LIVE. LEARN. DISCOVER. ACHIEVE.
As a graduate with KPMG, you will discover a world of opportunity. We will show you a vast range of career pathways and industry specialisations, blue chip clients to work with, and the possibility of taking your career across the world. But most of all, we’ll give you the chance to discover yourself.
We provide an open, friendly environment that offers long-term growth, constant challenge and generous rewards. It’s a philosophy that continues throughout your career and touches every stage of your development.
We call it ‘Live. Learn. Discover. Achieve.’
Our graduates and students are our future leaders, and that’s why we don’t put parameters on qualifications or degree disciplines – we’re open to all bright minds.
The challenge of change, global perspectives, the freedom to question, an open and collaborative workplace, and the chance to work in one of the most diverse companies are all part of working with KPMG.
At KPMG we believe individual achievement is exactly that - individual. No matter what your ambitions and aspirations are, we give all our people the opportunity, support and encouragement to achieve their own goals and landmarks - personally and professionally.
You tell us where you want to go, and we'll help you get there. After all, if you are successful, so are we. But we also recognise that achievement has to be rewarded, and you will enjoy a range of benefits that fully reflects how importantly we view our people.
- Great financial rewards.
- A wide range of lifestyle based benefits.
- Tailored career paths.
- Industry leading training and development.
- Global perspectives and opportunities.
- Blue chip clients.
- Senior management mentoring.
- Close, collaborative working environments.
- Like-minded colleagues.
- Overseas experience
Audit
Do you love a fast-paced environment? All companies need audit services and that means our specialists are never short of exciting projects. So what exactly does our Audit team do? Essentially we give our view on whether a client’s accounts are a ‘true and fair’ reflection.
To get this right, the team needs to grasp a thorough understanding of a client’s business. While the year-end audit is when most of the financials are completed, the Audit team is always building relationships with clients and offering sound business advice.
Over time, you will also provide a range of other services to clients, such as:
- due diligence reviews
- initial public offerings
- financial valuations
- expert opinions on technical matters.
Although you may choose a line of business at the start of your career, you will work with a wide range of companies.
You'll love Audit if:
- you're skilled at interpreting figures
- you enjoy learning about different clients and industries
- you're good at problem solving.
Tax
Do you thrive on variety and challenge? As a Tax professional with KPMG, you will be joining a team that plays a vital role and adds value by helping clients address business critical issues. From interpreting legislation to long term planning and minimisation strategies, you will work collaboratively with clients and colleagues to think beyond the present and outside the square.
During your first year you will experience a wide range of both consulting and compliance work. As Tax is a challenging and integral area of the commercial environment, you can expect to be liaising on a regular basis with both the IRD and our clients.
You’ll be looking for every opportunity to add value through tax strategies tailored to your clients’ needs. In a short space of time you could be:
- reviewing a tax return prepared by a client
- researching a foreign tax credit issue
- helping a Tax team considering a proposed business restructure
- assisting an Audit team at a client's premises.
You'll love Tax if:
- you have strong technical skills
- you have the ability to think laterallyto give clients a competitive edge
- you have good communication skills.
Advisory
KPMG Advisory encompasses a range of Business services, including Financial Advisory Services, Advisory and Risk Advisory Services.
Business Advisory
Are you ready to make a genuine impact? If you are interested in helping New Zealand’s medium-sized enterprises and their owners fulfil their objectives and ambitions, our Business Advisory practice can provide you with a wealth of different experiences.
In Business Advisory you may be working with clients to develop their strategic plan, assist with compliance matters or financial statement reporting or even review their superannuation plans. Your role in Business Advisory can be particularly rewarding as the input you have can often have a substantial effect on the success of our client.
You'll love Business Advisory if:
- you have a keen interest in business
- you're keen to manage a client portfolio from early on
- you enjoy a wide variety of challenges.
Risk Advisory Services (RAS)
The Risk Advisory division is an umbrella unit encompassing a variety of advisory and consulting services offered to our clients focussing on improvements to business performance, technology, risk and compliance. The RAS team is made up of a wide variety of backgrounds and qualifications – we are open to all bright minds.
In RAS, we work across the following areas:
- Business performance services
- IT Advisory
- Risk management
- Financial risk management
- Internal audit
Live. Learn. Discover. Achieve in Audit
John Bedford
Moving from the student lifestyle of Dunedin to the corporate world was a daunting prospect for John Bedford, but his first year at KPMG has felt like an extension of the university experience.
