audit manager

accounting manager

tax manager

tax accountant

senior auditor

Warady & Davis LLP

A typical day at work during busy season is arriving around 8 am and leaving around 8-9 pm. You work Friday and Saturday from 9-5, Sunday is your free day. 

I learned how to properly audit many different accounts. AP/AR, Fixed Assets, Accrued Liabilities. Payroll, and revenue recognition. 

The workplace culture is pretty much keep to your work. It wasn't a very friendly work environment. There aren't many people who work there in their 20's.  

The hardest part of the job was the work hours. Working an average of 60-65 hours a week for 4 months is tough. 

The most enjoyable part of the job was how much knowledge you gain in a short time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This firm is your basic factory set-up. With strict monitoring.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Too many chiefs.  As in any profitable factory setting the worker bee is relentlessly hounded by management.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
  Culture of ‘teams’ seemed staged/forced.    The offices need updating.  Dingy walls, filthy carpets, and restrooms without hot water.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Eyes on you 24/7.   Lots of checking in with your pod.  Pod admin are the factory guard standing at the time clock.

I started with the firm during the pandemic this year. I was nervous about feeling like part of the team and getting to know everyone. I can say today, that after 7 months of mostly working remotely, I already feel like part of the team and family. Everyone is so kind and makes you feel very welcome. 

Additionally, core values are something that is very important to me. W&D lives by their core values and that says a lot that I can see that shine through, even when working remotely. I am happy to be part of such a great team! The firm has a great group of individuals, from the Managing Partners to the staff.


Three days a week in the office, except for those who have a personal relationship with the management. However, certain ‘special’ employees are allowed to work remotely as often as they like.  Management  divvies out the workload in a very undemocratic way.   If you are not part of the partners favorites, you will be treated like an outcast. The hardest part of this job was dealing with management games. The most enjoyable part of this job was realizing there are better firms out there. 

The hrs are somewhat flexible.  However you are looked at sideways when you swerve from the general hrs. 

There is endless amounts of work for accountants. Management will pile on the work.  I felt management looked at us as robots.  

The culture is one of cliques.  There is a clear definition of the ‘teachers pets’. There is a culture of disingenuousness.  

The most difficult part of Warady & Davis is the inauthentic management.  

The most enjoyable part of Warady & Davis was the location.  Right off of 294, easy commute. 

Warady & Davis makes you feel like you have a sense of belonging. Partners always have their doors open and encourage feedback & questions. They offer flexible schedules, which allows for personal & family time, which is important to me! 

Tax season hours can be long, but W&D makes it fun with team challenges, dinners(if you work till 7pm), and an always fun end of tax season party! 

Warady & Davis is a midsized CPA firm located in Deerfield Illinois. It has a relaxed office culture and friendly staff. There is a large population of experienced managers and partners that are reaching retirement age which promises a great career advancement opportunity for those who want it. At times certain policies and procedures seemed a bit dated which was frustrating at times. As a younger generation of firm leaders emerge, I would expect these policies and procedures to change for the better.

This is a firm of cliques.  Management supports the cliques. There is a sense of us vs them.  New hires vs the old guard.   A  toxic atmosphere. The firm has gobbled up small firms in the last several years and it’s not been looked at kindly by the old-timer middle management. More work is not what many want. 

Lots of work.  A good array of clients.  Typical hours for an accounting firm.  Management from top down seemed superficial.   It was hard to trust them.  Massive efforts to track your every move.  The firm works from the mindset of mistrust of their employees.  I’d say this firm runs off of paranoia.  It appears they do not trust their hiring practices.   

Shockingly poor management.  The culture is us against them.  Management appears to treat employees differently depending on personal preferences.  In the short time I spent at this firm I felt like I needed combat pay.  I’ve never seen a firm with such outright favoritism.  

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