About PwC
Be part of something special. Join the organisation that’s been voted number one in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last eight years. You’ll enjoy exceptional business exposure, build wide-ranging skills and life-long relationships, and gain valuable professional qualifications.
Assurance
Here, you’ll be part of the team that gets to grips with every aspect of clients’ activities, understanding what it is they do and identifying ways in which we can add value without compromising on quality. It’s critical work that underpins investor confidence, makes our clients more competitive and develops the market economy.
What you’d do
Work with our prestigious client list and you’ll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to do well in a career that’s about so much more than numbers. You’ll go beyond the obvious and develop real insights into a client’s markets, technology, people and management, as well as its finances. Your curiosity is key – as is your ability to take on new challenges with flexibility, agility and intelligence. These qualities, plus the fact we’re passionate about making a difference to our clients, set us apart.
You can join our mainstream Assurance (Financial Audit) business and work with a variety of different clients. You’ll be part of a team that audits the greatest number of FTSE 100 companies as well as thousands of smaller organisations, tailoring its approach to each and every one. As we work in many different industry areas, for example we have a large financial services practice, you’ll also be able to gain specific industry experience.
Or you could join one of our specialist Assurance teams. Either way, you’ll benefit from arguably the best business training going. Our specialist teams include:
Public Services – as the name suggests, you’ll focus on clients in the public sector and help make sure taxpayers’ money is being spent wisely
Risk Assurance Services: here you’ll help clients turn risk into sustainable competitive advantage by identifying, assessing, advising on and managing key areas of risk.
Technology Assurance – part of risk assurance, our technology assurance specialists work with clients to help them anticipate, manage and mitigate risks around their IT systems and support them with their IT security and controls.
Pensions Audit and Investment Funds: Constant change and intense press coverage makes this a fascinating, high-profile area to work in. You’d help pensions trustees come up with strategies that generate the best benefits for their members
Your training and development:
Our people make us stand out as a firm. So we choose the best and invest heavily in them. You’ll benefit from the encouragement, opportunity and support which includes:
- Our graduate training programme helps you gain breadth as well as depth of knowledge and build a portfolio of valuable, transferable skills.
- Movement throughout the firm – you’ll work in different teams and offices, experience different clients and projects; try out new roles and even sample other business areas. It will all help you develop along a path that fits your goals as well as the ever-changing needs of our business.
- Support to gain a professional qualification – study towards becoming a Chartered Accountant* with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales (ICAEW) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
What makes us different
In short, this is your chance to enjoy a huge variety of experiences, develop an enormous breadth of skills and build relationships that will stay with you throughout your life. Like all PwC people, you can also look forward to a competitive salary and a personally tailored benefits package.
Who we look for
• A 2:1 or above in any degree discipline
• A UCAS tariff of at least 300 (or equivalent)
Equally important will be your ability to build relationships, to put yourself in others’ shoes and make a positive impact on our clients and us, while shaping your own future.
Exceptional exam results or exceptional potential?
But maybe you don’t have the grades we’re after because you’ve invested time in extra-curricular activities that show you’re exceptional. If so, you could still join us. ‘Inspired Talent’ is our entry route that recognises exam results aren’t the only way to prove you have potential.
How to apply
Start the ball rolling at www.pwc.com/uk/careers
