Great place to start your career if you love internal audit. - Internal Audit Consultant Protiviti Employee Review

4.0
18 Nov 2008
Recommend
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Pros

One of the things I loved about working at Protiviti is that it has many offices throughout the world which presents a lot of travel opportunities. Unlike the big-4, there is no busy season. I really enjoyed their training programs. They encourage all employees obtain a certification (CIA, CPA, CSA, PMP, ect) and give you time to study for them (unless you are staffed on a large project). Pay and promotion structure is comparable to big-4.

Cons

My work schedule was very inconsistent. Part of the year I was very busy, while at other times of the year, I would spend months in the office because there were no projects on the schedule. This can be good if you are studying for a certification, however, this hurts your chargeability for the year and makes it near impossible to get your bonus. Time and expense reports are a pain, but a necessary evil in all consulting jobs. Pays less than working as internal auditor for a company.

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5.0
16 June 2026
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Pros

The WLB, people, and projects

Cons

The salary is below that of most other consulting firms

3.0
29 Mar 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

1) Chicago office has a good culture, overall. It’s not perfect but most of the people are great. 2) Work-life balance score has been solid (about 5+ years of insights here) 3) Although it was not great this year, Incentive compensation has overall been pretty good over the course of 5+ years. Much better than big 4 in my experience.

Cons

1) Since 2023, the culture hasn’t been great for a variety of reasons (mainly due to sluggish performance and growing too fast) 2) It feels more like a temporary staffing agency versus a consulting firm for a lot of the time. 3) There has been an awkward push for a return to the office and more business development focus that is in stark contrast to what most Protiviti people value. 4) Most people I talk to say they are not motivated by most of the MDs they interact with (this is significant in my opinion).

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