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PwC; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking an Assurance Intern/Trainee to support financial statement audits and related assurance activities in the UK. You will participate in learning governance, risk management, and control assessments while contributing to high-quality deliverables.

As part of a fast-paced team, you will develop professional and technical skills, receive mentorship, and gain experience across various assignments, promoting your personal and career growth within PwC’s Assurance practice.

Qualifications

• In this intern/trainee level, you are mentored to develop audit and assurance skills.
• You will learn to evaluate governance, risk management processes, and internal controls.
• You’ll gain exposure to preparing auditors' reports and applying PwC guidance.

Responsibilities

• Support assurance engagements with data gathering and analysis.
• Assist in evaluating financial statements for material misstatement.
• Learn to communicate findings and assist with delivering client value.

Skills

Accepting Feedback

Accounting and Financial Reporting

Accounting Policies

Active Listening

Artificial Intelligence

Auditing

Auditing Methodologies

Client Management

Communication

Compliance Auditing

Regulatory Compliance

Data Analysis

Data Ingestion

Data Modeling

Data Quality

Data Security

Data Transformation

Data Visualization

Emotional Regulation

Empathy

External Audit

Financial Accounting

Financial Audit

Financial Disclosure

Job description

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

CMAAS (Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services)

Management Level

Intern/Trainee

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In financial statement audit at PwC, you will focus on obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes the auditor’s opinion.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you will have the chance to work on a variety of assignments, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are encouraged to ask questions, take initiative, and produce quality work that adds value for our clients and contributes to our team’s success. During your time at the Firm, you start to establish your personal brand, paving the way to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm’s code of conduct and independence requirements.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Accepting Feedback
• Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
• Accounting Policies
• Active Listening
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform
• Auditing
• Auditing Methodologies
• Client Management
• Communication
• Compliance Auditing
• Complying With Regulations
• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Data Ingestion
• Data Modeling
• Data Quality
• Data Security
• Data Transformation
• Data Visualization
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• External Audit
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Audit
• Financial Disclosure Report {+ 19 more}

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

September 14, 2026