Grant Thornton
(61 reviews)
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Working at Grant Thornton
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Work/Life balance
3.1(61 ratings)
Career development
3.0(61 ratings)
Benefits & perks
3.2(61 ratings)
Management
2.6(61 ratings)
Working environment
3.0(61 ratings)
Diversity & equal opportunity
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1.0
Senior Manager
Sep 2025Melbourne VIC 3000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
A big career mistake!
The good thingsParental leave, 9 day fortnight, office infrastructure
The challengesZero transparent process where employees can raise workplace concerns and seek help. People who raise concern regarding workplace environment and leadership style are pushed out instead of giving them a fair chance to move to other leadership team and perform. No environment of psychological safety and zero opportunity to work independently and manage client service delivery. Partner expect employees to be mind readers and work exactly how the partner expects with zero direction. It is a my way or highway leadership style. Employees are often judged, not trusted and assumed that they are liars and don't have integrity.
2 people found this helpful
2.0
Senior Manager
Mar 2025Melbourne VIC 30005 to 6 years in the role, former employee
Lack of leadership, accountability and fairness
The good thingsGenerally good clients to work with
9-day fortnight (in principle)
Good facilities
Free gym membership
Good EAP program
Inclusive workplace overall
The challengesTo name a few cons:
- Partners promote people based on their agendas.
- The review cycle lacks transparency, consistency in approach and fairness. - Lack of leadership from most partners/directors.
- Poor behaviours are protected / no accountability.
- Pay is below market.
- No bonus.
4 people found this helpful
1.0
Manager
Oct 2024Brisbane QLD 4000
Toxic workplace. Worst career experience to date.
The good thingsSome of the people & benefits
The challengesToxic and uninspiring leaders who only value budgets and employees who are willing to sacrifice all aspects of their life for Grant Thornton. People that are not willing to do this get pushed out, publicly criticised and compared to other team members. Boast about having benefits (e.g. 9 day fortnight) to lure people in but in reality leaders do not want employees to work 9 day fortnights due to their obsession with budgets. No flexibility. Far worse culture than competitor firms. Minimal prospects for career progression / success unless you are willing to do the job of two people for average pay. Anyone that is
4 people found this helpful
1.0
Administration Role
Jan 2024Sydney NSW 2000
The worst work experience and disappointment
The good thingsWork and life balance
The challengesNo training, no inclusive culture, constant feeling of dismissal, no appreciation,
13 people found this helpful
Talent Acquisition Business PartnerWe are sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience working with us. We strive to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for our employees, and we offer various training and development opportunities. However, we acknowledge that we may have fallen short of your expectations and we take your feedback seriously.
We value your feedback and if you would like to provide more information about your experience you can reach out to us at [email protected]. We are always looking for ways to improve our culture and practices, and we value your input.
30d+ ago
2.0
Taxation Associate
Mar 20231 to 2 years in the role, former employee
Disappointment, toxic atmosphere, not a place you want to go to if you want to start out your career
The good thingsRoom for growth, young crowd
The challengesInadequate training provided, unrealistic expectations, constant feeling of dismissal
6 people found this helpful
Talent Acquisition AdvisorThank you for your feedback. It's disheartening to learn you found the atmosphere toxic and unsuitable for starting a career. We aim to create a supportive environment for all our team members, and it’s clear we fell short in your case. We would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you directly to better understand the issues you faced. Please contact us at [email protected]. We know we are not perfect and are continuously committed to making necessary changes to ensure a better workplace for everyone.
30d+ ago
5.0
P&C Department
Jul 20221 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Great place to work!
The good thingsManagement is amazing, they have a focus on treating people as individuals and will work with me to make my outside work life work, whilst also delivering what we need to for the business. Great social team activities, which makes going into the office more meaningful.
The challengesNo challenges - love working here.
1 person found this helpful
1.0
Associate
Sep 2021former employee
Not recommended.
The good thingsWork from home and study support.
The challengesTeam leader without any management skill, they only consider budget and time. Salary lower than market rate.
9 people found this helpful
5.0
Consulting - Taxation
Aug 20211 to 2 years in the role, current employee
Grant Thornton is a great place to work, fantastic client portfolios and most importantly experiencing a caring and collaborative culture.
The good thingsGreat culture - Caring and professional.
Fantastic clients, great to work with and challenging work.
Growth mindset
Collaborative and fun teams
The challengesNone - Grant Thornton has cared about its people during COVID and lockdown and the Senior leaders are very approachable.
5.0
P&C
Aug 2021current employee
Great leadership
The good thingsAmazing supportive team
The challengesI can't think of any challenges
1.0
Senior Associate
Jul 2021Not the place if you want to grow and learn in your professional career.
The good thingsHard to think about. Some of the people there are really nice to work with. This is the minority.
The challengesDo not have the supportive culture that they boast about. If you want a job where you will be supported to grow and learn in your professional career this is not the company for you to join.
6 people found this helpful
5.0
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Jun 2021Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
Great employer - would highly recommend.
The good thingsSupportive and inclusive culture, and strong focus on people. Very agile and great work life balance.
The challengesNothing really I could specifically identify.
1.0
Client role
Sep 2020Toxic environment - Do not apply if you do not want to hate your job
The good thingsNone at all - do not apply
The challenges-Managers WITHOUT ANY managerial skills to manage a team. To the partners, Open your EYES and look at HOW they manage NOT only clients but staff.