"The graduate programme at KPMG offers an environment where every day you learn something new and provides you with a challenge, and working with other grads that are in the same position as you makes the transition a lot of fun".
The graduate induction camp was an amazing experience to start our time with KPMG, and it really instils the KPMG values straight away by focusing on working effectively in teams and putting you outside of your comfort zone. This camp made everyone feel like part of the team from the outset, and showed us that KPMG are passionate about developing the most important resource; their people."
To read more about John's (and other's) experiences in Audit click here
Live. Learn. Discover. Achieve in Business Advisory
Anna Cahill & Ngatai Schuster
After joining KPMG in March 2008, Anna Cahill has recently completed PCE2 and is now just a month away from becoming CA. "I have enjoyed the ability to specialise in areas of interest such as farm accounting and have become a Xero expert and help clients around the North Island."
"I chose KPMG for the national and international opportunities. I am really enjoying the great team environment with lots of events and social occasions like playing social indoor netball with the KPMG team."
Ngatai Schuster also enjoys the open and supportive environment KPMG offers and is really happy with her choice of firm and career.
"I was made to feel part of the team straight away and my training was made much easier by everyone's willingness to help whenever I needed it. One of the best things about KPMG is having access to and learning from some highly experienced people with expertise across all areas of accounting."
"It's been fun getting to know all the different people I work with and there are plenty of good social events throughout the year to get involved in. And the great thing about Business Advisory is I work with a huge range of clients from small ‘mum and dad' type businesses to large groups across many different industries."
To read more about Anna and Ngatai's experiences in Advisory click here
Live. Learn. Discover. Achieve in Tax
Carla O'Donnell
After studying for 5 years at Otago University and coming out with a LLB and Bcom majoring in accounting, Carla O'Donnell was looking forward to putting all the theory into practice. Now a year into her KPMG career, Carla has some good advice for budding Tax graduates.
"The grad induction week is a great way to bond with the other grads and learn what KPMG is all about and the buddy system makes your transitition from study to work a lot smoother as you have a friend to approach with all your questions. The tax training is comprehensive and constant. Each week consultants have a one hour training session, covering all aspects of tax practice in NZ. This provides a safe learning environment and an option to discover what areas of tax you could be passionate about.
"You get to do a range of tax work for a range of managers. This provides a great opportunity to test the waters in many areas without having to choose a specialisation right away. KPMG support you during your law professional studies which will be undertaken in your first year. You are granted one day off a week to complete your studies and time off to attend the onsite weeks. This is crucial to managing your study and work commitments."
To read more about Carla's (and others) graduate experiences in Tax click here
We put a great deal of emphasis on ensuring our people enjoy their workplace as much as they do the professional challenge and career development. Our focus is on an open, friendly and collaborative culture, and it touches every part of our working lives.
As a Graduate, you will be working for one of the largest graduate recruiters in New Zealand. The diversity of our culture means you will be working and interacting with a peer group whose ambitions and interests match your own, but also share different thoughts, opinions and outlooks.
Flexibility is another key aspect of our working environment. Flexible hours, flexible salary packaging and flexible career development are just a few of the options we offer.
We are just as focused on your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing as your professional progress. So you will find team sports, health information and counselling services are all part of life at KPMG. We also offer a wide range of discounted benefits including health insurance, gym memberships, mobile phones and computers.
And of course we know how to have fun. Balls, dinners, movie nights, theatre and concert tickets are just a few of the social distractions that will help ensure a stress-free lifestyle.
At KPMG we know that how you live is as important as how you work. That's why you will find a culture that encourages interaction and promotes social activity. In other words, we know how to have fun!
A career with KPMG is a career without boundaries. You will discover a business world much broader than you ever imagined, and more opportunities than you thought possible.
From day one you will be encouraged to discover new horizons and perspectives. Our clients are global companies with global outlooks and our people are global thinkers. Initiatives like our Global Opportunities programme will give you every opportunity to discover a new world, literally.
Focused learning and development are also important by ensuring you are given the technical, self-management, interpersonal and business-related skills that you will need at different points in your career. This programme is also flexible enough to allow you to access the individual support you may need at different times.
We understand that most people want to pursue an OE. Our overseas assignment programme offers you a unique experience and an excellent development tool, honing leadership skills and aiming to prepare you for increased responsibility and accountability.
In short, we offer a work environment that is open, friendly, inclusive and supportive. Find out what just some of our people have to say about a career at KPMG and then make up your own mind.
