Flexibility is King at KPMG. - Advisory Associate KPMG Employee Review

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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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.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

It might sound cliche but the Pro for me is the people that I work with. I'm lucky enough to be staffed in a team with great leadership. Managers are actually willing to coach junior members and be a real mentor. I very much appreciate their efforts.

Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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