KPMG reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(40,056 total reviews)

Mattias Schmelzer

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

KPMG has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 40,056 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 Management & Beratung industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Aug 26, 2008
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Pros

Career advancement, brand-name clients and ample training. Opportunity to travel if you like it and good performance management system. For the most part, co-works are intelligent from top schools. Opportunities to cross-roles meaning you can work in IT but then maybe work in finance if you are up for it. Lots of social activities for those without families.

Cons

lack of work/life balance, partner promises too much and travel. Difficult place to work and raise a family. Compensation is on the lower-hand of the Big 4. Disparate systems for time keeping, training and other stuff - it would nice to have a portal for all onlie needs.

5.0
Aug 25, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The overall culture is one of excellence - and it shows in everything that people do. You are always aware that others will be reiewing (and perhaps referencing) your work - so it breeds a desire to excel. The cuture is also an open one - that encourages people to share knowledge and where hiding knowledge is regarded as a bad thing. It's a fun, dynamic place to work that offers a whole host of challenging projects

Cons

It's a competative environment - so it's no place for shrinking violets ! The work life balance was non-existant, something that I believe has been addressed recently. Of course it has its share of politics - but then every place does.

4.0
Aug 25, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

As a Big 4 accounting firm, KPMG has many global Fortune 500 in its client base. It is know for its strength/expertise in commercial banking, but has large clients in all industries (e.g. General Electric, Pfizer.) The firm affords the opportunity to travel, if so desired, and I really enjoy the people I work with. Everyone seems genuine, intelligent and hard-working. The firm seems genuinely behind the work/life initiative it has been promoting for a number of years and generally seems to accommodate an employee's desire to transfer to another office, work an abbreviated schedule (to spend time with family) or go on an international rotation.

Cons

As a firm heavily involved in the financial services industry, we are feeling the effects of the downturn in the economy, specifically as it relates to the banking and finance industries. There have been 2 rounds of layoffs this year (March & May), neither of which were communicated to the staff. Additionally, although the firm recently announced earning are not down substantially, the general gossip is that raises and bonus will be off substantially from last year. We are all aware of what’s going on with the economy, but would appreciate an update to the firm’s results (vis-à-vis compensation), so changes don’t appear as an 11th hour event.

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