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third year in a row for the listing.
to qualify, companies had to be public or privately held u.s. accounting firms with at least 15 employees, according to accounting today. firms underwent a two-part survey process, the first part evaluating workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics; and the second surveying employees. best companies group managed the overall registration, survey and analysis process, and determined the final rankings.
the 2010 best accounting firms to work for, the list of the top 100:
top 5: deloitte, pwc, rothstein kass, marcum, and dixon hughes.
this year, vault said, firm culture, as opposed to prestige, emerged as the most important determining factor. in fact, 36% of all accounting professionals surveyed said firm culture was most important, while only 11% cited prestige as most important. the other top factors cited by survey respondents were: lifestyle/work-balance (14%), location (13%), compensation (5%) and training opportunities (also 5%).