Experiences at KPMG

-Work/life balance
-Technolgy
-Diversity

Full cycle recruiting for audit and risk advisory services at Big 4 public accounting firm.

Recruited senior management level staff for accounting, finance, HR, marketing, operations, and new business departments.
Exceeded national hiring goal by 200% placing 65 people in the first 4 months of tenure
Actively developed relationships as a strategic business partner with partners and senior managers nationwide that resulted in high satisfaction of the recruiting process
Lowered agency usage costs by 40%
Increased diversity hires by 20%, leading Diversity Council of the firm and Network of Women
Increased employee referral hires by 65%, leading Employee Referral campaigns in several offices resulted in hundreds of referrals hard to find talent
Trained 40% of managers in the Behavioral Interview Training process
Pioneered networking with Executive Network of Women, Women in IT, Hispanics MBA, Northern Virginia Technology Council and other organizations to build a pipeline of passive candidates
Lead a national task force on Competitive Intelligence and Market Salary Review
Managed Applicant tracking system Resumix, submitting Applicant Flow Logs to ensure EEO compliance...

- Responsible for professional & advisory services for many & different Industries, Such as manufacturing, contracting & trading.
- Managed group of seniors & staff auditors, and prepared annual appraisals.
- Assist in preparing consolidated Financial Statements.
- Draft management letters and discuss reportable conditions with Client's Management.
- Reviewed audit working papers, critical areas, dealt with technical issues & Documenting conclusion....

I provided administrative assistance to directors at KPMG's Meeting and Travel Services division.I developed an M&TS internal filing system, organized and distributed meeting reports, maintained internal training manuals, provided offsite support at meetings, directed a timesheet audit in the Toronto office, and directed a promotional video about "Adding Value" to client relations....

As a senior associate I have performed an asset impairment analysis according to IFRS 36.

I also supervise staff auditor's testwork on an engagement with eight entities.

I Conduct analytical and detail procedures to assess clients' overall operational and financial performance.

I am responsible for tracking hours and keeping the client and KPMG management informed on the status of the audit....

I Performed walk-through interviews to test controls over financial reporting to evaluate their effectiveness and document the results through written memorandums.

I also conducted analytical and detail procedures to assess clients' overall operational and financial performance.

I Performed control and substantive test work over account balances.

I Planned the design and implementation of audit work for fiscal year-end financial statement audit engagements.

My primary experience is in conducting audits for clients in the manufacturing and consumer products industries....

* Provide full life-cycle recruiting support to Partners and Principals of the Firm on both a regional and national capacity in the areas of: Forensic, Transaction Services, Pharmaceutical Advisory and Federal IT Advisory
* Participate in various networks and projects: Hispanic/Latino Network, Employee Referral Program Increased Bonus program, MBA recruitment, job fairs, Global Mobility assignee assistance, Regional and National Practice meetings, etc.
* Certified "Hiring High Performers" training which is an internal course teaching behavior-based interviewing skills as well as employment law...

Support geographically diverse user groups on Human Resources Information Systems including ADP VirtualEdge and PeopleSoft HRMS/Benefits Administration

Act as liason between business process owners and technical resources to accurately document business needs and ensure efficient and accurate communication

Create and coordinate test plans with functional and technical teams in relation to system upgrades, implementation of new functionality, and software patches

Configuration and master table administration for both VirtualEdge ATS and PeopleSoft HRMS Benefits Administration

Document and track oustanding issues and task requests and coordinate status updates with functional and technical groups

Provide HR reporting services utilizing SQL, Crystal Reports, and Crystal Enterprise Server on multiple data sources including creation of ad-hoc and scheduled reports...

By joining KPMG Bahrain i gained a lot of things the most imortant things are woking with one of the big four audit firm and gaining a lot of experience and finally which is very important is the better offer which i got.