Best Accounting Firms to Work For

Prestige isn't everything. These are the firms accountants find the most amenable to a satisfying work experience.

Survey Methodology

In addition to ranking other firms in terms of prestige, survey respondents were asked to rate their own firms in a variety of categories. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, respondents evaluated their firms in various "quality of life" areas. A firm's score in each category is simply the average of those rankings.

Firms with fewer than 10 responses for any given question were excluded from that ranking category.
Ranking History
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
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2019 Best Accounting Firms for Firm Culture

1 SCORE 9.554	Plante Moran Now in its 94th year of operation, Midwest-based Plante Moran is the 15th largest accounting firm in the U.S., as measured by revenues. It is... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 1
2 SCORE 9.144	Frank Rimerman + Co. LLP Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP specializes in providing accounting services to clients considered to be leaders in their industries. This includes many... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 4
3 SCORE 9.075	Brown Smith Wallace LLP Brown Smith Wallace is a Midwest accounting firm that focuses on serving companies in the St. Louis area, where it is based, but also serves companies... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 5
3 SCORE 9.075	Friedman LLP Headquartered in Manhattan with locations throughout New Jersey, Long Island, Philadelphia, and Beijing, Friedman LLP has been providing accounting, tax,... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 2
5 SCORE 8.970	Eide Bailly LLP One of the 25 largest U.S. accounting firms, Eide Bailly celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017. Its roots can be traced to 1917 when John A. Cull... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 3

6 SCORE 8.935	PKF O'Connor Davies PKF O'Connor Davies is a full-service CPA and advisory firm that provides audit, tax, and management advisory services to domestic and international... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 17
7 SCORE 8.899	Elliott Davis Elliott Davis ranks among the top 40 accounting, tax, and consulting firms in the U.S. As one of the largest firms in the Southeast, with offices in... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 11
8 SCORE 8.885	PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) LLP New York-headquartered professional services firm PwC LLP is the U.S. member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, whose network of firms... Overview Survey Says Why Work Here Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 8
9 SCORE 8.860	Grant Thornton LLP Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world's largest organizations of independent... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 7
10 SCORE 8.856	Crowe Founded in 1942, Crowe is a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe has approximately 4,100 employees... Overview Survey Says Employee Reviews	TRENDING 2018 Rank 13

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