Company: KPMG
Date: 2018-10-11
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Would be great, upper echelons too distant in certain teams
Pros: Employee Benefits
Excellent Technology and Facilities
Excellent HR Support
Very inclusive culture
Some amazing people - particularly Senior Managers and above
Real focus on Social Mobility
Cons: Blame culture - people are very quick to shift blame; there is no 'one team' environment, despite the business trying to implement this. People very defensive when they make a mistake - having worked in every area, this problem is pervasive particularly amongst Assistant M/Managers climbing the ladder. 
Grades - People are extremely focused on 'grades' to determine where you are in the business. It really isn't a helpful determination of someone's importance within the organisation but lots of people focus on this. I have seen E grades almost seem embarrassed to mention it, but it is often brought up. Annoyed the hell out of me. 
Certain teams are managed very differently from others. My team was Global so senior management were completely unavailable to me. It felt like the team had no recourse when we were going through a very challenging period. 
Worked autonomously, but then would be randomly spot-checked - felt like there was a lack of trust. 
Promotions were completely inconsistent across the board - some teams would create roles, to allow an individuals progression; others would be one in, one out which means some teams do not have the same promotion opportunities as others.

Compensation in KBS is absolutely ludicrous. 50% below the market rate.