Business Terms
Straight KPMG
Ethics
KPMG Apps
100

A description of the desired state of the operating model of an organization.

Target Operating Model

100

Number of KPMG offices in New York State, excluding Manhattan.

Five (Albany, Buffalo, Melville, Rochester, Syracuse)


100

The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage.

Bribe

100

KPMG application used to reserve a workspace or meeting room.

EMS

200

Section of a business plan that tells the reader what the organization is committed to doing.

Mission Statement

200

The Big 4 (accounting firms).

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG

200

Formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees.

Code of Conduct

200

Where you obtain US KPMG news, departments, contacts and more.

KPMG Portal

300

What a project charter keeps a team focused on.

Deliverables

300

The number of golfer KPMG sponsors.

Two (Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis)

300

Exposing an employer's wrongdoing to outsiders such as the media or government regulatory agencies.

Whistle-blowing

300

An App that allows you to consolidate your KPMG mobile apps in one place.

Apps@Work

400

A company that owns many other companies (subsidiaries).

Conglomerate

400

Year KPMG was founded.

1987

400

A business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders.

Corporate social responsibility

400

KPMG's cloud based project management tool.

Clairizen

500

A term used to describe an entity's ability to meet it cash needs.

Solvency

500

List three of KPMG's core values.

We lead by example. 

We work together. 

We respect the individual. 

We seek the facts and provide insight. 

We are open and honest in our communication. 

We are committed to our communities. 

Above all, we act with integrity.

500

A set of values, norms, and artifacts that members of an organization share.

Corporate Culture

500

A tool to show recognition and/or thanks to KPMG employees or teams who exemplify our culture, actively exhibit our values, and go above and beyond to serve our clients or team with coworkers.

Encore