Just OK for short-term tenure and as stepping stone to better opportunities or putting Big4 brand on resume. - Manager KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Dec 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance, where office is almost empty by 5:30 PM. Active Social Club, with a good number of activities such as parties and outdoor events. Good diversity in people, especially in IT Advisory. Easy-going office environment. Annual leave of 5 weeks for 'Manager' and up. Right place if you can generate Business and get new Clients.

Cons

Lack of relevant or appropriate work. Highly-skilled people doing low-level jobs or pushed towards generating revenue (Business Development). High turnover at all levels and exits almost on a weekly basis. People working in silos. Upper Management mainly consists of Accountants, and people from STEM or MBA background are not visible. Salary is 15%-30% less than what market pays and hikes (annual or promotions) is in the range of 1%-5% and sometimes nil. Not the right place if you are technology focused or are looking to hone your skills in Project Management or as a Consultant. Professionals from bigger economies would find scale of projects to be shallow or 'easy/not challenging'. Forget about large-scale projects or projects spanning multiple time-zones.

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Pros

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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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