staff accountant

senior accountant

internal auditor

intern

auditor

The Bonadio Group

Systemic issues make this a challenging workplace. Management is inconsistent and often unprofessional—employees are scolded for errors without warning, treated as incompetent or immature, and receive little constructive feedback. Positive contributions are rarely acknowledged.
Training is inconsistent, procedures change frequently, and project roles are unclear. Employees are often given low-skill tasks unrelated to their experience, while meaningful work is scarce. Accountability is uneven; mistakes by others can result in blame, and corrections are sometimes made without notification.
Favoritism is common—some employees get more support, trust, and raises due to personal connections, creating perceptions of unfairness. Overall morale is very low, social exclusion is common, and qualified employees are underutilized. Critical company challenges are often hidden from new hires, leaving them unprepared.
These factors limit growth, undermine confidence, and contribute to high turnover and constant hiring needs.


I've been with Bonadio for a number of years now and I can say with confidence that if you're on the Enterprise side of things, you can expect to not have a clear professional path and no growth opportunities. Bonadio is great about providing professional development and advancement opportunities to those on the accounting side of things. Unfortunately for everyone else they are viewed as expendable and not worth the time. 

I've seen a number of very good people be pushed out because upper management doesn't want to invest the time in the people they have. 

It's really a shame. I've loved working here. The insurance they offer is pretty decent, most people you work with are great, the flexible work schedule is wonderful, but it's become such an uncomfortable experience lately, it's just not worth it anymore.

The hardest part of the job would have to be time management during tax season. It is not that the jobs are impossible its just the large quantity of work to be completed, so it can be difficult to manage. 

The two best part of the job are the people and the opportunities to learn and better yourself professionally. I truly enjoy the people I work with they are all very kind and they are always willing to help. The Bonadio Group offers tons of different training opportunities in addition to required CPE in order to maintain your CPA license.

They expect their employees to know everything perfectly only after a couple months of working there. They discourage asking questions during training and then expect you to just figure it out on your own. Training is in your face kind of training and treat you like you’re stupid if you don’t know something or aren’t familiar with something. Unprofessional behind the scenes and swear in their normal daily language including when talking to other staff and clients on the phone and also talk behind their back. They don’t give you enough time to learn the job. Pay is great, but the way they treat you is not. 


At Bonadio, I was excited to come to work each and every day. The people that work there are immensely helpful in helping you learn, and are always willing to help you whether it be with answering questions, giving advice from personal experience, or just having a genuine conversation to blow off some steam! The tax department worked together, in one collective effort, to get work done. The culture is extremely strong, and that was evident when I first walked through the doors. I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of that group!

On the surface, it's a great company. Below the surface it's rampant with favoritism, nepotism and pettiness. 

If you're "in", it's rainbows and butterflies. If you're not "in", it's toxic, hostile and flat out unconscionable to be at the mercy of those with power and control of your experience and daily work environment. 

As with most accounting firms, work during busy season can be quite hectic and you expectations for work hours fluctuate with each job. COmmunication between partners is very weak and expectations and goals from each partner vary greatly. It can be difficult to mediate between jobs. The lower level staff are very helpful and enjoyable to work with.

Tax Accountant.

Prepared returns for all different managers/principals/partners.

Most difficult part of the job was maintaining jobs under budget on the projects/client work. Some jobs would take 10 hrs to do and if you went over it by even a half hour, the manager on job would be upset even if there was more information in the current year of the business.

I was hired as a temp.  everyone was always extremely helpful!  I learned how to secure WC insurance for entities out of state, and how to navigate benefits software called bswift.  This was a 15 week assignment, and it was a very positive experience!

This is a good company to work for if you see yourself in public accounting for the long haul.  The people are great.  As with any public accounting job though, the hours can be long, travel can become tiresome, and you always have a never-ending list of things to do.

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