Audit Graduate Programme

The role of the Auditor

The unparalleled exposure and in-depth insight offered by PwC is an opportunity to fully explore your own skills and potential. This is your chance to make a difference and create a positive impact. To show your business acumen, combining sector knowledge, innovation and insight to create distinctive value for our clients and our business.

You’ll work directly with clients, experiencing everything from the warehouse to the boardroom. You’ll learn from, and work alongside, expert colleagues. You’ll see the way that the CEOs and CFOs at our clients work. And you’ll gain a unique perspective on how different organisations do business.

There are many different aspects to the role of the Auditor. And multiple roles within a career at PwC. So it’s no wonder that our people need a broad range of personal qualities and natural talents to succeed.

Behind the scenes, beyond the numbers
The way we work
Human-led, tech-powered
Joining as a graduate
Beyond your qualification

Behind the scenes, beyond the numbers

In Audit, it’s our job to challenge the facts behind the UK's most significant organisations. When a business makes financial and regulatory statements, as well as reporting on sustainability, ethical practices, and corporate governance, we are trusted by its board, shareholders, stakeholders and, crucially, the markets, to ensure that those statements are fair and accurate.

We investigate, challenge and verify the public statements of all kinds of organisations, from small businesses and tech start-ups to global banks and high-street brands. Working in close-knit teams and drawing on the knowledge of industry-leading subject-matter experts, we bring independent rigour to the way businesses measure, benchmark and report their performance.

We see the world from a unique perspective. It’s our responsibility to take an independent view. So our people learn to cut through the complexity to see what actually makes a business tick. And then challenge the assumptions it makes.

As the pace of change and technology accelerates, it’s this critical mindset, hunger to understand, willingness to challenge, and commitment to finding the right answer, that is the key skill for every kind of business career.

The way we work

Teamwork is important in practically every business. But it’s fundamental at PwC. Collaboration is the keystone to our positive, inclusive and supportive culture. And with all that teamwork comes the opportunity to learn from, and be mentored by, a remarkable array of people.

A single audit team can comprise a whole range of professionals across different roles, locations and levels of expertise. Different clients require different skill-sets. And more and more of our specific tasks are being fulfilled by expert offshore teams, so that our central Audit teams can concentrate on making a real difference to our clients.

Everyone gains exposure. Everyone has a voice. We want you to belong, to be proud of who you are, and feel truly valued for all you contribute. And, when deadlines need to be met, when solutions need to be found, you will always be able to rely on the people around you. This teamwork ethos means that you will build positive working relationships, strong connections and powerful networks.

Human-led, tech-powered

Technology impacts every aspect of our work. And, as the pace of change accelerates, we aim to lead the Audit profession by adopting smarter tech to help clients understand their businesses.

Next Generation Audit will mark a step change in the technology at our disposal. New AI-powered tools are beginning to automate routine tasks, run quality checks and bring data together in ways you never thought possible. All of which will free up your time to do more of what you do best. More time to listen and connect with clients. More space to understand complex business issues, apply judgement and convey insights. More opportunity to add value, by revealing the stories behind the data, delivering impact with confidence, and building trust in what matters.

Designed with you in mind, Next Generation Audit will improve the work-life of everyone at PwC Audit. It will sharpen your focus and keep you in tune with the pulse of an audit. You’ll be more productive and deliver more impact. You’ll grow your expertise faster and expand what’s possible for your career.

Joining as a graduate

You'll need to have achieved or be on track to pass an undergraduate degree or above in any subject. We determine whether you're on course to pass based on the grades achieved in your last completed year of academic study.

Our training contracts offer you the powerful learning tools and ongoing personal and professional development to enjoy a career with variety and choice.You’ll benefit from a flexible provision to suit various learning styles - such as tutor-led sessions, self-managed learning and small group sessions. Our dedicated professional qualifications team and your career coach will offer support throughout your learning.

The ACA is a globally recognised professional qualification, creating a powerful platform for a career in business, management or leadership. There are CEOs, CFOs, and board directors at all kinds of organisations worldwide with ACA qualifications. And passing the ACA with PwC opens a whole new level of opportunity.

Wherever you want your career to take you, doing your ACA qualification and gaining experience in Audit at PwC is the passport to a world of possibilities and potential. At every step of the way, you will be offered the training and development, skills and experiences to future-proof your career. From career coaching and mentoring to specific in-depth milestone training that helps you prepare for each new promotion, we are fully committed to supporting the ambition and prospects of our people.

For more information on what to expect from your professional qualification and the support you’ll receive, visit our training and development page.

Beyond your qualification

Your development goes far beyond your qualification. On the programme you’ll gain:

a deep understanding of how organisations operate which will set you up for your long term career
skills to equip you for a constantly changing business environment
exposure to different areas of the audit through cycles of experience, giving you a variety of experience
experience working with senior leaders to help you learn and build your network from day one.