Great place to start a career, but it is not for everybody long-term. - Advisory Senior Associate KPMG Employee Review

4.0
Feb 14, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to start a career and learn a lot in a short period of time. The exposure you gain to various companies' processes, cultures, and senior leadership is priceless for a young professional.

Cons

The culture of a large partnership is slow to change and can be difficult to deal with sometimes. The firm still battles with "kingdom-building" in some areas, where partners are absolute rulers; regardless of what the official firm initiative at the time is. Sometimes it feels like decisions are made in a vacuum without any real knowledge about what is going on on the ground, and because we are a private company, the majority of employees have no real idea about how the firm is perfoming financially.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Good learning environment, the teams help support your development when you're new, and they take you under their wing to succeed in your role.

Cons

It is a grind, work-life balance can become nonexistent, and it can be draining.

4.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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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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