Does ICAEW pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ICAEW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ICAEW. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ICAEW?

46% of ICAEW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ICAEW 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ICAEW?

Manager (6) , Administrator (3) , Campus Ambassador (3) , Executive (3) , Senior Executive (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Accountant (2) , Director (2) , Senior Marketing Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at ICAEW according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people to work with." ((in 21 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Also, great training and development opportunities available." ((in 4 reviews)); "Flexible hours" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ICAEW according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management, no understanding of ND colleagues" ((in 5 reviews)); "Low pay for admin staff" ((in 4 reviews)); "no career progression unless you are a yes person" ((in 4 reviews)); "Salary might feel modest compared with private sector peers." ((in 3 reviews)); "While I understand the strategic rationale, the way the process was handled highlighted broader issues with leadership communication and organisational culture." ((in 3 reviews))

ICAEW Reviews

3.4

46% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Alan Vallance

Not enough data to show CEO approval

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

ICAEW has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICAEW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

111 reviews

1.0

12 Aug 2018

Terrible place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Above average salary Learning & training opportunities Nice offices

Cons

Genuinely sub-par management. Extremely political organisation - new projects are initiated on the whims of senior staff members, usually without any business case to support it. Absolutely NO support from management whatsoever. Managers will happily throw direct reports under the bus for their own mistakes. Zero opportunities for career progression. Many employees are semi-competent at best, but stay on at ICAEW as it is extremely easy to do next to nothing - as is the norm in these types of organisations talented individuals will leave sooner rather than later, while the worst employees stay forever. Bullying senior staff members. Extremely process-driven environment, with no thought given to results.

ICAEW Response

7y

We’re very sorry you feel this way. At ICAEW we are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining skilled and motivated employees and fostering a working environment where people of all backgrounds and experience can reach their full potential. Furthermore our cultural ways of working, collaboration, innovation and agility apply to all employees at all levels. Why not talk in confidence to the HR Director regarding the serious issues raised so that we can explore these with you.

1.0

4 Feb 2019

Very conservative employer

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Small environment, amazing building to work in

Cons

Very conservative mentality, extremely political environment. If you have a proactive business attitude this place is not for you as you will never manage to get anything done.

1.0

10 Apr 2018

Us vs Them culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

the name impresses people who are in the finance sector

Cons

everything is a struggle because there is a very strong us vs them culture that exists between different teams in all the offices. it even exists between different departments. also, if you are not a staff member who is qualified with ICAEW, you get no respect and they will always second guess you and try to show that you don't know what you're doing.

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