KPMG Senior Associate reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,026 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Sr. Associate employees have rated KPMG with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,026 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Associate professionals have a good working experience there. KPMG is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Aug 2, 2009
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Pros

- Quite laid back atmosphere compared to some of its competitors. You're there to get the job done, less artificiality in the corporate culture. - Rapid career progression, I had the opportunity to move from senior associate to manager within a year. - Opportunities for paid further education.

Cons

- Hours can get a bit much. - On the other hand there were significant periods of downtime when there was little happening on the client front. - Lateral movement can be difficult, so if you get stuck with a Partner whose personality you clash with, watch out!

4.0
Jul 30, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

# Quality of training offered by KPMG # Great team working attitude of KPMG # Support of colleagues

Cons

The long hours can be a grind, and your relative enjoyment/pain will depend on the audit team you work with. Auditing isn’t just about the numbers, but it is most of the time- which could be boring for some of you after a while.

3.0
Jul 24, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

KPMG offered a salary that is higher than I could get working in industry. There is plenty of vacation time, volunteer opportunities and you can earn a lot of CPEs. The people are intelligent, generally very nice and willing to help out others in order for the project to succeed. Everyone is motivated to perform at a high level but do no back stab to get ahead. Being in Advisory, I learned a lot by working with other Advisory practices, but also alongside the Audit and Tax groups. The opportunity to work along side them provided an incredible experience.

Cons

Advisory work is a commodity, so there will times in which it is feast or famine. It is difficult to manage work/life balances because of the extremes but you're typically less than 100% utilized. There are way more CPEs available than you could ever complete although the training could be stronger. Education online seems outdated and the classes at Advisory University only scratch the service of topics. Management is quick to relay positive information about the Firm but keeps remaining employees in the dark about downsizing.

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