KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is an Anglo-Dutch multinational

professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
Headquartered in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, although incorporated in the United
Kingdom, KPMG is a network of firms in 147 countries, with over 219,000 employees and
has three lines of services: financial audit, tax, and advisory. Its tax and advisory services are
further divided into various service groups. KPMG started its activity on the Romanian
market in 1994. It currently operates through a network of five offices located in Bucharest,
Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iasi, and Constanta. KPMG in Romania currently has over 850
employees, both Romanian and foreign citizens. In 2007, KPMG in Romania ranked first in
the Top 100 Companies to Work for.
        KPMG in Romania works with other companies, governments and non-governmental
organizations to bring about change for the betterment of people's health, well-being and
prosperity. The company's employees benefit from this approach. An essential element of
KPMG's vision is that the company must be recognized as a "Top Employer", to recruit,
retain and develop the best people. “Working at KPMG is both a challenge and a great
opportunity. It is not just an organization with top-level professionals who are continually
evolving, but an ecosystem that allows you to reinvent yourself. It gave me the opportunity to
experiment, fail, learn and repeat.”[ CITATION Tib \l 2057 ].
        The working hours of the company are between 09 a.m and 06 p.m., but it can vary, up to
the employee preference.
        The selection process involves several stages, including the selection of CVs, the testing
of candidates which involves a test of numerical skills and verbal skills. The next steps differ,
depending on the department you want to work in. You can be invited to an individual
interview or to an assessment centre.
         For full-time positions, the selection period is different and is carried out during an
academic year, with the aim that the future employee can start his career immediately after
graduation.
To drive growth and become future ready, the HR function needs to evolve along with
rapid changes in the workforce and capitalize on emerging technology. Elevating HR to a
strategic partner is now necessary for leading organizations and requires reinvention and a
renewed focus.
KPMG’s HR leadership and workforce strategy experience positions us to uncover new
ways of work and design your future HR service vision. Putting employees at the center, we
can help you transform your HR operations with strategy articulation that is driven by data
and emboldened by technology.
HR strategy and assessment: The evolving business landscape requires an innovative
HR function. Map and execute an HR strategy that supports workforce innovation and is a
key driver for enterprise growth.
      However, Mrs. Dobrin Raisa is a Recruitment Assistant and she is in the HR team. She
understands that a team means collaboration. Actually, when having adequate resources and
the right people at the right place, you can definitely offer room for decision-making and trust
in one’s actions.
Job description 
Job title: Audit Assistant Manager
Location:  KPMG Bucuresti (69-71 Ploiesti street Romania, DN1 69-71, București 075100)
Type of contract: 6 h part-time job 
Type of job: administrative
Reports to: TBC
Duties:
 Ability to obtain and present appropriate audit evidence, address the relevant audit
objectives, and demonstrates its relevance to the rest of the audit.
  Document the results of their audit work in accordance with KPMG Audit Methodology,
regulatory requirements, and using applicable IT systems and tools.
  Identify audit differences and issues and escalate as appropriate.
 Demonstrate knowledge of prevailing accounting standards, accounting disclosure
requirements, and applying these to allocated work.
  Attend and apply all audit and accounting training within the set deadlines.

 Graduate degree in Accounting or related field.

 Fully qualified in any of the following international professional qualifications – CA, ACCA,
ACA, CPA.
Knowledge of best practice reporting and International Financial Reporting Standards.
Advance  English- is considered a plus

Job profile 
Essential characteristics
     careful, sociable, resistant to distress, clear, concise and effective in communication, trustworth,
solution oriented person 
Desirable characteristics
      Scrupulous, positive attitude, neat physical appearance

Recruitment process
Informal methods:
-     WOM method - getting the references from the current employee, personal contacts and
other sources
Formal methods:
-     direct advertising of the vacancy : company’s website or using a PR company
-       by means of recruitment agencies: ejobs, hipo
Selection process 
-Collecting the CVs of the applicants and selecting the ones that fit the criteria specified in
the job description
-Interviewing face to face the selected ones
-Choosing the appropriate candidates that fit with the job description
-Starting the process of examination: written tests aimed at: writing skills in Romanian and
English / French, the logical thread of expression, the ability to analyse, the ability to solve
certain situations
-Psychometric tests (logical reasoning, verbal and numerical skills, personality)
-Assessment centres that involve various group exercises, individual exercises, group
interviews and individual interviews.
-Final decision

