KPMG - There is no better Big4 - Audit Associate KPMG Employee Review

5.0
28 Jun 2008
Recommend
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Pros

KPMG's investment in its employee's is amazing. Management's desire to see competent staff succeed and improve is phenomenal. This is Big4 public accounting we're talking about - yes you kill yourself for half the year, sometimes more, but in my experience management is very aware of the toll the hours take on its staff. Extra paid time off, generous end-of-engagement gifts, and bonuses all make putting in the extra work a little less excruciating.

Cons

Long hours come with the job. I repeat - long, long hours come with the job. Anyone who complains of the hours worked ought not have taken a job at a Big4 firm. There are little annoyances, but none worth calling out in this forum.

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Cons

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4.0
7 May 2026
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Pros

Great general benefits however not as good as it was when I first started at the firm 11 years ago. Firm used to provide better employee incentives but no longer provides. Employee experience all depends on who you report to and work with. Some have great experiences, while others are completely over-worked.

Cons

Let go during RIF. When I started with the firm back in 2015, RIF's didn't occur much but now has become the normal once a year at minimum at KPMG. You must be on top of you game now (high performance culture) otherwise can be let go at any moments notice. Unfortunately if you do amazing on your engagement work, doesn’t mean anything to leadership and can still be let go, especially at manager level and requires you to put many additional hours per week doing extra curricular (Business Proposals, Certifications, etc.).

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