J.H. Cohn LLP Named Among “Best Places to Work in New Jersey”
4/23/2008
Accounting, Consulting Firm Ranked Fifth Among New Jersey Companies
Roseland, NJ – April 23, 2008 – J.H. Cohn LLP, the largest independent accounting and consulting firm headquartered in the Northeast, has been honored by NJBIZ as one of the magazine’s “Best Places to Work in New Jersey.” The Firm ranked fifth among the companies honored.
J.H. Cohn’s dedication to serving the accounting, audit, tax, and consulting needs of clients is equaled to its commitment to Firm employees. J.H. Cohn provides its partners and staff with employee initiatives that encourage a work-life balance and professional growth, including:
- J.H. Cohn Professional Women’s Program, which recognizes the unique challenges faced by women in the workplace, addresses women’s personal and career objectives with diverse training and professional development. The program includes publications, seminars, and online resources, as well as mentoring and networking opportunities for the Firm’s professional women.
- The J.H. Cohn Learning and Development department offers long-term learning paths and resource materials for both technical knowledge, such as audit work process, and “enabling skills,” including communication and networking. The Learning and Development department's overall focus is to help J.H. Cohn employees develop the skills and qualities most highly valued by the Firm and its clients: honesty, technical excellence, genuine concern for clients and their businesses, integrity and independence, the passionate pursuit of excellence, sound business counsel, and a sincere commitment to relationships.
- The J.H. Cohn mentoring program is offered to all professional staff below the senior manager level. The relationships built through the program often continue once the formal process concludes and employees benefit from the unparalleled input and professional insight of senior colleagues.
- J.H. Cohn’s Partner Academy offers managerial and career development training to high-potential, manager-level employees. The program provides up-andcoming professionals with exposure to top J.H. Cohn management and enables them to participate in programs structured to identify solutions to common managerial issues and introduce them to the Firm’s processes.
Nominated in the “Best Places to Work Large-Sized Companies (250 employees or more)” category, 80 percent of J.H. Cohn employees completed surveys addressing their views and satisfaction of Firm initiatives such as family-friendly work environment, flexibility in schedule, one-on-one mentoring, networking, Firm benefits and perks. The ranking was announced at the “Best Places to Work in New Jersey” awards ceremony on April 22.