KPMG360 Apprentice Review

by KPMG

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.8/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I am a KPMG360 apprentice. We do 6 month placements in different areas of the business and rotate around. After 2 years, we decide which area we want to specialise in and KPMG helps us to qualify in that area. I am currently in Public Sector Audit so I get to go to hospitals and schools and find out how their finances are working and check everything is up to standard. I get to work in a different place every week and meet lots of new people. It is so much fun and I really love it. Wish I had found out about it sooner.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I am studying towards my AAT Level 4 Professional Accounting currently and hope to progress to ACA Level 7. I am learning so many vital skills such as teamwork and communication along with more specific financial learning.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I love my programme. I am very personable so I enjoy that I get to work with different teams in different places, and I get to travel up and down the country and work in a variety of areas.

10/10

4. How valued do you feel by KPMG?

The main impression I have got from working with KPMG is that they really care about the individual. I 100% feel that my contributions are valued and that KPMG want me to be happy and healthy.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

In a UK sense I think the organisation of the KPMG360 is really well structured and organised. I am one of the first apprentices to work in my office in Nottingham so there have been a few hurdles in terms of n-office co-ordination but the programme as a whole is very well put together.

8/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I feel like I have a really supportive relationship with my Performance Manager who I regularly talk to about my progress and any questions/worries that I have. I am also supported by my Resource Manager who takes in mind where I want to go in the future and helps to orchestrate that.

10/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Again, I feel like KPMG is accommodating of any needs I may have and I feewl completely comfortable asking for support if I need it.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

I think that our salary is extremely generous and it is far more than I was ever expecting from my first job.

10/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are lots of opportunities to get involved at KPMG. I joined in October and I am already a part of the Social Committee and organising my first solo event. I am involved in the Back to School Programme and am hoping to become the Midlands representative for my peer group.

10/10

9. Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I love working here.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to KPMG?

Be yourself. I don't think I got the job because I said the right things in my interview. I think that I got the job because they liked me and thought I would make a good addition to the KPMG family.