Supporting diverse organizations
Another important effort we do as a firm is build relationships with external diverse organizations that focus on professional development and training. KPMG is a lead sponsor of a number of external minority professional networking organizations. For years, the firm has sponsored the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) national convention and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) national convention. As part of the process, our Black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino professionals complete an application to be considered to attend the conferences on behalf of the firm. Attending the convention is a great opportunity for the professionals to connect with peers and build relationships with industry leaders.
KPMG also sponsors the NABA and ALPFA student case study competition, which brings together accounting students from over 30 schools to solve complex, real world accounting cases and present their findings to KPMG and NABA/ALPFA accounting professionals. The competition teams students up with KPMG professionals for several months of case preparation. The KPMG advisor provides their knowledge, experience, and time to assist the students as they research potential solutions to their cases. The experience exposes the students to the possibilities of what it may be like to work at a Big Four firm.
In addition, KPMG actively supports various diverse organizations, some of which include:
- National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
- Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA)
- Ascend
- National Urban League (NUL)
- Out & Equal
- Hire the Disabled
- Women for Hire
- Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
- Wall Street Business & Disability Career Event (Abilities/NBDC)
- National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP)
- National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)
- National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)
- Capital Pride
- Mom Corps
- Special Olympics