Learn more about our audit teams and their focus areas:
Audit Corporates
In auditing at KPMG, we assist firms by providing services that go well beyond the actual job of auditing.
Our experts within Audit Corporates have sound expertise in auditing the group and annual financial statements of all sizes of company in all sectors under Swiss as well as international accounting standards.
Are you interested in a career in Audit? Find all information regarding your training to become a Certified Public Accountant here. Or click here if you are interested in our Graduate Program Audit & Advisory.
Audit Banking & Asset Management
Our Audit Banking & Asset Management team comprises experts who advise financial enterprises with regard to Swiss and international accounting standards. We also review business procedures and controlling systems and check group and annual financial statements.
Diverse career opportunities and challenging tasks await you in Audit Banking & Asset Management. Together, we create added value in the area of auditing nationally and internationally active banks and investment management companies.
Are you interested in a career in Audit? Find all information regarding your training to become a Certified Public Accountant here.
Audit Insurance
Our Audit Insurance team consists of accounting, regulatory and internal controls experts. We audit financial data from small, medium and large-sized insurance companies.
The experts from the Audit Insurance team carry out reviews of group and annual financial statements and support insurance companies in the practice-related implementation of supervisory law and accounting requirements.
Are you interested in a career in Audit? Find all the information about your training to become a Certified Public Accountant here.
Assurance Technology Group
In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations leverage technology to grow, provide better products and solutions to their customers and optimize their business operations.
Our Assurance Technology Group focuses in particular on assurance and advisory services in the fields of business processes and information technology. We combine our expertise in modern technology and auditing with our profound understanding of the risks, controls and opportunities that technology can bring to deliver innovative solutions to our national and international clients.
We advise our clients in various areas ranging from optimizing their business processes by using automated controls and/or data and analytics techniques to creating a stronger, more efficient control environment through leveraging technologies. Providing advice on well-governed artificial intelligence solutions is also becoming more prominent.
As a Digital Auditor, we use modern technology such as data analytics, robotics and artificial intelligence to deliver high-quality, valuable and insightful audits and advisory projects to our clients. People working in this field are part of our Assurance Technology Group. They are passionate about innovation and how it impacts companies, processes and controls – in essence, how technology is changing the way we work. They apply their data-driven mindsets to continuously deliver the most relevant audits to our clients and keep educating themselves in this field.
This means identifying and implementing new technologies, harnessing large data sets, interpreting the results of these and assessing the implications to the audit, as well as the resulting optimization potential for our clients.
You do not need to be a tech expert to work as a Digital Auditor within the Assurance Technology Group, but you should bring along a genuine interest in modern technologies and an innovative mindset. We will provide you with the relevant training to set you up for success.
Are you interested in a career in Audit and Advisory? KPMG offers a four-year Graduate Program with excellent prospects and opportunities to develop your career in both disciplines. Click here if you are interested in our Graduate Program Audit & Advisory.
IT Audit
Our Technology Risk team provides technology risk assurance in financial statement and regulatory audits, IT attestation engagements (e.g., ISAE 3402/3000) and emerging technology risk services. In addition, the team supports financial organizations with the design and implementation of the internal technology control framework. Our team helps to manage technology risks to optimize operating performance and achieve greater governance and IT assurance over our clients’ controls and infrastructure.
In a technology-driven environment, the Financial Services industry is forced to develop towards a digital business operating model. Organizations need to capitalize on their technological capabilities to fulfill increasing client expectations, respond to cost pressure and enable sustainable growth. Technological advancements and regulatory pressure also require organizations to continuously re-evaluate how technological capabilities can drive business strategy while operating within the boundaries of global regulatory requirements.
We are a team of experienced IT Risk Management professionals who collaborate with global and local organizations to navigate the challenges that technology poses.
Corporate Sustainability Services
As ESG issues increasingly shape market dynamics, stakeholders demand transparent and accountable practices from companies.
Integrating ESG factors into audits not only mitigates risks but also enhances value creation, aligning businesses with long-term sustainability goals. Our Teams provide Clients with services that go beyond pure auditing encompassing nature & climate, decarbonization and reporting advisory. By providing insights on sustainability and helping clients incorporating it and reporting on it, our audit ESG Teams play a crucial role in fostering trust and facilitating informed decision-making for a greener future.
Our team of specialists draws on our expertise in the area of sustainability as well as our experience in investor relations and corporate reporting to provide you with all-round support.
Sustainability reporting
We help our clients identify the relevant performance indicators for their stakeholder groups and prepare a trustworthy report in accordance with one of the applicable standards (GRI, SASB, IIRC, etc.). That also includes developing corresponding measurement processes and governance structures.
Assurance/audit services
Independent audits are increasingly becoming a basic requirement. Our audit establishes confidence among the various recipients and shows our clients ways of optimizing their processes and control mechanisms in the long term.
Green bonds
Green bonds are being used to finance specific projects and initiatives with growing frequency. We show our clients which aspects need to be taken into consideration in order to secure green or socially responsible financing.
Human rights and corporate responsibility
Companies are under growing pressure to identify human rights violations that have occurred in connection with their business activities and to take appropriate measures. We help our clients identify risks, develop strategies and policies and prepare a report detailing these efforts and their results.
Accounting Advisory Services
Accounting Advisory Services for corporate clients consists of a committed team of subject specialists.
We offer help based on our practical experience of transactions in the implementation and application of national and international accounting standards and in optimizing communications with various stakeholders in the context of their reporting.
Are you interested in a career in Audit and Advisory? KPMG offers a 4 year Graduate Program with excellent perspectives and possibilities to develop your career. Click here if you are interested in our Graduate Program Audit & Advisory.
Finance & Treasury Management
We offer our clients expertise in three main areas: audit of financial instruments and treasury processes, commodity trading advisory and treasury advisory.
Our Finance & Treasury Management team supports companies to optimize their treasury departments. We follow the latest developments in the legal, regulatory and IT fields and use the advantage of knowledge gained on similar projects.
Are you interested in a career in Audit and Advisory? KPMG offers a 4 year Graduate Program with excellent perspectives and possibilities to develop your career. Click here if you are interested in our Graduate Program Audit & Advisory.