KPMG reviews

Mentally draining, work life balance non existent

- Pay is poop, seriously if you want to get paid go to a bank. You can work in commercial banking/business banking/anything and get paid a higher grad salary AND work 40 hour work weeks. I do not want to work till 11pm from 9am and get paid 63,000 AUD as a first-year grad. Banks you get paid at least 70k+, Macquarie pays you 80-85k. Other Big 4 Banks pay more too. AVOID BIG 4 ACCOUNTING UNLESS YOU HAVE NO BETTER CHOICE. - Hours are long. 9am to 11pm on some days, at least you get free food at night. - You seriously do not get paid until you make associate director or higher, before that the hourly is quite subpar. You work for 7-8 years to get paid around 120k, and each week you are working 60-70 hours. Work in commercial banking start at 80k work 40 hour work weeks. Work in investment banking you get paid 200k+ and work 80 hours. This is at a graduate level. Don't work in audit. - HR/Management is so poop, and they don't give a poop about you too. I sent a message to HR and she ignores it for a whole week, reads my message, then doesn't reply LOL. - Very team dependant, having worked on different engagements. I've had teams that are honestly amazing and you feel like a human and part of something bigger. And teams (I experienced 2) where you are treated like a dog. Really depends on your senior manager.