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PwC ME:
Home for the region’s top talent
We are a diverse community of solvers who come together to build trust and and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems and
support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse
perspectives of our teams. We’re innovative, resilient change agents who are human-led and tech-powered.
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A message from our Chief
People Officer If you’re looking for a place
that fuels your ambition to
make a difference,
that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and
reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life -
then you’re a future PwCer.
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A Career with
PwC ME means...
You’ll find opportunities to work with a variety of transformative clients, drawing insights from our tech-powered network and global capabilities. We
work together to make a difference in our communities, collaborating with others who want to be part of shaping big, meaningful change in the
world.
Through it all, we put your wellbeing first in good and challenging times so that you are empowered to bring your best you to work, and to life.
Balanced Unlocked Sense of Limitless
living potential belonging possibilities
Fueled by:
Development
Transformative work Culture of care Evolving legacy Wellbeing
legacy(L&D)
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PwC
A Career with
PwC ME means...
… Work that matters
From day one as a graduate you’ll be a part of our community of business and industry leaders who are challenging the status quo. Our working environment is
all about collaboration and diversity of thought, and you will become an integral part in helping us solve important problems together.
...Support, every step of the way
We’ll support you at every stage of your career with dedicated coaching, technical upskilling and professional development, so you can achieve your goals. We
offer digital upskilling and accelerator programs and financial support for you to continue studying and kick start your career.
… Your degree doesn’t define your career
We hire graduates from all backgrounds into different teams across our firm in consulting, technology, accounting and finance, law, analytics and project
management. With our diverse range of businesses and types of work, you can use your degree in more ways than you think with us.
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PwC
Our culture
Your benefits
We are proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and we value everyone’s uniqueness. Together, we foster an environment that allows
people to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve success in their careers. We provide our people with a variety of tools, an enriching professional
experience, and in-the-moment feedback to facilitate personal and professional growth every day. With endless opportunities for career progression, we’re
committed to helping you reach your full potential.
A few of the perks we offer
Dress for your Day
Flexible working We trust you to choose the
We enable flexible PwC Academy clothes to wear to work that
working patterns to For certain qualifications best represent yourself and
allow individuals and relevant to your line of our brand. Our flexible
teams to decide how service, we’ll cover dress code is called
and where work gets costs and provide time #DressForYourDay, and it’s
done. off to study. about being yourself and
Digital upskilling Be well, work being comfortable
Corporate deals throughout the work week.
To prepare for our well We offer a wide range
rapidly changing We embrace of corporate offers at
digital world, we’ve practices that hotels, gyms, holidays,
placed upskilling at energise us and automobiles, etc.
the forefront of our prioritise well-being
at home, work or in
culture.
our communities.
International Competitive salary
opportunities We offer a competitive
Our regionally diverse salary and discretionary
work allows you to annual bonus to reward
explore work hard work and
opportunities locally commitment.
and abroad.
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PwC
Our graduate programme
Your experience
Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it
happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s
why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us.
Assurance Consulting
Our Graduate Programmes provide you with an opportunity to grow as an
individual, build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place
where people, quality and value mean everything. Bring your
commitment and we’ll ensure that you're supported to develop and grow.
Smart, courageous people who are able to forge strong relationships
make us the best at what we do: measuring, protecting and enhancing
what matters most to our clients.
It’s an inspiring backdrop for your career, whether you’re making a
difference to a public or a private company, a government or charity. Be
part of something special and find out how your drive and initiative could
open up new opportunities for you and our clients.
We offer the following graduate programmes- Assurance, Tax and Legal
Consulting, Deals, Tax and Legal Services
Let’s see where you could join! Deals Services
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Assurance
Can you assess potential risks in order to help others succeed? Are
you continuously looking for innovative ways to deliver solutions?
Joining our PwC Middle East Core Assurance team, you’ll have the
opportunity to deliver the very highest quality audits to the world’s leading
companies and leverage our global network. You’ll be providing market
leading services to an unprecedented range of clients, from leading
multinational companies to family businesses and governments. Providing
trust over financial reporting is a big responsibility, and it lies at the heart of
everything we do.
We thrive in delivering audits using the latest digital tools and analytical
capabilities. That’s what drives us and it’s how we’re bringing the audit into
the future. Led by people who have the passion and skills to make a
difference, and enhanced by powerful technology; PwC audit is the perfect
blend of people and technology.
