R.G Manabat & Co.
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    Work/Life balance
    2.4(45 ratings)
    Career development
    3.8(45 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.8(45 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(45 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.2(45 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    4.0(3 ratings)
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    3.0
    Analyst
    Jul 2024
    Makati City Metro Manila
    The experience involves learning various roles but is hindered by micromanagement and a lack of support from uninformed managers.
    The good thingsYou'll gain knowledge not only in your specific job role but also across other service lines, as they provide generalist engagements.
    The challengesThey don't verify if those in generalist roles have actual experience in their jobs. The management style involves heavy micromanagement and blame-shifting, where issues are often pinned on you instead of being resolved. Some managers lack understanding or interest in the work their subordinates do.
    4.0
    associate
    Mar 2024
    Makati City Metro Manila1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    a great opportunity to start my career
    The good thingsGood environment with a great team members
    The challengesno challenges so far.
    4.0
    Assistant Manager
    Nov 2023
    Makati City Metro Manila3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Overall, it was great working with R.G Manabat and Co. You'll be exposed with huge amount of opportunities. This is good to build you career
    The good thingsGood work environment
    The challengesChallenges would be competency in terms of benefits and compensation.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Tax supervisor
    Oct 2022
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great Working Environment and Opportunities for Career Development
    The good thingsKPMG practices good working environment and they give their employees opportunities for career development. Superiors are helpful in growing professionally. They give objective criticisms that will help you improve yourself and will give you way to be promoted.
    The challengesWork-life balance is compromised at times. Starting salary is not competitive.
    4.0
    AudIT analyst
    May 2022
    Makati City Metro ManilaLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Professional Growth but Work/Life balance is unlikely but depends on time management
    The good thingsI enjoyed the challenge that occurs in doing the task assigned. The teams are very helpful and motivates you to do good job.
    The challengesIt depends on the clusters but some co workers are too strict that they forgot that you're still on the part of adjustment. Heavy workloads and deadlines. Work/Life balance is crucial but it depends on how you will handle your time well.
    4.0
    Risk Advisory Associate
    Jul 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    "A diamond is a chunk of coal that did really well under pressure" - Henry Kissinger
    The good thingsIn my two years in this firm, the immense wealth of career growth and development (in terms of technical/soft skills) opportunities that the firm offers is the main cornerstone of working in this company. There are many different career paths one could take within the firm; mainly, Taxation, Audit, and Advisory. Each one has sub paths to choose from and a little bit of Google search would provide you with a rough idea on what it takes to thrive on each path. The firm provides a lot of in-house training for both soft skills and technical skills. However, there are moments where you have to balance time spent for working and for trainings. You will work a lot and you will learn a lot. But in the end, it will be worth it. The working environment is good to say the least. People you meet are friendly and approachable. But a word of caution is advised, first impressions matter a lot. Choose your friends carefully in the workplace as they make your stay in the firm a bit better in the midst of the pressure. As for the management, they can be very demanding (but no unreasonable demands) of their employees but also show care at the same time. Be open with your questions and concerns with them and they will respond. Lastly, benefits and perks are present. (i. e. Medical & Clothing Allowance, Employee Insurance, bonuses, company outings/events/parties) Personally, I do enjoy the last part. It is the little things that count.
    The challengesWork/life balance is poor. On busy days, you will not have the luxury of maintaining a work/life balance in the sense of maintaining a life outside of work. Load management is completely unbalanced. There are days where you work almost non-stop while only having time to sleep or eat; on the bright side, there are also days where there is little work to be done (a.k.a slack days). Compensation is fairly low for the amount of work that you do. But in my opinion, this is counteracted by the main point I made above. To end this lengthy review, if you can perform well under pressure, endure a poor work/life balance, and sacrifice a bit on earning money; then, working for this company will be a great start in your career. Essentially, it is a long term investment.
    4.0
    Senior audIT associate
    Jul 2020
    Fast growth in terms of learning and skills and pressure will keep you work harder.
    The good thingsTeammates, Flexi Time, Learnings, Trainings
    The challengesPressure in all aspect and work load as well
    4.0
    Supervisor
    Jul 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    A good place for learning and career development
    The good things1. Good for growth and career development for CPAs 2. Provides opportunities to work with colleagues outside the Philippines 3. Provides a lot of training for its employees
    The challenges1. The salary is low compared to the level of work outputs required 2. The work can be stressful
    4.0
    Supervisor
    May 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Great opportunities to work abroad
    The good thingsDevelop your knowledge and skills in the shortest possible time
    The challengesStressfull but worth the wisdom gained, whether it be technical or soft skills, including inter and intra personal skills
    3.0
    Audit Associate
    May 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good opportunity for learning
    The good thingsYou'll be able to hone your analytical skills as well as interpersonal. Working in this company had helped me improve my work ethics (I was blessed to work with strict mentors which really pushed me to improve.)
    The challengesThis kind of working environment might compromise your health and your relationship with your family. Salary isn't also not that high.
    4.0
    Advisory Supervisor - Accountant
    May 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Productive and fruitful
    The good thingsI was able to work with different inspirational people
    The challengesWorkload and obliged to render OT most of the time especially during busy months.
    5.0
    Audit Supervisor
    Mar 2020
    Great place for career development
    The good thingsVery rich in learnings
    The challengesworking very late everyday during busy season
    3.0
    Audit associate
    Sep 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great learnings but no work & life balance
    The good thingsA lot of learnings.
