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    57%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    2.4(59 ratings)
    Career development
    3.4(59 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.5(59 ratings)
    Management
    2.8(59 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.0(59 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.5(2 ratings)
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    3.0
    employee
    Jul 2025
    Bangsar Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    It feels great to be out
    The good thingsThe people is nice Have quite good social activities Near to LRT Got department trip which quite nice but depends on your group
    The challengesTypical corporate politics The more you become the yes-man/people pleaser the more likeable your are and favoritism is real there Family business, hierarchy at its finest Despite the people being nice, they also 'talk' a lot Parking lot benefit for certain level only No flexi friday or whatever. Dont even dream to have this. It has been suggested before. The older you there, the longer you stay. The younger you there, the shortest you stay.
    3 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Senior Auditor
    Feb 2025
    Kota Kinabalu Sabah1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Speechless with the management
    The good thingsManager willing to teach you and you could learn a lot
    The challengesThe bonus separate many time to pay and the increment also keep delay
    2.0
    Senior Auditor
    Jun 2024
    Kota Kinabalu Sabah1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Overall I would say is somewhat average
    The good thingsManagers are very helpful and willing to assist you, free breakfast once in every month, dental and optic benefits
    The challengesExpect you to finish your job in an irrelevant time frame, no parking allowance, hard to find parking in the office area, overtime payment is very low
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    auditor
    Aug 2023
    Kota Kinabalu Sabah1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    find good seniors and avoid toxic colleagues
    The good thingssalary slightly above average in sabah, u can negotiate for higher salary (higher work load), managers is very helpful and easy going, colleagues some are okay
    The challengeshigh work load, colleagues some are very toxic and like to talk behind ur back, self entitled, every week meeting with repetitive topics, only care about kpi and collection
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Human resource
    Jul 2023
    Kota Kinabalu Sabah1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good place to start your working life experience
    The good thingsNice colleagues, training development, good environment, monthly staff celebration.
    The challengesyou have to adapt the culture of changing structure by the management.
    4.0
    Audit Assistant
    May 2023
    Kota Kinabalu SabahLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    good exposure for audit
    The good thingscolleagues are nice and helpful, environment is okay.
    The challengesno clear guideline for new employees. lots of office gossip.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Audit Associate
    Nov 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good for career growth
    The good thingsgood for career growth with good pay. need to have strong basic in accouting so your job will go smoothly
    The challengesstrong office politic, people like to gossip and no privacy. seniors/managers will judge the junior or talk behind your back
    5.0
    Senior executive
    May 2022
    Bangsar South Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good working environment
    The good thingsGood management team and good career growth
    The challengesWorkload could be high during peak period
    1.0
    Associate
    Apr 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Treat employee badly
    The good thingsNot really... can't think of any...
    The challengesGive too much power to seniors... Most of the seniors just got promoted as old senior left... and most of the juniors are fresh... Your senior will call you on 5.30am early in the morning/weekend... Too much work as not enough people...
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Finance
    Oct 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Best place to work, work hard play hard
    The good thingsNear LRT, work culture is good, no political issue
    The challengesSalary is very competitive
    1.0
    Audit
    May 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Terrible place, don’t come here unless you are desperate
    The good thingsThe only good things is the starting salary base is considered quite high among audit firms, but when you took the benefits and workloads into consideration, the Company will be one of the worst.
    The challengesUnreasonable job allocation where junior given the tasks which are supposed to be done by senior, unrealistic expectations especially in term of the timeline, the employees overworked without rest and keep being thrown into new engagements, there was no time to learn any technical knowledge at all as you have to rush to complete all the backlogs every single day, the working environment is toxic with excessive office politics from the management to low-level employee.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    associate
    Apr 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    do more harm than good
    The good thingslearn new thing in a fast pace.
    The challengesunderstaffed. really serious office politics!! too much admin work (deliver documents to clients, print everything by yourself etc). salary and benefits are below market value, don't pay for professional exams. hard to take leave, leaves are burned every year.
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    AS2
    Mar 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    heavy workload, harsh senior
    The good thingscan learn a lot due to heavy workload
    The challengesheavy workload, work everyday, pay very low, no ot claim at all, office politics, seniors are harsh to juniors
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Junior auditor
    Feb 2021
    Why don't go for Big 4?
    The good thingsGet to learn lot of things, audit for various industries.
