Comparing Deloitte vs KPMG?

What's the better firm? Also, whats the differences in:

  • Leadership/Mentoring
  • People
  • Working enviornment

Which is Better for Advisory - KPMG or Deloitte?

Our users highlighted that Deloitte is generally considered to be more prestigious across the board.

User @lou", an investment banking analyst, shared that Deloitte is generally considered to be the most prestigious.

lou - Investment Banking Analyst:
I think most would agree Deloitte is better than KPMG in all practices and in terms of prestige. Though, the prestige does come with douchebags.

While this sentiment was shared by other users - user @Hugo Stiglitz", an investment banking associate, shared a converse opinion.

Hugo Stiglitz - Investment Banking Associate:
This is Deloitte Advisory, which is still part of Deloitte 7 Touche; even within Advisory, it depends on which function. I've heard KPMG's Financial Advisory practice (valuation, Corproate Finance, Transaction Services) is actually pretty good and that Deloitte's isn't as strong, but that's just my 2 cents.

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I'm cringing reading a lot of these comments.

Culture and the other factors vary significantly from team to team let alone division.For example, Deloitte doesn't even offer some consulting services that KPMG and EY may offer. I highly encourage you to research the division and team you are targeting a bit more.

Don't go for brand name. Look at what jobs and projects the teams are winning. If you're targeting deals consulting for example, look up WSJ articles in the last 12 months where a firm advised on a deal. You don't want to go to a team that's not winning work. Plain and simple.

There are other factors at play, but your criteria such as "prestige" are complete bull shit.

 
FinServConsultant:
Advisory work........

Ah thanks for narrowing it down.....

Maybe next time you should be even more specific. You know, like "I'll be working in a group that is provided firm issued laptops and will spend the majority of work hours on excel and powerpoint"

End sarcasm - you do realize how large the "advisory" group is and how many different functions are included in that description, right?

 

Which group? Audit? Tax? Consulting? And if Consulting, are we talking Strategy Ops or Tech? All these have pretty big impacts. I would say generally Deloitte MAY be better across the board, but the real difference is int he Strategy Consulting group - everything else , Id almsot choose KPMG if you like the people more

Hugo
 

Big 4 in Dallas. Man you are going to get ripped apart.

On a side note, this has nothing to do with Wall Street.......Go to mainstreetoasis.com

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AdviceSeeker:
So no advice here? I just didn't know where else to post. Thanks

Nobody here works in audit so no one can really give you meaningful advice. What is your end game?

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rooster:
I'm surprised at how peaceful the responses to this post were given the ass-pounding that accounting gets on other sites like dealbreaker and LSO. So in that case...

What makes you think that your non-contributing ass is going to come on to 1) a site completely unrelated to your (inferior) industry of choice and 2) take up valuable real estate on the servers asking questions we don't A) have an answer to or B) give a shit about.

You don't know where else to post? Do a fucking google search. I just found a shitty wanna-be version of WSO for accounting in 2 seconds. That is where you and your dumbass question both belong.

The only reason that people like you even have jobs at KPMG and Deloitte is because there are people on Wall Street making so much fucking money that they can't count it all, which is where the bean counters come in. Continued posts of this sort will only piss the BSDs off, and they may start getting fifth-graders to count their bonuses and put you out of a job. You don't see us trolling your accounting sites so please show the same respect here.

Please redirect the copias amount of time afforded to you by your work-life balance away from WSO and onto something more appropriate like shopping at Mens Warehouse or playing Mancala.

hmm

accounting is actually related to investment banking. if you are going to take on elitist airs, it's best to do so with proper grammar and spelling. for example, it's copious, not "copias" (lol), and the numbered list in your second paragraph lacks parallel structure.

OP, both KPMG and Deloitte are Big 4 and thus likely pay the same and offer the same career progression/exit opps. Join the firm that has the best culture/fit for you.

 

Bit of an ass-pounding from that last post. But thats too be expected here if you post anything about accounting, dont worry about it.