You’ll also study for your professional qualifications with a lot of support from
your team, Career Coach and buddy to help you achieve this. It’s the variety Offices
and opportunity we offer that allows you to develop a broad range of effective
business skills and enables you to excel across the breadth of work 20
Assurance offers, both during the training schemes and further on in your
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Assurance
Teams you could join:
Internal Audit
A career within Internal Audit (IA) services will provide you with an
opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives,
regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their
critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and
consider areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed
controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value
to their organisation.
We perform IA support across 4 areas:
IA Co-source
Working alongside an organisation's in-house function to deliver internal
audit’s remit tailored to the organisation’s needs. Working with large
government and public sector, private sector, family business organisations
and multinationals
IA outsource
Establish IA function and provide IA services aligned to the organisation’s Offices
strategy and key risks it’s facing. Often within government and public sector
organisations/and emerging markets, family businesses. 20
IA Tech Audit
Countries
Any Technology Risk, Data Analytics and/or Cyber Security work delivered
against an Internal Audit contract, as part of an Internal Audit plan or directly
for the Head of Audit or Head of IT Audit. Increasing trend for IT co-source
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Providing advice and support to help organisations design, establish and
enhance their Internal Audit function.
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Assurance
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Being a member of the GRC team in Risk will see you working on a variety of
challenging and career-advancing engagements. We help build resilience in
organisations through excellence in governance, risk management,
compliance and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
Some of the areas we provide risk management for include:
Process intelligence
PwC can offer an end-to-end overview for any process across the
organisation, giving our clients total transparency, as well as identification of
current levels of standardisation and control efficiency. Closing the gap
between how processes are intended to work, and how they work in reality is
integral to business success.
Supply chain
We focus on helping clients assess business processes by identifying loops,
manual intervention, roadblocks and weaknesses using technology. We Offices
enable our clients to enhance their control environment, improve automation
and reduce inefficiencies as a result of remediating the gaps. 20
Policies and procedures Countries
At PwC, we build tailored solutions to help our clients achieve their strategic
ambitions. Robust policies and procedures can ensure an organisation is in 12
compliance with laws and regulations, profitable and enables sound decision
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Consulting
Can you think big picture, and get into the details? Do you enjoy
brainstorming to test different ideas?
In Consulting, you'll get to work on a variety of clients, bringing fresh insights
to the problems facing the public and private sector, as we help them
optimise, transform and improve their business models and deliver better
products and services.
Foundation for the Future
During your time in the FftF programme, you will have the opportunity to
work closely with the best across industry and functional advisory services.
In Consulting, you’ll build core skills in a 20 month market-leading rotational
programme. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about what we do across our
different consulting business areas and work with clients to drive innovation
and growth. This will help you decide where you might specialise within
Consulting once you complete the programme. We focus on helping solve
client problems by offering deep industry and functional expertise on both the
strategic and operational levels.
Teams you could rotate in:
Consumer and Industrial Products & Services (CIPS)
Our CIPS team works across a number of industries that are capital intensive Offices
and are currently undergoing large scale restructuring, transformation and
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& construction as well as transport & logistics. We deliver services such as
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and restructuring. We play a vital role in supporting these organisations on
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Financial Services
Financial Services effectively works with clients as they shape their
businesses and execute their strategies. They advise on key issues such as 1816
the impact of risk and regulation, financial crime, innovations in mobile and
digital technologies, the disruptive impact of FinTech, as well as the changing
face of the customer.
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Consulting
Government & Public Services
We combine a broad understanding of regulatory and economic conditions
with the functional skills of our domestic and international experts, partnering
with governments to deliver innovative solutions. To every assignment we
bring independence, objectivity and a demonstrated ability to enhance public
sector performance. We aim to contribute to advancing government priorities
while delivering value for money.
Health Industries
Health in our Middle East region is undergoing an unprecedented ‘once in a
career transformation’. We are privileged to work in true partnership with our
clients to guide and support them on this transformation journey by bringing
deep sector insights and expertise across all aspects of healthcare.
Combined with the power of our global PwC network and partners.
Underpinning all our work in health is our sense of purpose and appreciation
for the privilege to help shape this vital sector that means something and
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Our Technology Consulting team is shaping the Digital and IT market in the
GCC through working with public and private sector clients to help them Countries
improve overall value delivered to their customers and employees. By
formulating digital strategies and help them in the implementation, we are
helping clients unlock the potential of digital by increasing their customer
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engagement, providing their employees with powerful tools, and helping
them optimize and digitize their operations.
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Deals
Are you inquisitive and good at dealing with change? Do you enjoy
working across a broad spectrum of work?
