Isla Lipana & Co. Reviews

At the firm, we take charge of our career development. If we express a desire to advance and show that we have the capability for it with our performance, we are given both the opportunity and responsibility to grow. In general, it may take at least two busy seasons to advance in rank, but the second year can be tailored to be a training period to ready us for the responsibility that comes with moving up the corporate ladder.

PwC has always been an advocate for CSR. During summer outings, each department always incorporate CSR into its activities, such as but not limited to: supporting education through donation of building hub, educational supplies, and furniture. Environmental projects include tree planting activities, coastal cleanup, beach drive and others. During typhoon and natural calamities, the firm also cooperates and partners with notable foundations to aid the victims.

The hierarchy is flat. Our workplace is structured as an open space office which reflects the ease with which we can converse with our managers and partner. It's easy to raise concerns and ask questions. In terms of socials, we are a small office, so it's easy to know all our workmates, and we make an effort during the year to connect with each other through a number of social events organized by our local People Committee.

I think there is a great representation of diversity in our company. You can observe really different people from different works of life.

As an Assurance Associate, I do most of the legwork in audit engagements. I directly interact with client contacts and perform the tests which will impact the audit opinion. As part of a team, I am assigned FSLIs according to my capabilities and growth potential. I make sure to accomplish my deliverables.

Overall, the managers have their own ways in helping staffs.

The office is clean, spacious and nice. I also love the conference room and the pantry area.

The interview process was straightforward but not impersonal. Human Capital (what we call our human resource team) made a point of getting to know our goals, provided us with more context behind the lines of service, and recommended paths.

The basic pay leaves a lot to be desired, but the firm is generous with their performance-based profit-sharing bonus, putting total pay still at par with or even better than others in the same industry and location.

The interview process was straightforward but not impersonal. Human Capital (what we call our human resource team) made a point of getting to know our goals, provided us with more context behind the lines of service, and recommended paths.

The company is pretty flexible with the hours we work in the office however because of the heavy workload sometimes we render more than 8 hours in a workday to accomplish our tasks.

Environmental projects include tree planting activities, coastal cleanup, beach drive and others.