J.H. Cohn Named Among Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today
10/13/2009
J.H. Cohn LLP, one of the top 15 accounting and consulting firms in the United States, was named as one of the 2009 Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group.
The survey and award program were designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places to work in the accounting industry. The list is made up of a total of 100 accounting firms, split into three company size categories. J.H. Cohn falls into the large category (more than 250 employees). The ranking will be published in Accounting Today’s December 2009 issue.
“J.H. Cohn is consistently named among the best places to work in the regions where we maintain offices and it is a special honor to now be recognized among our peers in the accounting industry,” said Thomas J. Marino, CPA, partner and chief executive officer. “We realize that accounting is a very competitive industry and we are committed to creating an environment in which employees can succeed. This means developing programs that focus on career development and advancement and understanding the importance of work/life balance.”
J.H. Cohn’s initiatives for employees, include:
Learning and Development — 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: technical excellence, genuine concern for clients and their businesses, the passionate pursuit of excellence, sound business counsel, and a sincere commitment to relationships.
J.H. Cohn’s Partner Candidate Development Academy offers managerial and career development training to high-potential, manager-level employees. The program provides up-and-coming senior managers with exposure to top J.H. Cohn management and enables them to participate in programs structured to strategic issues.
Mentoring — 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.
Commitment to Women — 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 learning and development opportunities. In 2008, the program was named Garden State Woman Magazine’s Women’s Initiative of the Year.
Work/Life Balance —Flex-time has become an important part of Firm culture, and the policy has been to work with employees on a case-by-case basis to develop arrangements that work best for each situation. To support flexible work arrangements, the Firm has invested in mobile technology and recently upgraded to the Citrix system so that employees who telecommute have complete access to all of the Firm’s servers and folders, enabling a seamless work environment regardless of an employee’s physical location. Doing so affords J.H. Cohn the opportunity to retain talented employees without sacrificing family time or their personal goals.
In order to be named among the Best Accounting Firms to Work For, J.H. Cohn employees responded to a survey 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 employee perks.
Earlier this year, J.H. Cohn was named the #1 Best Place to Work in Connecticut and among the Best Places to Work in New Jersey. In addition, Good Swartz Brown & Berns, A Division of J.H. Cohn was honored as a BestPlace to Work in the San Fernando Valley and as one of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles.