KPMG reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(56,912 total reviews)
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Bill Thomas

82% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

KPMG has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 56,912 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KPMG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Jun 11, 2008
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Pros

Flexibilty, paid time off, the amount of different clients and environments that one is exposed to. Very competitive pay. Travel can be rewarding. There are only 5 levels at KPMG, associate, Senior Associate, Manager, Senior Manager/Director and Partner. Promotion can be rather quick and with only 5 levels, you can do the math. There is also a good 401k where they match 75% of 5% of your salary. There is also a pension. Vesting for the 401k is 5 years and the Pension is three years. Health benefits are good and there are five weeks, yes 5 weeks of paid time off. There is also 2 weeks of paternity leave. Depending on your group there can be great flexibilty in your work schedule.

Cons

Travel. It can be at the last minute, and makes family life hard sometimes. As you get higher up in the organization there are strict rules on what kind of investments you can have and as new clients are acquired you can be expected to sell off investments even if it means taking a loss. Also, a lot of the time I feel like I don't have home at work, I'm constantly moving workspaces and working straight from my laptop. Sometimes it would be nice to have a office or cube to myself. Hours can be very very long sometimes.

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
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Pros

KPMG offers an environment that allows an individual to grow and learn at an accelerated pace. In addition, the individuals that make up KPMG are driven and hardworking; while still able to make the workplace fun and exciting. KPMG is a great place to start a career in business even if your long term goals do not involve public accounting. The amount of information and technical experience you learn is unmatched. There is always someone willing to help you with a problem or teach you a new skill. I am proud to be a KPMG employee. KPMG is a great place to work!

Cons

Working in public accounting requires longer work days during certian parts of the year, and anyone interested in working for any of the Big 4 firms should be aware of that. While at times the days can be long it is important to remember that they only occur during certain parts of the year, and the learning opportunities during that time are priceless.

2.0
Jun 11, 2008
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Pros

Working in IT , you get exposure to very high visbility projects. The IT staff are wonderful, helpful and are very knowledgeable. You can get your teeth into a lot of good technologies working at KPMG. The culture is flexable when it comes to working hours, its a matter of getting the work done on time. The benefits are non existent, but the salary for a lot of staff is above the market rates. Working environments are normally clean and well maintained. Staff of certain levels do get a yearly training budget that he or she is free to choose.

Cons

IT Directorship do not listen to employees at any level. The IT directors dont come from an IT background and hence make huge decisions regarding IT which are almost always bad. They totally refuse to communicate with senior managers in IT...... for some reason its not in their culture. There is a huge waste of money in the IT sector for little benefit. There is a constant reorg in IT which never seems to work. From the very senior level there is a finger pointing culture when things go inevitability wrong, hence the constant reorgs. The IT staff usually have to complete a lot of tasks undercover out of the view of the directorship. There is no hope of promotion for anyone that is IT or customer focused.

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