Company: KPMG
Date: 2015-08-09
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Senior Manager, Audit
Pros: The firm delivers excellent training - both on the job and formal content.  Additionally, the firm puts a dedicated on focus on mentorship and career development.  Skills acquired during my time at the firm include:
- Dealing with Ambiguity
- Project Management
- Staff/People Management
- Executive presence and presentation skills
- Critical Thinking and Professional Skepticism

Other benefits of my time at the firm:
- Accelerated career progression outside of the firm
- Network expansion
- Significant Flexibility outside of busy season (increases with seniority)
Cons: The biggest con to working at KPMG (like other Big 4 firms) is the workload.  Consistent with the public accounting industry your calendar is driven by client deadlines and events. It is not uncommon for a client transaction to occur during a planned holiday or time out of the office.  

Your cash pay is below market as a significant portion of your compensation is intangible career development.