Company: PwC
Date: 2016-09-16
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Solid employer
Pros: Good benefits, seems to be the highest paying firm out of the big 4, if you get put on a good team / work with good people you will have an excellent experience and learn a lot. In FS industry, the career track sets you up to be a Fund accountant/controller at PE/Hedge firm if you don't want partner track, high demand from big 4. Continually trying to innovate - heavy investment in technology. Young average age. Good flexibility as you move up. Also lot's of opportunities to switch internally at the senior and manager level - but you have to push people and own your career.
Cons: Comparatively to private - the hours. Also don't feel they do a good job at training experienced hires/short term international assignees to be fully prepared, puts a lot of pressure and responsibility on home grown staff which is good and bad. High turnover. If you are put on a crappy job no one wants or with a manager/partner who no one wants to work with, you have to proactively switch.....although many people will leave the firm because of these bad experiences. Company can't quite figure out staffing for jobs, what is planned for in July is 75% different at year end.

Compared to other big 4 - not really much bad to say. PwC promotes to senior after 3 years while the rest of the big 4 is 2 years. It's a difference in title but you will be doing the same thing and PwC pays a bit more. Deliotte gives 5.5 weeks vacation I believe while PwC is 3 weeks and 4 weeks after 2 years.