Dhruva Advisors LLP Senior Associate Reviews

Likes

Dhruva Advisors LLP is a boutique tax firm

Dislikes

Dhruva advisors LLP is a boutique tax firm

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

Toxic work culture with no work life balance.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Client base is decent and can be compared to big 4s and not mid sized

Dislikes

If you’re experienced and wish to learn/adapt more do not join the organisation as you have no team and might be required to work as interns at times plus the added pressure

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Likes

Company Culture and Few Teams

Dislikes

Promotion and Increments

Likes

There is no growth in the transfer pricing team at Dhruva, it offers limited exposure. The Partners require you to visit office everyday, they do not support work from home. The compensation bands are not same for similarly placed people. Compensation mechanism is not transparent.

Dislikes

Limited growth prospects.

Work Details

Managing a team for adivising clients on international taxation and transfer pricing.

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Good co-workers, but partners may or may not support you.

Dislikes

Salary increment are not transparent and they can sack you without hearing you out.

Likes

Focus on technical trainings and learnings. In boutique tax firms, Dhruva is far better and classier than Transaction Square. TS is only show and no strong fundamental technical skills unlike Dhruva, which focuses and strives towards quality and excellence rather than speed and expansion. If not for so many problems, Dhruva is a great place for freshers/beginners to start their career.

Dislikes

No titles, there's only Senior Associate, Principal (equivalent to Senior Manager) and then Partner. Pay is usually a little below market benchmark and you and your salary will only be taken seriously if you're technically good and have competing offer. Lots and lots of attrition, in a span of 1.5 years an entire team of 15 people left and were replaced with freshers, since experienced people are difficult to find. Dhruva has no or minimal brand recall value. To top that, there's absolutely pathetic work culture which involves Partners shielding the most unprofessional behaviour and attitude of Principals and turning a blind eye to the various complaints raised by team members. Eventually, every one left from the team. Also, the multiple Principal reporting is stressful and no Principal has patience and accuse the Senior Associate of not performing their work, if the SA is working on/with a different Principal. Bad Management riddled with partiality has been leading to attrition from the firm since 2018. Also, HR is a joke here, they're powerless puppets operating to fulfill/secure desires of Partners and Principles...Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Very good clients to work on

Dislikes

No transparency in terms of promotion heirarchy bonus

Work Details

Direct tax litigation

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.