Good foundation for career beginnings but difficult to progress at senior level - Transaction Services Analyst KPMG Employee Review

3.0
Jul 3, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Wide variety of work and projects to choose from (different industries and sectors, different transactions, opportunity for business development work even at a junior level) Internal moves and overseas secondments are highly encouraged Lots of investment in training & development Flexibility of working hours during downtimes

Cons

High degree of unpredictability in workload (little visibility over future projects and workload due to transaction-based projects). Not for those who prefer a stable life. High tendency for partners/directors to be reactive towards client needs, even if demands are unreasonable Lacking investment in IT infrastructure (PC specs are too low to open multiple spreadsheets and documents without crashing!)

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Cons

We have outsourced 80%+ of our Risk Advisory work, leaving onshore seniors with massive gaps in their experience. As a manager, I am stuck doing senior-level work because I typically have only one or zero local seniors or associates on my teams. The best leaders have already resigned because this model prevents actual management and mentoring. Also, it might take you 30+ years to become partner in Risk Advisory, if at all.

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