PwC Employer Reviews

My role at PwC would differ day to day. I dealt with high volumes of work on a daily basis all on their own SLA'a.
I would be processing;
references,
payroll queries,
payslips,
learning & development,
Pre Screening of candidates,
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PwC's Advisory is a fantastic place to grow with an almost universally impressive group of people to work with. I expect a group of consultants to be smart, but have been most amazed at the degree of character that is built into the culture here. The coaching, teaming, opportunities for development, and the core character of the people here is beyond – more... precedent. The team really gets the concept of ethical relationships with clients.

My only negatives with the company relate to Management Consulting in general - it's a tough life with lots of travel and little consistency/certainty, which makes it a difficult job for some family men. – less

PwC is quite a big group with great culture for young people.

Good place to work, Good work life balance at least in the advisory practice

Great starting point right out of college. Learned a lot. Traveled to new places.

I would go back in a heartbeat. Scheduled appointments, made travel, completed time and expenses, edited documents, took light dictation, organized meetings and video conferences.

Typical day at work: Begins with speaking with the MD's and Partners/Principles, to find out how to help them with POV's (Point of Views), brainstorming and researching data on PwC's platforms or outside research on projects; receive project details, meet with the group you would be working with for a particular project, meet the client, introduce the – more... team, find out what the clients issues are to help the client resolve them; receive data from the client, get findings and make recommendations.
I learned different ways of communicating with clients, colleagues. How to work in groups the PwC way.
My co-workers are very helpful and always there to help each other, everyone is very knowledgeable.
Hardest part of the day, not being assigned to a project.
The most enjoyable part of the day, working with my colleagues and managers.
PwC is a peoples company. – less

the most enjoyable part of the job.a typical day at work
what you learned
management
your co-workers
the hardest part of the job

I found the organisation very restrictive both with the general vibe and with respect to using one's initiative, going the extra mile and having a sense of fun in the work place.

The employees adhere very strict time-keeping and are not empowered to work with a degree of independence to achieve their performance contracts.

There is an abnormal no – more... of Afrikaans speaking people working at PwC and it is almost as if it is a prerequisite to getting a job there.

Working in the marketing department, I felt that there was no real marketing strategy in place and that there was little or no integration between the various PwC offices nationally. – less

I was very disappointed with the way i was treated at this company, i went into this company with an open mind and very excited to begin my life and my career with this company after 4 weeks of working with them i was ready to leave.

It's a mecca for accounting professional with exposure level determined by your position in hierarchy. However, if you are not an accountant this may not be the best place.

In PwC we use to work with lots of deadlines so lots of pressure. But as we worked as a team together stepping in each other's shoes was a most enjoyable part of the job.

 Perform Audit services for Healthcare Providers and Pharmaceutical clientele (University of Michigan Hospital, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Franciscan Alliance Health Systems, and Baxter International)
 Provide independent assurance to shareholders on the material accuracy of the client’s financial statements
 Evaluate financial results through substantive – more... testing and analytical procedures
 Assess end to end control processes of financial cycles using walkthroughs, narratives, and flowcharting
 Complete extensive accounting research using the FASB Codification, and Government Accounting Standards
 Responsible for managing, coaching, and evaluating associates on client engagements
 Evaluate financial statement disclosures and Management Discussion & Analysis – less

As well as the daily administrative tasks opening post and checking emails for partners and managers, even though you plan a to do list for the next day occassionally a manager would give you a task which would keep you busy for hours sometime days, therefore you had to be organised to complete all what was required in a timely manner . I liked the – more... variety of work my position offered within the firm and the personnel and clients that I worked with, and having been there a long time I met a lot of people many of which are still good friends. – less

Great Place to work, opportunity for growth and strong culture and values.

Great professional audit firm. Work hours start at 9AM, audited both assets and liability items in the financial statements. Highly skilled co-workers.

A typical day at work comprises of compiling financial statements for source documentation provided by the client and possibly following up on SARS with regard to any outstanding tax queries.

I have learnt how to compile excell financial statements and CaseWare financial statements as well as how to process a bank statement on Paste.

The work environment – more... amongst co - workers is awesome and productive, the hardest part of my job would be getting along with each and every manger and understanding their various ways of doing the same thing.

The most enjoyable part of my job is meeting the deadline and delivering a quality product and service to the client. – less

I learnt worked in team and I also learnt to use better the IT tool, I learnt to make the audit

Very structured consulting organization. Split consulting to IBM, but growing their current consulting practice in many industries.

PwC is a very established global network with a strong culture to investing in its people. It provides comprehensive training to fresh graduates and continual training for people on the job. Work-life balance is reasonable during off-peak seasons.