Audit Associate applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audit Associate roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KPMG overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KPMG as a Audit Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 21%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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The interview process has been pretty smooth and the team was helpful in the entire process. 1. Aptitude test 2. GD 3. 2 Technical rounds 4. HR round The technical round was entirely about the accounting concepts and topics which were taught in 11 and 12th.
Stage 1 - online application
Stage 2 - phone interview
Stage 3 - assessment centre
Stage 4 - partner interview
Overall was a long process, but expected as it was for a grad job with one of the Big Four.
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A piece of news I was currently following and interested in.
Applied for a graduate associate role. Had prior experience in auditing, so the interviewer asked me to talk about what I did. Interview was quite short, nothing technical, and interviewer was friendly.
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Situational question (i.e.. If you faced this scenario, what would you do)
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (Cochin) in Sep 2025
Interview
The interview process was straightforward and consisted of three rounds. It began with an aptitude test, followed by a technical round focused on basic audit and accounting concepts, and concluded with an HR discussion covering background, expectations, and fit. Overall, the process was structured and moved smoothly.
Cons:
Communication around onboarding is extremely poor.
I received an offer letter with a confirmed joining date, relocated to Kochi based on that, and two days before joining, I was informed that the offer was deferred.
No clear timeline or proactive updates afterwards — kept waiting without any concrete information.
HR support is unresponsive and slow during critical moments.
Causes financial and mental stress for candidates who plan their lives based on the offer.
Advice to Management:
If you cannot honour joining dates, be transparent early. Candidates make major life decisions based on the company’s commitments. Stronger communication, clearer timelines, and responsible handling of offer deferrals would prevent unnecessary hardship and maintain trust in the brand.
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In the technical round, they focused on core audit concepts — especially management assertions, how to design audit procedures based on those assertions, and the fundamentals of how investments are recorded and tested.