KPMG Reviews

Pros

Great opportunities to learn as a young associate. Difficult to get started, but could learn alot if you are willing to work

Cons

Being a tiny cog in a huge wheel is never fun. You often feel under appreciated and overlooked. The company is far too risk averse

Advice to Senior Management

I was turned off by how poorly run our region was. I had a hard time working for such a large company.

Pros

Very friendly
Good management philosophy
Good benefits

Cons

For me the commute is really hard
Gossip
Politics and the worst part is ever growing number of employees talking after managers

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your good employees, they are your main asset!

Pros

ability to influence decisions, develop client relationships, lead engagements, name on resume, working on becoming more of a management consulting organization as opposed to a bunch of audit people pretending like they're consultants

Cons

public accounting rules limit management consulting effectiveness, conservative accounting culture struggles with management consulting business to grow business, accounting culture allows partners to be promoted without leadership, industry depth, book of business, or competency in skill areas (strategy, operations, technology)

Advice to Senior Management

watch who you promote, cultivate people to be able to fill the higher roles and let them know what your plans are for them, hold partners accountable for their performance. also, reward your managers and directors who have been loyal to the firm for 7-10 years instead of leaving them at a pay disadvantage relative to the market

Pros

Work life balance, allow personal growth

Cons

Less exposure to modeling aspects compared to other competitors

Advice to Senior Management

Put more resources on expanding the advisory services instead of audit work

Pros

Big organizations with good exposure

Cons

Lack of work life balance. lack of respect for humans.

Pros

best place to learn accounting and audit over the middle east
best for first 3-4 years of ur carear

Cons

cutting training costs
low salalries compared to competitors
crowded work place

Pros

work life balance
encouraging bosses
colleagues are nice and help you get integrated quickly
alot of responsibilities given to first years

Cons

low pay
remuneration not that clear
there is a need to stay long hours at times depending on client
long hours

Advice to Senior Management

offer higher bonus
more recognition for work done
more events to make people feel good at work
offer more signals to allow talent to stay

Pros

Varied Experience
Attractive salary and benefits
Pleasant work environment and and the chance to interact with other professionals in teh same field

Cons

Long hours and lots of persoanl sacrifice in order to meet deadlines
Difficult clients to deal with who are uncompromising.

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure your staff is afforded the required training to be in the forefront. Need to actively sell advisory service

Pros

good to work but too streessfull. have a good oportunity

Cons

Too much stressfull and pressure

Advice to Senior Management

good to work but too streessfull. have a good oportunity

Pros

Benefits, compensation, training, career advancement

Cons

Senior Management knowledge, type of work

Advice to Senior Management

Promote based on the skill of your people not set timelines. Some people are not competent enough to manage audit teams.