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Why work in public

accounting?

•Multiple Career Paths

• “career after career” – nobody knows a

business better than the auditors

• most CFOs have a CPA

• most VP’s of Tax have a CPA

• most CEOs come from an accounting

background

• “accounting is the language of

business”

• Work-Life Balance

• flexible hours

• flexible work arrangements – strong

performance

Why work in public

accounting? (continued)

• Professional Occupation

• Prestige  credibility

• make a decent living ($$$)

• Networking Opportunities

• meet client personnel & management

• Learning Curve

• understand different industries

• lots of responsibilities

Our scope.

 The PwC network of firms is  In the US, PwC holds the leading

composed of 120,000 partners and position as auditor to the Fortune

staff in 139 countries and territories 500, auditing 33% of Fortune 500

around the world revenues





 In the US, PwC LLP employs  Globally, PwC firms provide

23,000 partners and staff significant audit and advisory

services for 70% of the Fortune

Global 500

Our service lines.





Advisory

Assurance

Tax

Advisory.

Advising clients on some of the most

intense aspects of their business

including issues involving transactions,

enterprise performance and crisis

management.



Snapshot

 $1.2 billion in global annual

revenue(2003-FAS)



 5,900 professionals worldwide



 Over 2,400 US professionals

Advisory services.



 Dispute Analysis and Investigations  Governance, Risk and Compliance

(DA&I) (GRC)



 Finance Services  Technology and Data Management



 Operations Services  Healthcare Consulting Services

Assurance.



Helping clients ensure that the financial information

our clients report is clear and reliable.



Snapshot

 $9 billion in global annual revenue (2003 - ABAS)



 67,000 professionals worldwide



 11,500 US professionals

Assurance services.

 External Audit and Related Services



 Internal Audit Services



 Systems and Process Assurance (SPA)



 Actuarial & Insurance Management

Solutions (AIMS)



 Private Company Services



 Transaction Services (TS)

Tax.

Assist clients with tax strategy, planning

and compliance; optimize their tax

obligations and and analyze regulatory

developments.



Snapshot

 6500 professionals in the US



 23,000 Tax professionals worldwide



 2003 Global Revenue - $4.3 Billion

Tax – what we do.

 Industries  Human Resource Solutions (HRS)

• Business Compliance Services

(BCS)  Global Tax Structuring (GTxS)

• Tax Projects Delivery Group

 Washington National Tax Service

 Private Company Services (WNTS)



 State and Local Tax (SALT)

Washington Federal

Practice (WFP).



Our dedicated federal government practice helps

federal agencies improve financial measures and the

overall quality, efficiency and effectiveness of public

service through independent program oversight.

When you join our WFP you will have the opportunity

to immediately leverage our vast network of public

sector accounting and advisory experience and

thought leadership to help federal officials effectively

transform the way our government does business.

Learning, education and development.

 Learn from  Experience continuous learning

• The people you work with • Core programs critical to your

• Knowledge-based tools professional development

• Clients • Classroom training, e-learning and

collaborative learning

• Signature training programs

- Go Audit  Manage your learning

- Advisory University • MyDevelopment - a “one-stop

shop” for managing learning activity

- Tax Associate Series and  Obtain professional certification

Tax SELECT

support

• Discounted training/prep classes

and exam fee reimbursement

 Obtain educational financial support

• $5,250 per calendar year

Personal choices in shaping your future.

 Internships – launch your

 Opportunities for exciting career

career.

options.



 Join the Leader – PwC is made

 Life Beyond Work.

up of a team of individuals that

embrace diversity , creativity and

integrity.  A place where you can be

yourself.



 Tops Clients



 Challenging Work

inclusion

Diversity and inclusion.

External relationships

 Association of Latino Professionals in

Finance and Accounting



 Historically Black Colleges and

Universities

Programs and initiatives

 INROADS  Mentoring Partnerships



 Catalyst  Women’s Networking Circles



 National Association of Black  Minority Circles

Accountants

 Minority Scholarship Program

 Initiative for a Competitive Inner City



30% of new campus hires are people of color

Recognition

 Voted #1 ideal employer in our profession by business students, 2002, 2003, 2004

Universum Undergraduate Survey



 Voted #1 accounting firm, 2002 & 2003 CPA Personnel Report’s Annual Survey of

Accounting Professors



 2003 INROADS Award for Excellence – ranked #3 among top

10 employers of INROADS interns, ahead of the Big 4



 Ranked #2 on THE BLACK COLLEGIAN

magazine's list of The Top 100 Employers of 2004



 Named a "100 Best Company" by Working Mother magazine

for the 8th year in a row – only Big 4 to be ranked in Top

10 (2001)



 Recognized in Diversity, Inc as one of 50 Best Companies for

Diversity



 Ranked #1 in our profession as the Most Ideal Diversity Employer among

undergraduates in the American Diversity Edition of the 2004 Universum Survey



 Voted #2 top company Website by students in the 2003 & 2004 Universum

Undergraduate Surveys

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Julie Peters, Campus Recruiting Manager

Julie.a.peters@us.pwc.com



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