Induction training 

    Duration - 7 days
    Led by - the HR Business Advisor Manager,  Alina Gheuca
   The trainee will be presented details about the following statements and also will be
introduced to the new information about:
 KPMG International Limited company
-        presenting the code of conduct,core values, vision, mission, objectives
-        what to do in the event of fire or an accident, holiday and sickness arrangements

       -     Audit department

-    introduce the new employee to colleagues, and people that will enter in contact with,
departmental objectives, specific working hours, meal breaks and rules of conduct

Training sessions 

During the 7 days training held by Chief of Audit Department and some specialized
trainers in the company the new employee will:
-get familiar with the type of documents that he/she will work with
-get in touch with the system, learning specific keywords
-accommodate with the routine and time management
-be put in a cries management situation
-meeting and working with the other employees

Organizational culture 
Task fulfilment:
-the new employee has to report his/her decisions to his/her superiors and get the approval
-he/she is responsible only for the task received
-the new employee has limited responsibilities and decisions until he/she will accumulate a
certain position and experience in the company ``
Conflict management 
For collaboration style:
-Getting things done effectively without delay and seeing results right away
-Exploring new possibilities in untapped opportunities and embracing creativity
-Attention to detail to get things right and downtime to think independently

For accommodation:
-the company has once in 6 months a teambuilding with employees from different departments in
order to get each other better
-from time to time the company has sessions or meetings where they come in order to discuss the
inconvenients                                                                                                

Motivation, engagement and commitment

 extrinsic motivation (assured by HR Mg)
– physiological needs: - the company has a monthly fixed salary, at the end of the year the
employees can have major bonuses for good performances
- medical insurance for all employees
- 100 lei deduction for monthly transportation
- convenient schedule (morning/afternoon shifts)
-related to working conditions every employee has its desk,
personal laptop
 intrinsic motivation:
- self-actualization → the person hired become more social and
productive as they climb the hierarchy ladder in the firm

 extrinsic motivational factors that intrinsically motivate:

-when it is the case KPMG sends the employees to specific trainees

Leadership development 

-the position requires some leadership, communication abilities and team-work skills
-also the person in this position needs to take the lead or to intervene in some specific activities
related to his/her position like taking the responsibility to lead some group projects

Team work & team building 

Some of the Team Building Events facilitated for KPMG. For example KPMG Minute To Win It
team building event, KPMG Escape Room team building, etc. 
Teamwork activities are fun, and some are followed by debriefing, in order to highlight important
learning points for everyone, others are aimed at creating an opportunity for personal interaction, to
let people get to know each other, play and have fun, all of which help people to cooperate better in
a professional context. 

Communication
-        formal communication = vertical communication:
                                                  -giving appropriate feedback
  -giving good directions and indications
-policy decisions skills
-  informal communication (with colleagues) = horizontal communication = intra group
communication (intradepartmental &/or interdepartmental)
-coordinates activities
 -problem-solving skills
-decreases misunderstandings
-promotes teamwork
-increases job satisfaction

Performance appraisal
Continuous evaluation in the first 6 months. The people in the team evaluate weekly the
person hired by giving them a grade in the system. In case of unappropriated feedback the
employee will be reconsidered and revaluate by HR team and if the result is negative this will
be the case of the end of contract.
Self Review - Provide a custom review form to each employee
Performance Previews -  performance appraisal focuses on the past, a performance preview
looks to the future

Career management
Better chance of promotion or raise: By picking up skills across different departments, the
employee increase visibility and value in the eyes of the company. This can help the person obtain
a managerial role in the near future, as having varied experience.
Career development: Of course, it almost goes without saying that a horizontal career move is a
brilliant way to develop the employee’s career, particularly if he/she have just entered the
workforce. The person will be able to sample different roles and develop.
Skill development: By working in different capacities, the employee will develop a strong and
diverse skillset.