Company: KPMG
Date: 2014-12-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Worked here for 5 yrs in TS
Pros: I worked in the TS group in FDD.  I transferred into this group from audit.  
You can get great experience as a young kid if you seek out the right experiences and mentors. 
Big 4 and CPA look good on a resume
You can transfer among groups (i.e. try a few different careers)
Exit opportunities can be good (although depends on the quality of your experience)
You work with a lot of young people that make the job fun - can be pretty social
Partners live comfortable lives if you decide to stay here long-term
Cons: -The quality of your work experience is dependent upon who you work for. Do they teach you, are they motivated, etc.   Exit opportunities can be limited if you have not really learned all that much
- Politics are important with respect to promotions, pay, etc.  This is especially important as you become more senior. 
- You do a lot of grunt work in your first few years.  This is grueling for the really smart/ambitious folks.  Most of these people leave within their first few years and feel like they wasted there time here.  
-Pay at big 4 is lower and the gig is less "sexy" relative to other finance gigs in NYC like banking, PE, HF,etc. This comment is specific to NYC b/c I imagine working at a big 4 is a good gig in smaller cities.  
-work life balance can be terrible - the expectation in my group was to be on call like a Dr in the ER. This was not sustainable and turnover was incredibly high.