Success Hinges on Whether the Team Wants You Working with Them - Audit Associate KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Jun 28, 2025
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Pros

A lot of resources for learning Hybrid work schedule Interview process is super easy for entry level associates Posh offices Opportunities to travel Corporate expense and business cards Firm-wide shutdown (if not on call to do inventory counts) Flexibility to study for your CPA FREE CPA study materials Opportunities to meet new people

Cons

Toxic company culture Layoffs are eminent. Do not get too comfortable Your success depends on whether the team embraces you. If you do not look like or speak like them, you might feel isolated and excluded Team member can be rude Very little training once assigned to engagement and they can get frustrated when you don’t understand something Quarterly performance reviews, so your performance is tracked. Their expectations are unreasonably high given that you are fresh, coming in with virtually no experience in the audit profession.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Good learning environment, the teams help support your development when you're new, and they take you under their wing to succeed in your role.

Cons

It is a grind, work-life balance can become nonexistent, and it can be draining.

4.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

It might sound cliche but the Pro for me is the people that I work with. I'm lucky enough to be staffed in a team with great leadership. Managers are actually willing to coach junior members and be a real mentor. I very much appreciate their efforts.

Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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