Tuesday May 3: KPMG

Taipei 101 Building

KPMG in Taiwan has more than 80 partners and 1,800 staff with offices in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung. They are part of the KPMG International group and offer audit, tax, and advisory services. They are located in the Taipei 101 Building and treated us to a presentation in their conference room overlooking the city. Everything about this visit was first-class and extremely professional. During the challenging economic times KPMG has continued to provide clients with business strategies, financial plans, risk assessments, monitoring controls, and making accommodations for differences in culture.

K-Cafe

We were served K-coffee during the presentation and then taken on a tour of the office and K-Cafe. KPMG promotes the KPMG Way and follows an integrated set of core values. The culture and atmosphere are based on policies and procedures and the expectation is that team members will adhere to the highest set of personal and professional standards. They strive to act and uphold the highest level of integrity.

View from the KPMG conference room

  

Gift Exchange
Mr. Chen, KMPG Partner-in-charge
Professor Jacob Peng, UM-Flint

Voted by business students as one of the top international companies to work for, it is easy to understand why. The website said they offer great benefits, fantastic career prospects, international opportunities, and investment in employee learning and development. My first impression of the offices, staff, and what I learned while there would support this claim. It would be difficult to find fault with an organization who offers personal massage services and chairs for those who need relaxation and an on-site cafe with healthy choices when you need or want something to eat. We were also shown a classroom which is used for continued education. KPMG also is said to push back the desks and offer belly dancing and yoga classes on-site for employees. Compared to the accounting firm I worked for in the U.S., I would say KPMG Taiwan offers more innovative benefits to care for staff.

KPMG Taiwan is first-class - from the view to the staff who were so gracious during our visit

http://www.kpmg.com/TW/en/Pages/Default.aspx