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About KPMG Malaysia

KPMG is a multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting organizations. The company offers three service lines: financial auditing, tax, and advising with over 236,000 workers and offices in 145 countries.

Your role

This exciting opportunity awaits you as a member of KPMG’s IRM team. The team of information technology assurance professionals provides IT audit services and solutions that transform and achieve KPMG’s: The Clear Choice mission of becoming the leading technology-enabled professional services firm.

KPMG's IRM team leaders directly oversee your career progression and development. You will experience the IT audit and assurance works which include planning, fieldwork, and communicating to the senior management of their clients. They are consistently ranked among the best companies in Malaysia to work for. If you are passionate about your future as they are, join their team.

Responsibilities

With the supervision of IRM experienced team members, your responsibilities include:

• Prepare audit work papers and communicate audit findings to senior management and clients.
• Apply data analytic techniques to audit processes across key business cycles.
• Drafting summary of issues.
• Documentation and report writing.

Training and development

As an intern, you would receive valuable job experience working in a professional services firm & receiving training and development in a fast-paced & high-performance environment. You will be coached and trained by multiple professionals across the firm. With training and experience gained in KPMG, you would have the opportunity to become a Certified Information Systems Auditor (“CISA”).

Benefits

Aside from the attractive monthly allowance, as an intern at KPMG, you will also get the benefits such as below:

• Real-world Experience: KPMG internships provide a terrific way to learn business skills, find a mentor, build your network, and gain real-world experience before graduation.
• Mentorship: You’ll be paired with a mentor who can inspire and guide your internship and your career.
• Networking: Start growing your professional network by interacting with KPMG senior professionals and employees worldwide.
• Training: Participate in a consistent national training experience for Audit, Tax, Advisory, and Business Support Services interns at KPMG Lakehouse.
• Career Opportunities: Learn, work, and impress, and you may find yourself on the path to a full-time job offer.
• Global Internship Program: KPMG's award-winning Global Internship Program allows top college students to work abroad and see what it takes to be a global professional.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: KPMG values diversity and inclusion, allowing you to grow the career you want while being the individual you truly are.
• Professional Development: KPMG invests in your success with innovative career development programs.

Career progression

On its official website, KPMG Malaysia does offer a clear career progression that starts from the penultimate students to graduate to experienced professionals. To reach each step, there will be assessment and performance requirements that need to be fulfilled. When you work at KPMG, the company will support you in developing your skills and experience while working towards your professional qualifications.

Work-life balance

Although working in Big 4 companies is known to be very busy and probably will make you do a lot of overtime, you don't need to worry so much when you work here. It's because KPMG has provided flexible working time arrangements to maintain a good WLB (work-life balance) for its employees. For this role, you'll be placed in KPMG's office in Petaling Jaya where its regular working hours are from 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM, Monday to Friday.

Company culture

According to KPMG Malaysia’s website, the firm prioritizes building a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent to reach their full potential. KPMG believes that its success depends on the quality of its people. The firm's values are the foundation of everything they do and every action they take. KPMG is embedded in its Code of Conduct to which everyone subscribes. 

About you

To apply for this role, you need to meet the requirements below:

• Undergraduates who have completed their first two (2) years of Degree course in an IT and/or Accounting-related field, with preferably a CGPA of 3.2 or Second Upper. Examples of related fields: are IT, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Information Technology, Accounting, and Finance.
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Active in extra-curricular activities, with strong leadership qualities.
• Placements for the period of minimum 4 months to 6 months.
• Strong interest in IT and Accounting.

Sources

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• kpmg.com/my/en/home/careers/life-at-kpmg/kbs.html
• kpmgcampusinfo.com/campusbrochureseries/assets/internship_opportunities.pdf
• glassdoor.com/Benefits/KPMG-US-Benefits-EI_IE2867.0,4_IL.5,7.htm
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