Flying Start Degree Programme - Intern/Trainee, London Review

As a Flying Start intern in Audit, you are an integral part of the engagement team working to deliver a high quality audit to your client. Responsibilities may include completing tests of detail, research, reviewing financial information etc. You get to work alongside PwC staff from other fellow interns up to partners. There are also opportunities to travel to client site for meetings/inventory etc.

I have taken further steps to achieving my ACA qualification. e.g. sat modules in Assurance, Law, Audit + Assurance, Accounting. By the end of the degree programme, I would have sat 12 out of the 15 required exams to become an ICAEW chartered accountant. On placement, I have picked up skills centered around delivering a PwC audit. For example, client research, the procedures behind testing FSLIs.

It has been a very rewarding experience as we are valued as members of the team in the same way as a full-time PwC employee. The people culture at PwC is stellar and they encourage keeping in contact with members of your team (even during WFH).

Very organised. It is always clear what we are to be doing and there are many contacts to reach out to if you're not. A very professional environment.

Each Flying Start intern is assigned a Career Coach (a PwC member typically a Senior Associate), this is your first port of call for any work/pastoral issues. Additionally PwC has families within Audit; these are smaller groups made up of partners, managers, associates, other interns etc. Meetings within families offer an opportunity to raise any issues to a wider forum yet still feel comfortable. We are also encouraged to keep in regular contact with our tutors at university.

Complete support. Teaching and learning materials are provided by UoN/ICAEW.

They offer much help with regular meetings and office hours to review performance both at uni and at PwC. This helps to keep you on track .

Yes, PwC has a dedicated 'Fun' team. This is made a little bit harder with Covid but Audit families regularly organise activities for everyone to take part in, e.g. Virtual Bake-Off

Yes

Great people culture, friendly leadership, huge breadth of clients from multinational corporations to UK-based ltd companies.

Have a thorough read through of PwC's professional values and think of how any experience you've had aligns with those. Be yourself in any interview stages.