California State University Employee Reviews for Accounting Manager

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"Senior management played politics, not paying attention to employees' expectations and professional ethics. Accounting/Finance boss had no related experience for professional ethics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As suggested by KPMG and the Board of Trustees, senior management of the finance/accounting functions must have related experience and professional ethical knowledge."

"There are many good fellow workers there. However, top management people are politicians, not professionals."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"Good CALPERS retirement plan, free medical insurance, chance to deal with many people from 23 campuses and the State agencies. Chance to serve by offering numerous training seminars, etc."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Only work in the accounting/finance department if managers know accounting/finance. If they don't, they will give you illegal instructions and they do not that know these are illegal because they have no idea about professional ethics. You can't perform and they fire you. Actually I made the entry of $6M (just one of the many entries) per their request, but noted that these were not legal.They were furious about my note and hated me and always tried to find ways to fire me."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"Top management from the Chancellor to CFO etc. are all concerned about politics, trying their best to increase their benefits. (The Chancellor and all campus presidents have been audited by the State Audit Bureau and amazingly they escaped it). I resented too many illegal transactions because they were forced by them and I could not perform due to the professional ethics of the CPA profession."