NYC CPA firms at the top

Crain's NY-Best places to Work 2008

Just received the November 17 issue of Crains’s New York and
was quite pleased to read the special section-Best Places to
Work NYC 2008.

Why?

How about this…. 4 public accounting firms in the top 15! I have
been outof public way many years,  but I still know this is slightly
better than 25%.

What a compliment to the leadership at these firms and to the
industry in general.

The public accounting profession has had a startling turnound in how
theytreat their staff.  Not too long ago, a managing partner referred to the
prior attitude toward staff as “my way or the highway.”

Don’t get me wrong. I know public accounting is still a very demanding
profession. Everyone from entry level to partner put in long hours regularly
and have their stresses.  But, sabbaticals, flex schedules, contests and
other initiatives to add more creativity and fun to the workplace have
elevated the public accounting firms immeasurably from where they used to
be. This will undoubtedly lead to reduced turnover and higher realization
and profits. The recent financial meltdown will also no doubt enhance the
desirability of CPA careers.

Kudos to the leadership of all of the CPA firms in this Top 50 list. In
order of their ranking:

*Metis Group
*Marcum and Kliegman
*Citrin Cooperman
*Friedman
*Berdon
*Weiser
*Amper

Ok, Where is my 7 column paper and old audit bag?  Well, let’s not get
completely crazy.

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