We help clients navigate any major financial event, from cross-border
mergers and acquisitions, to economic crime investigations, insolvency and
other business crises, which means you'll enjoy a breadth of experience and
technology.
Edge
An exciting graduate programme tailored by PwC Deals across EMEA to
launch your career in an international Deals environment. Being part of Edge
means that you’ll attend international development events, complete
rotations in a number of Deals business units and have access to world
class online, professional and technical learning. Where relevant, you’ll also
receive the support to complete a professional qualification.
Teams you could rotate in:
Transaction Services
We support private equity firms, investment funds and corporate clients
through mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Advising throughout the
lifecycle of the deal, we work on both the buy and sell side of the work.
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Business Restructuring Services
Here we advise under-performing companies on restructuring, refinancing,
wind-downs and insolvency – finding the best way forward for the business
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and its stakeholders.
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Valuations
Our team works alongside clients to support them in making key commercial
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and strategic valuation decisions on business deals or restructuring, Employees
disputes, tax regulation and financial reporting. Valuing a business involves a
blend of technical and industry knowledge, commercial and market insight 500
and an inquisitive mind.
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Deals
Corporate Finance
We provide lead financial advisory services, supporting on the origination
through to execution of acquisitions and disposals for corporates, family
businesses, sovereign investment funds and private equity clients. We
operate across multiple industry sectors.
Forensics Services
We help our clients to prepare for, respond to and emerge stronger from a
wide range of business risks and issues. These include major public
enquiries, rogue trader or bribery allegations, cybercrime and commercial
and transactional disputes across all industry sectors.
Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO)
We provide strategic and operational advice across the deal continuum from
setting the deal strategy to post-deal execution. Examples of services we
undertake include advising corporates, investment funds, and government
entities on strategic investment decisions, conducting
commercial/operational due diligence on potential target acquisitions,
developing business plans, in addition to a range of post-deal operations
services (including post-merger integration, synergy analysis, and Offices
carve-outs). Our team includes a diverse mix of profiles with people with
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Government & Infrastructure
PwC has built a team of infrastructure, real estate and capital projects
experts, located in the Middle East, who are able to help clients resolve
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issues and deploy global best practice at all stages in the life cycle of major
projects and programmes. Our team combines real estate industry expertise
with deep subject matter knowledge, engineers with accountants, and global 500
knowledge with local presence.
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Tax & Legal Services
Do you have a knack for interpreting complex rules? Do you like to
consider all approaches to a scenario?
We are the leading provider of tax and legal services (TLS) worldwide; leading
the debate with tax authorities and governments around the world, changing
the way we all think about tax and legal issues.
Teams you could join:
Business Tax Services
The tax landscape is constantly changing. We’re helping businesses manage
tax in a dynamic and digital world.
Legal
We provide legal services integrated with PwC’s other services. PwC Legal is
the largest legal network in the world with over 4000 lawyers in over 100
countries. We are the only Big 4 firm in the Middle East with an established
legal offering - the region’s “one stop shop”.
Global Mobility
We help businesses with the tax implications of mobilising talent across
borders.
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International Tax Services and Mergers & Acquisitions
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Transfer Pricing
TP refers to the rules and methods for pricing transactions within and between
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enterprises under common ownership - we are experts at it!
Indirect Taxes
Taxes levied on goods/services rather than on income or profit is our thing it's
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a PwC
pretty big deal in the ME right now.
Our Global
Values
In joining PwC, you’re joining a network of possibilities. With offices in
155 countries and more than 284,000 people, we’re among the
leading professional services networks in the world, tied by our
commitment to quality, our values and purpose of building trust and
solving important problems.
Our Values:
Our values define the expectations we have for working with our clients
and each other. Although we come from different backgrounds and
cultures across the network, our values are what we have in common.
They capture our shared aspirations and expectations, inform the type
of work we do, and guide us on how we behave and work with each
other and our clients.
Act with integrity Work together
Our PwC Professional Framework:
Make a difference Reimagine the possible The framework exists to support the development and career
progression of our people, helping them to meet the expectations of
our clients, colleagues and communities in today’s changing global
Care marketplace.
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Are you ready to create
purposeful impact?
No matter which location you join, you’ll be
part of a cohort of a few hundred fresh graduates joining
PwC Middle East’s regional programme in September 2022.
In your first week, you’ll get the opportunity to:
refine your soft skills
meet the leadership team
network with your peers whilst becoming familiar with PwC as a
business; its brand, values, work and people.
This is followed by weeks of technical training tailored to your business
area.
Apply to our Grad Programme today
Be part of The New Equation.
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