Nevertheless, one is audit, one is forensic accounting. If you cant split the difference between the firms, then decide which position you like the most and which is more likely to get you where you want to. For me, auditing is boring as batshit and id steer clear, but it can lead to other opportunities. I dont really know anything about forensic accounting, but maybe that is a goo stepping stone to your future ambitions. Do some research and find out

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In general, Advisory>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Audit.

This probably depends where you are based however. If you're based in the US I don't believe Big 4 offers corporate finance services apart from Valuations and possibly restructuring advice due to the different legal situation in the US. Tax Advisory etc probably offer worse exit opps than Audit. Not really sure what Forensics is, is this related to Transaction Services? If so, definitely a better bet than Audit and I think you still get your accounting qualification.

KPMG and PwC actually compete relatively favourably (depending on the team) with mid-market investment banks in Australia and some parts of Europe, particularly the UK (KPMG's Debt Advisory team in the UK is particularly strong whilst M&A teams from both institutions are very prominent in mid-market M&A in Australia).

 

@Rooster, grow up. Your immaturity is disconcerting. I feel sorry for you. I highly doubt you'd have the balls to say that to someones face. Maybe when you're drinking your Mike's Hard Lemonade tonight you can tell one of your other not-pulling-any-ass friends how you totally flamed some kind on the internet message board today.

OP, I'd recommend you choose the job base on the role which you find more interesting. Whether it's audit or forensics, make sure you like the field. As your industry will dictate your career progression not the people you spend time with in the office.

 

Generally, advisory is better than audit in terms of exit opps but forensics accounting is a very niche field. I have a friend in that field at one of the Big 4 right now, and she's finding it difficult to transition out.

 

I think they are both very similar.. Deloitte has more prestige than KPMG and indeed risk consulting does work with accounting and "audit" practice as my mentor told me this about when she recommended the classes i did to prepare. I am also looking into advisory but in valuation. If you're going back to school/getting your cpa.. i think Deloitte is the better choice as it may get you into a better school and exit opportunities.

 

If it is for something like audit or tax, it is all about location. Depending on where you are located you may have better clients than the same firm in another area. In larger cities such as NY/Boston/Chicago/DC however, go with Deloitte 100%

 

it all depends what your looking at. if you look at audit (just as higheck mentioned) it all depends on location since most audit clients are regionalized...with that being said, i personally think KPMG has a stronger audit portfolio...meaning i i think they generate more revenue from audit and have more well known clients.

if you are looking at advisory/consulting, no question about Deloitte. Deloitte is one of the top consulting shops, especially with their recent acquisition of monitor group.

if your looking at corporate finance, kpmg is the way to go.

my 2 cents

hope this helps

 

I can confirm that KPMG's financial advisory practice is significantly better than Deloitte's. In fact, among the Big 4, Deloitte does the least technical, least prestigious work in FAS. Deloitte dominates in what's effectively transfer pricing work - legal entity valuations for tax purposes.

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As someone at a Big 4 firm and know people in Advisory at 3 of the 4, including Deloitte, the question shouldn't be about about "Advisory" - that can differ from firm to firm and kind of take your pick but in reality if you're thinking exit ops it's the same essentially from any of the Big 4 (granted - your SPECIFIC experience will of course be the difference-maker in any interview).

However, I would venture to say that if you're asking Deloitte CONSULTING - THAT'S the one to be at. Deloitte "Advisory," just like all the other "Advisory" practices is the same thing. Another example is EY, they have Advisory and then they have Parthenon which some argue is on par (for a few specific sectors) with MBB or a tier below.

So, in conclusion, if you're picking between the two, I would personally pick Deloitte for the similar reasons given above (Prestige and overall brand name, it's also the larger of the two) but if you have a specific sector in mind and KPMG is better in that department (which you can learn from asking people in the field and at those firms), pick it. But if you're just picking between the two, Deloitte "Advisory" is the one, but Deloitte "Consulting" is on par with Parthenon at EY, and almost at, if not just a step below, MBB.

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