Great benefits have earned this public accounting firm its first spot on our list. It takes just 20 hours of work per week to earn health insurance here, and employees with high-deductible plans get up to $750 in their health savings accounts. New moms receive six fully paid weeks off and can access lactation rooms in every office, while those who adopt get five paid days off, plus $3,000 in aid. Parents then tap a 10% discount on day care at a center near headquarters, and may utilize up to $1,200 in child care subsidies annually. Workers can flex schedules around the core hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and everyone gets at least three weeks of paid time off per year, with nine holidays (including an “appreciation” day in late spring). From May 7 to December 31, every Friday is a short workday.

Co-Managing Principals Steven Kass & Howard Altman

Chief People Officer Effin Logue

Women managers/execs 37%

Women hires in 2011 49%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 6

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes

Women in affinity groups in 2011 100%

Offers backup child care? No

Employees working flexibly 100%