A regular day on client work generally involves working with a small subteam of 5 or so people and sometimes a wider team of 20 members with around a 5050 split of in person and at home working The work can be anything from testing samples writing me
using approved tech tools to carry out tests and reviews of client039s softwares and controls to ensure effectiveness
I039m an intern on an audit team So I have been working alongside a year 2 associate working on different Evidence Gathering Activities and taking part in team meetings and communicating with the client when needed I039ve learned PwC039s syste
Interns are tasked with helping their assigned team with different evidence gathering activities typically involves a lot of checking documents submitted by the client verifying their accuracy and then documenting them in an excel spreadsheet However y
Working with a small team of 4 people my day to day work is mainly doing evidence gathering activities EGAs and filling in data on Aura Occasional proof reading of financial statements and powerpoints
My role includes attending to daily meetings with my team every day to catch up on what stage we are on with the project Other than this depending on different days I would be completing audit tasks such as doing FSQC checks recording director minute
Shadowed qualified accountants within PWC and completed tasks that an auditor would usually do
The summer internship at PwC was a very engaging and insightful experience for me I was able to shadow colleagues and participate in a live project I was assigned tasks daily and I was able to share my opinion as well as ask questions as much as I want
The role involved helping the audit team with client work and shadowing the team to gain an understanding of how the audit process takes place at PwC as well as the technology used I also had to manage my time well as I worked on a social enterprise pr
I would review requests from the client checking what is still outstanding and what has been submitted We had daily team catch ups to run through plan for the day I would shadow senior members of the team make notes of the work they were doing and wou
Auditing for clients for PwC working with a team collecting and auditing data
Auditors review the accounts of companies and other organisations to ensure their financial records are correct and in line with the law They could be inspecting the accounts of their own employer or those of another organisation Typical duties include
Introductory meetingscatchups with people on my team Team meetings to get everyone up to speed on current engagements Work on adhoc tasks that had been assigned to me Create presentations for clients Community Volunteering tasks Complete training mod
Assist in handling financial audit Perform audit procedures control testing analytical procedures and substantive test of details Familiarize with regulatory and reporting requirements Ensure timely completion of audit work performed Assist in any o
I was trained up virtually during the first week for 3 days I was showed how to use the different software and various company qualities I then shadowed specific team members and completed work they assigned me I worked on an intern purpose challenge w
Assisting audit teams in audit procedures Contacting the clients when needed attending catch up meetingscalls coaching sessions with senior members of the team Updating progress in internal software Studying for ACA exams when on study leave
Working on audits This involved carrying out testing over various areas of a company039s financial statements
Firstly there is some basic training that you need to complete to understand the software and the work that will take place This is then carried over into work where you work with teams ranging in size from 3 upto 20 to review the financial statements o
Support recruitment activity for PwC039s Early Careers programmes setting up candidate assessment centres ensuring events are staffed appropriately and providing outcomes from the assessment centres Set up vacancies and be responsible for applicatio
Speaking to candidates offer holders and students and helping them with their queries I also presented at events My main responsibility was to help manage the technology degree apprenticeship