- PROFIT over everything
- Low pay, long hours
- TOXIC CULTURE on the floor (please look at it yourself instead of relying on people feeding you information and reports)
- Good, hardworking people LEAVE quick. This is a RED FLAG ignored
- Lack of appreciation and understanding
- Flexibility is NON EXISTENT across all levels. I understand it is JUST FOR PUBLICITY
- ONLY INCONSISTENCIES in the team
- NO-VALUE for different perspectives/thinking. You WILL only SUCCEED if you are a GOOD follower who BLINDLY follows.
14 people found this helpful
Talent Acquisition Business PartnerThank you for your feedback. We apologise for your negative experience at our company. We value your perspective and we take your concerns seriously.
We aim to create a positive and supportive work environment for our employees, with fair compensation, flexibility, and career opportunities. We are not perfect and we are always looking for ways to improve.
We would love to hear more from you and understand your issues. Please contact us at [email protected] and let's have a conversation. We are open to your feedback and strive to do better.
30d+ ago
2.0
Administration
Mar 2020Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
Find a Company with better culture.
The good thingsThe employee benefits are good & flexibility with working from home.
The challengesManagement lacks greatly - although the benefits are good that won't keep me in the role. The company lacks the culture they claim and boast that they have.
7 people found this helpful
1.0
Audit Role
Jan 2020Worst experience
The good thingsSome of the staff were friendly, always something to do and learnt a lot
The challengesCulture was awful, management were not welcoming, no diversity particularly management level
5 people found this helpful
3.0
Accountant
Nov 2019Been left to self teach and organise work
The good thingsFlexible working environment
The challengesNo system application champions poor knowledge sharing on applications
3.0
Director
Nov 20191 to 2 years in the role, former employee
An organisation comprising talented and experienced people needing greater direction and alignment of effort.
The good thingsA genial work environment
The challengesA greater need for alignment of leadership and direction hindered by the Partnership model
1.0
Associate Audit Role
Nov 20197 to 8 years in the role, former employee
Toxic environment
The good thingsReally good clients,
The challengesComplex job, bad ambience, bad workplace
3 people found this helpful
4.0
Payroll
Nov 20191 to 2 years in the role, former employee
One of the Big Five in Australia but salary is not good
The good thingsWork life balance
Benefits with free gym membership
The challengesSalary increase is not standard for every employee.
4.0
Accountant
Nov 2019All Australia
Great work environment
The good thingsGreat people, very social work place, career progression
The challengesExpected that if you're a good hard worker you put in long hours rather than recognising hard workers get their work done on time and can leave on time
2.0
Senior Accountant
Oct 2019Relaxed, more basic clients, good if you're at a point in your career where you're not too focused on learning.
The good thingsEasy to progress
Good work life balance
The challengesPoor calibre of staff compared to Big 4
3.0
Assistant Accountant
Sep 2019Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
Good company overall, but management need to be improved
The good thingsEmployee benefit, company event
The challengesBad management, no development in career
4.0
Associate
Sep 2019All AustraliaLess than 1 year in the role, current employee
Working at GT is rewarding in terms of the experience you gain, you will not earn the big dollars though
The good thingsPeople and culture, flexible work
The challengesWork long hours, work is quite complex
4.0
Executive Assistant
Jun 20191 to 2 years in the role, current employee
A collaboration of mismatched thoughts.
The good things Promotes and supports work life balance.
The challengesAlthough we may be given work life balance, we may not be recognised for the work we do and compensated with salary equivalent to the role.
3.0
Finance Role
May 2019All Australia3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
Good people
The good thingsEnvironment & balance work/life
The challengesBad team spirit in support areas. Minimal communication - no need to know attitude from line managers
1 person found this helpful
5.0
Senior Payroll Officer
May 20197 to 8 years in the role, former employee
Exciting and happy enviroment
The good thingsThe employees very exciting people managers actually hear you and encourage you
The challengesMy challenges is creating a report and some of the Excel function.
So they would pay for you to learn
5.0
Accountant
May 20191 to 2 years in the role, current employee
I felt very supported and empowered to develop my skills.
The good thingsChallenging work, getting experience on a range of client industries. They provided flexible work arrangements and industry leading leave policies which really helped with work/life balance.
The challengesManagement did not provide adequate, timely feedback.
2.0
Audit Senior
Oct 20185 to 6 years in the role, former employee
Understaffed
The good thingsStrong opportunities for advancement
The challengesUnderstaffed resulting in poor work environment
Terrible work/life balance
4.0
Marketing Manager
Sep 2018Supportive culture
The good thingsGreat culture, flexible working policies
The challengesPace of change can be slow
2.0
Advisory
May 20183 to 4 years in the role
Odd mix of good and poor culture
The good thingsCompany is trying to change the culture but still being held back by some management
Social activities were quite good
Some client work was interesting
The challengesHigh turnover of staff (30-50% in one year) for some teams
Expected to do more hours and get nothing back
3 people found this helpful
3.0
PA
Feb 20183 to 4 years in the role, former employee
Not great, not absolutely terrible.
The good thingsLooks good on the resume, nice looking offices, mostly good people to work with
The challengesGetting over how much HR (sorry, People and Culture) get when other departments, more important departments, get very little.
Another workplace that need to stop ignoring terrible management skills.
1 person found this helpful
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