their Administrative Assistants.

You NEED an above average understanding of finance/accounting to consider applying to this job as you will be expected to understand a litany of accounting terminology and concepts quickly with little training.

Additionally, favoritism is king at Moss Adams. Not just individual favoritism but role favoritism. If you are not a partner here, you simply do. not. matter. Aside from quick call outs in meetings saying “thank you to our Admin team for working so hard…” very little else is done to motivate and reward client service support workers. 

Do not take this job if you are looking for opportunities for advancement or good pay. I currently make $22/hour take home pay and have been offered no pay raise to help with the rising cost of living; all the while being asked to take on more and more work and even come in on weekends and work late into the night during busy season.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!


A typical day involved formatting and proofreading financial reports, coordinating deadlines, and supporting multiple teams across departments. I learned how to manage competing priorities, sharpen my attention to detail, and anticipate team needs.

Management was supportive, clear in expectations, and invested in workflow improvements. The culture encouraged collaboration, accuracy, and consistent professional growth.

The hardest part of the job was juggling simultaneous deadlines across departments during peak audit season, but it taught me to stay calm under pressure and prioritize effectively.

The most enjoyable part of the job was working with a dedicated, respectful team and producing high-quality deliverables that clients relied on.

Required start and end times for the day, but flexible hours if having to start or leave early for appointments. 
Deadlines had to be met daily, and a lot of emails were already crafted out but you had to fill in the blanks. Free-styling emails was frowned upon by colleagues. Lots of making sure we don't upset the top accountants in the firm, as we would look dumb or 'add stress' to there day by not providing clear concise information/pre-filled emails.
Great snacks, structured breaks, everything felt precise and timed out to the dot. Meetings were on-time and included lunches/good snacks.
Growth opportunity looked bleak, managers had favorites, some people were long haulers, while other seats had new hires in them constantly. Benefits were good - pay could've been better.
good use of technology in the firm, two days a week allowed to work from home and the entire company rolled with it pretty well. 

Great accounting firm, has a good "people-centric" culture and lots of opportunities for growth. Have made many friends here. Seems to blend the advantages of Big 4 with the advantages of smaller firms. Compensation is very good and salary growth has been excellent. Benefits are decent, but could be improved. Hours during busy season(s) are definitely rough but generally top out around 55-60 hours a week most times, which seems better than many firms. Firm's growth seems to be accelerating at an almost out of control rate. Noticing a lot more burnout and churn this year in the staff and senior ranks that previously. Upper management / partners (at least locally) do not seem to have a plan to effectively control growth and mitigate burnout at the staff-manager level and manager level . Hopefully this is temporary blip and overall it is still a great place to work. 

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