Trainee Auditors - 2026 Intake

PwC South Africa; Douglas; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC is recruiting graduates and school leavers for trainee accountant roles in External Audit. You will learn to provide assurance services and business advice to clients ranging from startups to large brands, using technology to enhance governance and reliability.

You’ll study for ACA or ACCA with strong support from your team, a career counsellor, and a buddy, with clear progression and opportunities to grow within the PwC brand.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English grade C required.
• 112 UCAS points excluding General Studies or 32 IB points.
• Be on track for a 2.1 in your degree.

Responsibilities

• Proactively assist the team in various aspects of the project
• Prepare deliverables
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Ensure you are adhering to compliance matters
• Work on developing internal relationships and your PwC brand

Skills

Accounting Standards

Auditing

Communication

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

External Audit

IFRS/UK GAAP

Education

GCSE Maths and English (Grade C)

UCAS points: 112 (excluding General Studies)

IB points: 32

Be on track for a 2.1 in your degree

Job description

Line of Service Assurance Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Assurance Management Level Associate Job Description & Summary

A career within External Audit services, will provide you with the opportunity to provide a range of Assurance services and business advice to a variety of clients from small, fast growing clients to large entities. Our clients are often well known brands and many have broad international reach. We focus on using the latest technology to reduce the level of manual testing ensuring you’ll focus on the most valuable areas of client service and on enhancing corporate governance and the reliability of our clients’ information.

Responsibilities

• Proactively assist the team in various aspects of the project
• Prepare deliverables
• Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen
• Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Ensure you are adhering to compliance matters
• Work on developing internal relationships and your PwC brand

We are recruiting graduates and school leavers for our trainee accountant roles. For a graduate, your required academics will need to be:

• - Minimum of grade C for GCSE Maths and English 112 UCAS points excluding General Studies or 32 International Baccalaureate points
• - Be on track for a 2.1 in your degree

For a school leaver, your required academics will need to be:

• - Minimum of grade C for GCSE Maths and English
• - Predicted 112 UCAS points excluding General Studies (example BBB) or 32 International Baccalaureate points

You’ll study for a professional accountancy qualification, either with the ACA* (three years) or the ACCA** (four years) depending on your initial results. You’ll have a lot of support from your team, career counsellor and buddy to help you achieve this.

* Associate Chartered Accountant qualification delivered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

** The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualification.

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) Required Skills 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} Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required? Yes Job Posting End Date

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.