I have an offer from KPMG risk advisory services as a Senior Consultant. Can anyone give any view from the inside (either current or previous) on the culture?- Decent people or ultra-competitive/political?- Reasonable working hours?- Likely frequency of travel? Is most FS work based in London & SE?- Fun factor?Appreciate its totally subjective, but since I don't know anyone there, this is my best chance to get a view of what it might be like to work there.

Loved KPMG when I was there, but I think all the Big 4 are broadly similar, and culture can vary significantly between departments.I did have a chat with some mates from other big 4 firms last week, and everyone sort of had the same views on the stereotypes of each one:PWC - big & powerful, but you can get lost in the crowdKPMG - young & cool, but perhaps more bark than biteE&Y - exclusive & high class, but a bit drearyDeloitte - driven & smart, but watch out for internal politicsAlso, Sunday Times recently did a 'top 20 big companies' piece, worth checking out.

KPMG is the best big company to work for according to The Times newspaper.

Search the threads, KPMG seems ot have many good points on staff engagement, brand, T&Cs etc, but also some negatives on low pay, churn and recruiting practices

I've been at KPMG for a few months now and I love it. Good people, not overly political compared to some places, reasonable working hours and a clearly defined career development structure.That's in my department, of course... I hear that over in risk advisory it's constant backstabbing and the senior consultants work 18-hour days ;-)