KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett will step aside from her role while investigations are pending into the audit leak scandal at the big four firm.

Eileen Hoggett may have been promoted out of the audit division, but that doesn’t mean she’s free from the stink currently engulfing it.

Eileen Hoggett’s exit from the role is another blow to the firm following last week’s resignations of CEO Andrew Yates and audit head Julian McPherson.

KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett will step aside from her role while investigations are pending into the audit leak scandal at the big four firm.