- Company: KPMG AG
- Position: Director
- Remit/main activity: Bank auditor
- Highest educational qualification: state-certified auditor
- Years of professional experience: 12
- Place of work: Zurich
- No. of employees at place of work: Approx. 1'500
What makes my work exciting?
- The constantly changing, dynamic environment (since I started at KPMG during the financial crisis to now)
- Constant new challenges and issues
- Working with clients
- Aim of providing top-quality service to clients
- Analysing my clients’ requirements and risks
- Being able to think analytically
- Working with so many talented individuals and interdisciplinary teams
- Using innovative tools and technologies
- Developing technical expertise and industry knowledge
- You never stop learning and continuously develop
- Relationships with Member Firms abroad
- International contacts
Why did I enter the profession?
- The varied work: alongside figures, data and analyses, there is constant client contact
- Risk assessment, interest in banking/finance/accounting, as well as how companies have implemented their processes and controls
- Working together in teams and with experts in diverse technical areas
- Steep learning curve
- Developing technical expertise and industry knowledge
- Leadership / team work is important
- Opportunity to be seconded abroad
What challenges does my work present?
- Dynamic environment (need to keep up to date on everything relating to your clients’ environment)
- Complex questions from clients
- Discussing conclusions can require good communication skills
How does my work benefit the economy?
- Transparency for investors, lenders, supervisory bodies, clients and suppliers, internal stakeholders and the general public
- Protecting the capital market
What is important to me in my client relationships?
- Building trust
- Open, honest and constructive dialogue
- Early involvement in issues
- Regular contact
- Adding value for the client
What is currently important for my clients in our cooperation (keyword: coronavirus)?
- Being there for any questions and discussing experiences of, and the risks brought about by, this situation
- Open communication regarding the challenges that have arisen
- Regular contact
How has the industry changed? What are the challenges of the future?
- Increasing digitalisation of auditing and data analytics
- Auditors’ tasks will change – analysing and drawing conclusions from the results of D&A is becoming increasingly important
- The industry must be able to react to clients’ changing needs / environment