Company: KPMG
Date: 2021-01-12
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Best Career Starter
Pros: Best place to start your career in accounting or auditing. You will get exposure to all levels of the accounting and finance departments from CFO to staff accountants over time, in addition to working with cross functional departments both internally and at clients. Exposed to mostly CPAs as colleagues (for the most part all relatively smart individuals). Extraordinary amount of resources (trainings, technical accountants, etc.) that you won't find in private accounting. Opportunities for great, long lasting mentors.
Cons: Compensation is not in line with market value for skill level you develop over time (especially considering amount of hours worked) until you make Partner and/or are in it for the long term. Expected to work weekends. Not much work/life balance. Everlasting and never ending increases in scrutiny from regulators resulting in more work for same pay.