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In Audit at PwC, you get a backstage pass to the most significant, most dynamic, most interesting organisations in the world. To do our work, we need to understand how a business functions. How it makes money, manages cost and plans to grow. So our people get an incredible grounding in all kinds of businesses, industries and sectors. The unparalleled exposure and in-depth insight offered by PwC is an opportunity to fully explore your own skills and potential.

Quality runs through everything we do.

It’s present in every project. It’s the foundation of all our actions and interactions. Our Transparency Report provides information on our systems of quality control over audits, the challenges we face and how we’re responding to them.

Transparency Report 2024

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. Without trust, the business world stops functioning. Investors won’t invest, loans can’t be authorised, customers stop buying, money can’t flow and quickly the system is frozen with uncertainty. So, working in Audit at PwC comes with an incredible sense of purpose.

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 and giving us more opportunity to add value, delivering impact with confidence. Since 2018 we have been using drones to transform the way we audit inventory — increasing the certainty and improving the quality of audits.

"As part of our commitment to building trust and delivering sustained outcomes, the PwC Network continues to invest in a multi-year programme building new global tools to power our next generation audit. We will continue to invest in our people, culture, skills and technologies to deliver our vision for the audit of the future that is human-led, tech-powered, and constantly focussed on striving for the highest levels of quality."

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Our people have the curiosity to learn about all kinds of organisations, and the determination to identify the facts that really matter.

They have the communication skills, empathy and emotional intelligence to work closely with all levels of people across a client organisation. To question, challenge and build relationships with them, all at the same time.

Our people have the courage and unwavering integrity to take pride in our purpose and stand up for what’s right. As well as the resilience to overcome hurdles and meet tight deadlines.

The breadth of our skills and abilities enables us to deliver unexpected insights and solve complex challenges. The success of our global strategy hinges upon our ability to bring together diverse talent, skillsets and perspectives, so that we can continue to build trust and deliver sustained outcomes for our clients.

6,176

The number of UK people in Audit.

94%

of our people understand how the work they do day-to-day, supports the purpose of audit and assurance.
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Our Audit Behaviours

Our Audit Behaviours are Team first; Challenge and be open to challenge; Take pride. They define the daily practices that underpin and deliver the quality of our approach. For more information on each behaviour and what this means to our people, take a look at the videos below.