    The challengesPressure and very stressful. No personal time and always on call whether weekends, holidays or even after office hours (at midnight)
    3.0
    Audit Associate
    Mar 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Not the Newhire
    The good thingsAs an accountant, working in an professional service firm is the best choice. All the confidence and knowledge that youll need to equip you to work in your best suite as an accountant is provided in the firm. Training (Classroom, online, and actual).
    The challengesPerfect name, goodwill and programs, but lacks concern to the staffs and non rank and file personnel. The compensation is quite unjust when it is related to the work loads and responsibilities of audit staffs. Not all supervisors knows how to supervise. Most delegates work and tasks to staffs that lacks details and plans and/or instructions for each engagements and expected to perform well with limited time and guidance.
    4.0
    Tax associate
    Oct 2018
    I will never have my first job in any other way than this.
    The good thingsGreat team I worked with.
    The challengesContinuous learning is a must.
    4.0
    AudIT associate
    Sep 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    My stay on the firm is full of adventures.
    The good thingsMy teammates are very considerate to each and everyone on the team. And also the friends from the same unit are also nice people that they are there when someone is in need. They won't let you handle your problem alone and would give you advice or any help you need. They would make you feel that even you are at work, you could feel at home because you have family in them.
    The challengesThe work is really hard at first but once you accumulate the knowledge needed and stayed in the firm a bit longer, you would be able to handle the work much better than before. Though every year, the workload gets bigger and bigger, the experience you get also get more relevant. You would also feel that you're becoming a greater asset of the firm than before. The other downset for it is you always get home late and sometimes required to report on the next day as early as possible.
    3.0
    Audit Supervisor
    Jul 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Stressful
    The good thingsColleagues are okay.
    The challengesLack of staff and the number of supervisors is not enough to handle all the clients.
    1.0
    Advisory
    Jul 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Employee's experience
    The good thingsYou won't get bored because of the work of load that you have to deal with.
    The challengesOne of the biggest challenges for this company is staying in the firm. Assess your worth if you think it is worth the stay.
    1.0
    AudIT associate
    Jul 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Management needs to step up their game.
    The good thingsDoing fieldwork and being exposed to different industries.
    The challengesCommunication with the management is hard. Work/life balance is impossible to achieve especially the amount of work given.
    1.0
    Human Resources
    Jul 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Hectic Human Resources
    The good thingsGood training but still not sufficient.
    The challengesUnjustified low salary and not organized human resources team.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Human Resources
    Jul 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    A very stressful company
    The good thingsFree meals during the busy season.
    The challengesWorkmates are quite competitive. Some employees are incompetent.
    1.0
    Audit Associate
    Jul 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Good for experience.
    The good thingsYou will be able to work with different client.
    The challengesHeavy workload and low salary.
    3.0
    Audit Associate
    Jun 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Why KPMG
    The good thingsThe people are very much willing to help and guide especially when your are new to the team. There is also a very understanding environment. KPMG does push you to your, in a good way. After just 1 busy season, you really can feel and tell your growth as to knowledge and maturity as a professional. Of course, company events such as parties and outings are awesome. It makes up for the sleepless and super tight schedules during peak season.
    The challengesBeing part of an auditing firm means you will have to sacrifice a lot of your time for other things just to deliver a quality and time-driven output. Sleepless nights are normal, especially during the peak season (January-April) and if you are lucky enough to have fiscal year clients, it could go all-year round.
    3.0
    EA
    May 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    great
    The good thingsI have learned a lot of things with accounting firm. People are kind and very respectful. Teamwork is being demonstrated at all times.
    The challengesI hope they can assign 1 EA for each partner or at least hire a temporary/project based EA when busy season comes in.
    5.0
    AudIT associate
    Jan 2018
    Great experience and opportunities to learn and improve.
    The good thingsGreater opportunities offered to learn and gain quality experiences. They care for their people and their clients. They seek for quality work and outputs and provide quality materials and timely updates for the standards and information needed by the employees.
    The challengesManage time. Overall, the company is good.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    CPA
    Jul 2017
    Some people on top are not the experts they say they are
    The good thingsSalary - higher than SGV
    The challengesSome people in top positions are incompetent - they acquire engagements, represent themselves as experts even though they don't know the job, just to be able to meet their estimated revenues. Also, limited professional training. Join another audit firm who have credible professionals.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Supervisor
    Jul 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    A good training ground for new CPAs
    The good thingsFast paced. Exposure to clients from different industry. Supports technical and skills development of employees. Opportunity to get seconded to other member firms outside Philippines. Overall, they have an open and fun culture as you'll be working with fairly young, driven, and hard working professionals. Partners and Principals are approachable as well.
    The challengesSimilar to other accounting firms, expect a heavy workload. Prepare to do a lot of overtime. Not very strong on the work-life balance. Also, remuneration is comparatively lower than that from the other industries.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Associate
    May 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Very competitive working environment
    The good thingsVast learning and opportunities were given to its employees.
    The challengesChallenging superiors might surprise new associates. Colleagues were very competitive and one must be prepared to enter this endeavor.
    5.0
    Associate
    Apr 2017
    Makati City Metro Manila1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    The Company values its employees, providing perks and other extra curricular activities to promote work-life balance
    The good thingsKPMG ensures the its employees experience quality trainings. The company provides sufficient training materials to promote the employees' professional growth
    The challengesEmployees may be required to render overtime work depending on the demands of the clients
    5.0
    Audit Associate
    Mar 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Self-Development
    The good thingsGreat opportunities can be grabbed in this firm.
    The challengesDealing with the high demands of the job.
    1 person found this helpful
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