COMPANY REVIEW: KPMG

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FEATURED COMPANY

KPMG

ABOUT

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. 

It is present in over 150 countries around the world, with a workforce of over 162,000 professionals. Its Nigerian business has a staff strength of a little over 800.

KPMG belongs to the category of companies globally referred to as the “Big 4” – the 4 biggest professional services firms in the world.

Vault.com, an influential companies review website based in the United States ranked KPMG the 4th most prestigious accounting firm and the 18th best consulting firm in the world in 2015.

NIGERIAN OFFICE

KPMG Tower, Bishop Aboyade Cole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. They also have a regional office  in Abuja: 84 Kwame Nkrumah Crescent

Phone number is 234 1 271 8955; Fax line: 234 1 279 9192,

The company began operations in Nigeria in 1978.

Note that KPMG is an independent network of firms in 155 countries which KPMG Nigeria is part of.

OFFICIAL WORKING HOURS

8am – 5pm

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

KPMG Nigeria offers career opportunities in auditing, tax and regulatory and advisory/consulting .

MAJOR PROs OF WORKING IN KPMG

Top global brand.

Great training opportunity. We listed them among the Top 5 coolest Companies to start career in Nigeria.

Good working environment.

Dealing with varied clients expands your personal and professional network.

On a lighter note, they polish you.

…AND THESE LOOK LIKE CONS

Long hours of work & crazy deadlines

Your take-home pay may only just take you home…

WHAT IT TAKES GET A JOB IN KPMG

Entry Level

5 O’level credits (including English & Maths) at a sitting

Minimum of second class upper in first degree

Usually not above 26 years

Pass the company test

Pass a multiple-stage interview

Experienced

Like other professional services firms, quality of experience plays a significant role. Experience in another Big 4 firm or top consulting firm,  excellent communication skills, etc may be helpful in securing experienced level job with KPMG.

REMUNERATION

Average.

JOB SECURITY

High, subject to great performance. Company not known for indiscriminate laying off.  Just perform and never compromise your integrity amongst other values they covet. Tight recruitment process reduces the chance of bad eggs getting job there in the first place.

JOB TEST

It is a computer-based test. We spoke with a couple of people who have written their test.  Almost equally distributed between those who flunked it and those who made it. But their test is not the most common hurdle. Interview is the greater hurdle for most people we know.

And you’re allowed to write their test only once.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

KPMG conducts a decently rigorous interview process.

Interview is usually in 3-4 stages, held at few days or weeks intervals. You get to talk with different levels of officers in the system. If you scale the stages, you get the job.

HOW TO APPLY

They usually have  yearly or biennial graduate recruitment exercises which are well publicized. One is currently ongoing, click to here apply.

Apart from regular advertised GT programmes, they also accept CV on ongoing basis, especially if submitted by trusted insiders. Such unsolicited CVs are usually kept in database in case relevant openings come up.

1, I made Minimum of 5 credits in o’level with English & Math @ one sitting

2, I made first class  or second class honour from the university

3, I am below 26 years Go to second condition Try other reputable companies that don’t have such rules.

If your your issue is:

1, Didn’t make 5 credits on one sitting: try a reputable bank or law firm where this is relaxed

2, Attended Polytechnic: Try PwC. PwC takes HND

3, Above 26 years: Try a reputable company where this is not applicable. Tough, we must confess.

Experience elsewhere, especially in a top organization or fellow Big 4, and maybe a good second degree abroad, may just remedy the situation when you apply after 4-6 years as experienced hire. But again, the “roadblock” at that point is still tight, but assailable.    SECOND CONDITION Honestly score yourself or have a friend score you Excellent (5)Average (3)Below Average (1)Verbal reasoning test skills   Quantitative reasoning test skills   I speak good English with clear diction   I’m familiar with workings of business   I have professional qualifications (ICAN or ACCA)   I dress well and look or can look good   I am confident   I can discuss issues ex tempore   TOTAL  Score (over 40)   32-40Bright chance  25-31Decent chance  Below 25 Tight, but not impossible

Editor’s Note: This is designed by us for anyone desirous of working in KPMG to assess his chance and is purely our informed thought. This is not the official assessment template of KPMG and it is solely our initiative to assist students and job seekers in self-assessment, as is done in other parts of the world.

NOW YOUR OWN REVIEW

So, have you undergone KPMG recruitment process, whether in Nigeria or abroad? How was it? What is your impression?

Or have you worked in KPMG before and want to tell us more about working in KPMG, let’s have your comments?

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