    The challengesHeavy workload, long working hours, no work life balance, work also on weekends, no OT claim at all, pay lower than Big 4, unsupportive and rude seniors who always blame juniors for everything, office politics. I am very very thankful to god that I had the chance to leave this toxic environment
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Auditor
    Jan 2021
    Stressful environment
    The good thingsprovide a great exposure for fresh graduates
    The challengesHeavy workload and long working hours, unsupportive seniors, gossip, terrible office politics
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Audit associate
    Jan 2021
    PenangLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Stressful environment
    The good thingsexposure to many industries, chance to learn
    The challengesPeak and OT throughout the whole year, no OT claim, unfriendly colleagues and senior that makes everything worse, many colleagues come and leave, all of the senior are quite new and
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Audit Senior
    Nov 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    A Place for Retirement
    The good things1. Western branding 2. Baker Tilly International network firm 3. Young and energetic corporate image 4. Salaried partners with variety of expertise 5. Good place for fresh graduates after the Big Fours as plenty of public listed companies
    The challenges1. China man culture 2. Heng's family business 3. Low cost strategy, low pricing, low engagement budget, low quality deliverables 4. Top to bottom Heng's blood flow through the management system, narrow minded fact is undeniable 5. The number of sales and corporate partners outweighs the technical partners 6. Low quality of experiences that could offer and achievable in short term 7. Mid to Low market position in accounting industry.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Audit associate
    Nov 2020
    Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    OT non stop throughout the whole year
    The good thingsKind and helpful colleague
    The challengesOT non stop and have to work every single day including weekends without getting any extra pay or benefits. Manager or seniors expect the associates to know everything automatically without any assistance and guidance. Terrible office politics even between staffs with lower ranking. Time allocated was insufficient and stacking up to sometime 4 to 5 engagement.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    AudIT senior
    Nov 2020
    Bangsar South Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good working place but not good enough to stay
    The good thingsat my time i have encounter some very helpful colleagues (managers , seniors, juniors) , but also very depend on your luck to see which team you join in . Always speak out your issues(job allocation/time management) to management, they are willing to solve for you
    The challengesits very common to do jobs which are not designed for your role , lack of seniors and so most of the juniors need to take over the senior role, dont think you will have time to learn here there is no time for you to digest your work if you want to complete on time
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Associate Auditor
    Sep 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    #bestplacetowork in Baker Tilly
    The good thingsLearning new things and achieving remarkable experiences in Audit and Accounting
    The challengesAdapting new working environment
    3.0
    Tax senior
    Aug 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Department Team Work
    The good thingsA lot of team work and good managers to deliver tax knowledge when there is new updates
    The challengesLong working hours especial when come to tax peak period.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Senior auditor
    Aug 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Work everyday, weekend also
    The good thingsGood learning experience. Exposure to many industries.
    The challengesToo much admin work to do. Not enough time per engagement eg. only 1 or 2 weeks max for big companies. No time to follow up or draft report. Every month new client, mostly rejected by Big 4 and other mid tier firms. because cash flow problems. But rarely new staff join in because they know Baker Tilly is very bad. Incompetent clients that give management accounts after many days of engagement. A lot of juniors not enough seniors. Almost every week new job so have to spend all weekend to work. No life and low pay.
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Audit Associate
    Jul 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Misused of Positioning Power
    The good thingsGood team spirit among colleagues
    The challengesExtreme work-life imbalance; Misuse of positioning power on lower level staff;
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Audit
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Great experience in audit dept
    The good thingsFriendly environment. Great boss who is appreciative of effort and coworkers are fun to be with! Awesome place for a first job.
    The challengesSome jobs requiring extra effort to tidy up accounts.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Audit department
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    A rare accounting firm that provide work life balance
    The good thingsThe management respect employees' personal time. The overall office culture is friendly, caring and supportive. There is direct communication channel with the management, hence employees can bring up any issue easily.
    The challengesSome of the clients are challenging to handle, but this is a common issue in all service industry.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    AudIT junior
    Jun 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    too much admin work to do
    The good thingsduring my time, some colleagues and seniors are helpful. I can learn a lot because heavy workload everytime.
    The challengeshard to finish work without OT everyday even on weekends. managers dont allocate enough time for each engagement. not enough auditors in group, so have to do almost everything by yourself. Too much admin work eg. have to print report and signing pages. No typist as well. So have to do every report without help.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    AudIT semi senior
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    all the colleugues are friendly and nice.
    The good thingsThe seniors there are all willing to help and guide me.
    The challengesEverthing is good in Baker Tilly.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Auditor trainee
    Dec 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    I have experienced the best 6 months internship in BTMH!
    The good thingsGood people, good environment!
    The challengesLack of man power.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    AudIT junior
    Dec 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Chinaman working culture
    The good thingsSome good colleagues who are willing to help and give guidance
    The challengesNo offpeak. No OT or peak allowance. Low pay. No proper training. Some unqualified managers. Chinaman culture
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Auditor trainee
    Dec 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    I have learned a lot of things about audit and tax very fast.
    The good thingsThe staff are very supportive. they providing all jobs material.
    The challengesThe working environment is stressful.
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