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      1.0
      Feb 20, 2020
      Audit staff accountant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Work events and free food

      Cons

      Expect to not have a life as long as you work here. Hours are 80+ a week and you have to work weekends too but if you are lucky one of those weekends you may get to work from home. Doing the math and I was lucky if i was being paid $12 hour all together but I was salaried of course. You are EXPECTED to sign away your overtime even though you have a right to it. Expect to be paid very poorly. $50k your first year. $54.5k your second year. 60k your third year. Once you get your CPA you’ll get $70k and the year after that $75k. Don’t expect to ever reach over 100k. Pointless to stay after you get your CPA licensing. Get out while you can if your here.

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      5.0
      Apr 30, 2026
      Director
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      The people are the best to work with

      Cons

      The hours are long and lots of meetings depending where you sit in the org

      4.0
      May 7, 2026
      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great general benefits however not as good as it was when I first started at the firm 11 years ago. Firm used to provide better employee incentives but no longer provides. Employee experience all depends on who you report to and work with. Some have great experiences, while others are completely over-worked.

      Cons

      Let go during RIF. When I started with the firm back in 2015, RIF's didn't occur much but now has become the normal once a year at minimum at KPMG. You must be on top of you game now (high performance culture) otherwise can be let go at any moments notice. Unfortunately if you do amazing on your engagement work, doesn’t mean anything to leadership and can still be let go, especially at manager level and requires you to put many additional hours per week doing extra curricular (Business Proposals, Certifications, etc.).

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