KPMG will hone your skillset...if it doesn't wear you thin first. - Advisory Senior Associate KPMG Employee Review

4.0
Oct 8, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work for KPMG is the opportunity to work on a variety of clients that would only be open to someone associated with one of the Big Four accounting firms. The career path is fairly straightforward (as compared to working in industry), and if you stay the course and focus on your own development there is always room for advancement. This is due to the fact that so many people leave for other opportunities at various levels. For the most part, the people you work with are also very talented so you can learn a lot from them.

Cons

Depending on what project you are working on and the time of year the work/life balance issue will always be the number one reason people decide to leave KPMG. It can vary from manageable to downright unbearable. At its worst you may find yourself staffed on multiple projects at the same time working for different managers/partners who all have competing expectations and no coordination at all. It falls on the staff to make the tough judgment calls and personal sacrifices to get the work done. The reason it works is because typically the staff are hardworking but at some point everyone feels burned out.

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5.0
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Pros

Compensation is in line with industry averages for the role and location

Cons

The workplace culture varies by team and department

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

You get to work with an awesome, highly resilient group of local peers in the advisory practice. The KPMG brand still holds value, but the internal team dynamics have become incredibly fractured.

Cons

We have outsourced 80%+ of our Risk Advisory work, leaving onshore seniors with massive gaps in their experience. As a manager, I am stuck doing senior-level work because I typically have only one or zero local seniors or associates on my teams. The best leaders have already resigned because this model prevents actual management and mentoring. Also, it might take you 30+ years to become partner in Risk Advisory, if at all.

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