Prepare for your PwC audit interview

Audit methodology, evidence evaluation, and financial analysis calibrated to PwC's trust-focused, intellectually rigorous culture.

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The Interview

What PwC is looking for

Audit Interview

Audit & Analysis

01Materiality & Risk Calculation

02Audit Procedure Design

03Evidence Quality Assessment

04Audit Documentation & Judgment

Accounting Interview

Accounting & Compliance

01GAAP & Technical Accounting

02Journal Entry & Account Analysis

03Consolidation & Eliminations

04Disclosure Compliance

Behavioral Interview

01Intellectual Curiosity

02Courage & Integrity

03Collaborative Problem-Solving

04Business Acumen

Trust-focused culture//Technical accounting expertise//Global audit standards leadership

Practice Library

PwC exercises

Ready to ace your PwC audit interview?

Prepare for your PwC audit interview

Audit methodology, evidence evaluation, and financial analysis calibrated to PwC's trust-focused, intellectually rigorous culture.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What PwC is looking for

Audit Interview

Audit & Analysis

01Materiality & Risk Calculation

02Audit Procedure Design

03Evidence Quality Assessment

04Audit Documentation & Judgment

Accounting Interview

Accounting & Compliance

01GAAP & Technical Accounting

02Journal Entry & Account Analysis

03Consolidation & Eliminations

04Disclosure Compliance

Behavioral Interview

01Intellectual Curiosity

02Courage & Integrity

03Collaborative Problem-Solving

04Business Acumen

Trust-focused culture//Technical accounting expertise//Global audit standards leadership

How It Works

Master PwC Accounting Interviews

Audit procedures and technical accounting cases, scored on PwC's evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Accounting Goals

Audit Risk Assessment

Practitioner

Control Testing

Practitioner

2Accounting Case Prep

You're testing revenue for a $800M SaaS company with significant deferred revenue....

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

PwC

3Frameworks

Framework

Is revenue recognition appropriate and complete?

Revenue timing and cut-off procedures sufficient?

Tested 72 transactions across 4 quarters — 0 exceptions

Journal entries after month-end: 8% of revenue (within materiality)

All revenue streams identified and recorded?

Completeness tested via billing system reconciliation — 99.4% match

Write-offs in current period: $2.1M vs $1.8M prior year (16% increase)

Is accounts receivable valuation and existence verified?

Allowance for doubtful accounts reasonable?

Current allowance: 4.2% of gross AR vs historical 3.6% (increase justified by aging)

Days sales outstanding: 62 days vs prior year 51 days — 21% increase YoY

AR existence confirmed via customer confirmations?

Confirmation response rate: 87% (target: 80%)

Unconfirmed balances: 12 accounts representing $4.3M (1.2% of AR)

Is inventory valuation accurate and consistent with standards?

Physical inventory count procedures effective?

Count variance: 0.3% (prior year 0.2%) — within tolerance threshold

Obsolete inventory reserve: $8.2M (2.1% of inventory value)

Cost of goods sold and inventory methods correctly applied?

FIFO method tested on 45 items — no exceptions

4Feedback

Risk Assessment & Materiality

Distinctive

Control Testing & Evidence

Strong

Financial Statement Analysis

Meeting Bar

Audit Judgment

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

PwC exercises

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CASE INTERVIEWMedium

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CASE INTERVIEWHard

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LEARNMedium

Accounting Standards · Technical AccountingPwC

Describe a time you had to challenge a client's accounting treatment. How did you handle...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Professional JudgmentPwC

Tell me about a complex audit issue you solved through analytical thinking and...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Analytical ThinkingPwC