KPMG Reviews in City of London, England

Current Employee – been working at KPMG

Pros – 1. Steep learning curve: You will get to learn a lot, about many industries
2. Good work culture: The people are generally good to work with

Cons – 1. No work life balance: They expect you to work all the time. And everyone seems to work all the time.
2. Promotions and Bonuses: They are not very forthcoming with these, and the appraisals process can be a bit wayward.

Advice to Senior Management – Help employees have a life beyond work. I know it's not much different at the other big fours, but please try and take the lead here.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at KPMG

Pros – Knowledge transfer, you learn very quickly a lot more than anywhere else. The company culture is quite nice compere to other Big 4.

Cons – Sometimes you do not get a fair feedback and it is difficult to get promoted.

Current Employee – been working at KPMG

Pros – Nice new office, lunch allowance, colleagues are nice people, gives you something to do for the day, generally good level of feedback offered

Cons – Very little career progression, pay is very poor, bonuses insulting, often have unsociable hours which make a social life practically nonexistent

Advice to Senior Management – Rethink the way you treat graduate trainees, it doesn't pay to provide very little chance to develop skills. Encourage a greater level of delegation and stop those seeking promotions from hoarding work. Pay in line with your competitors, or you will lose lots of staff

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at KPMG

Pros – Very good people, only complian wud be avg salary compared to others..

the best thing is definitely the culture and the ppl u work with

Cons – sometimes a bit hectic, difficult maintain work/life balance

n very low bonuses

Advice to Senior Management – reward performance more, improve motivation amongst D grades, promote more ppl, try and retain staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at KPMG

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.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in your KM systems - knowledge sharing is good - but there is always room for improvement. Sharing data across borders can be to difficult sometimes

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend