How PwC Calgary gets through busy season

As you’ve probably heard, January through March at PwC is a busy time of year. As many of PwC’s clients have year ends of December 31 the few months after tend to be filled with longer hours than normal.  To help get through these few months, the social committee in Calgary ensures that there are lots of social events to reward everyone for their hard work.  Busy season is not an easy time of year for PwC employees, but these initiatives help to make these few months a bit more manageable!

Career long learning - My experiences

So the first part of busy season is behind us and I thought I would talk less about the work, and talk more about one of the unspoken benefits of working with PwC; development and experiences. While CASB and studying for the UFE are big contributors to developing as a CA, one of the biggest benefits is the work experience and opportunities at PwC which help develop amazing skills to help you in any future career.

On My Way to Becoming a CA – CKE, Busy Season and Everything in Between

It has been a while since you have heard from me! Well guess what? There has been a lot going on in my life as an Associate at PwC! From writing the CKE to rolling-off my first client this busy season, I have had an amazing month thus far! Read on to hear about what the CKE, busy season and “everything in between” is like for an Associate like myself at PwC! 

Enhanced working practices at PwC

One of the major developments at PwC in the past couple of years has been the implementation of Enhanced Working Practices (EWP) to help make PwC the distinctive firm in client services as well as develop experiences for all employees. EWP has become more than just terminology and has evolved to become a way of life at PwC. This blog will focus on how PwC uses EWP and how this has helped to develop employee and client satisfaction. First of all, it is important to explain what the EWPs are and how they are used day to day in a work environment. There are five main components to EWP:

Business Development and You

As you’ve learned by now, PwC is a big place with lots of people working for lots of clients in lots of industries. It’s one thing to be involved with the work that the firm does for its clients by being on engagement teams and it’s a totally different thing to be a part of the process of seeking out work for the firm. Staying abreast of events in the market and tracking company results is all part of what is known as Business Development and it is something that everyone at the firm becomes responsible for as members of the PwC team at large.

Free Learning on the Job

I often get asked by students and friends, what’s one of the most rewarding aspects of being in audit so far, and I would always answer without hesitation that it’s the in depth learning, especially about different types of businesses that we get from client engagements.

A Week in the Life of a New Associate – From Hollywood to Auditing

What a week! From the annual PwC Offer Gala Party to my first official audit engagement at one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, this past week was filled with excitement, hard-work and tremendous learning opportunities. I could not have asked for a more challenging and fun-filled week as a New Associate at PwC!

Thoughts from the PwC Offer Gala

This past Monday I had the pleasure of meeting our new and potential 2012 hires at the PwC Offer Gala. As many of you may know, the Offer Gala is one of the most fun-filled nights during the recruiting process and is a great way to get to know the firm and its people.

PwC Calgary and Teams

Recently an announcement was made by the Calgary City Leader that our office would be transitioning to a “teams” structure. If you know a lot about PwC already, you are probably aware that working in teams is one of the key drivers of success at our firm. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising to learn that the firm was incorporating teams into another aspect of the audit and assurance group (AAG). This new structure is quite a bit different from what was done in the past, so I will give you some background information on how teams will help PwC Calgary.

Development Team Meetings (DTMs)

Hello everyone!

Hope you were able to enjoy the gorgeous weather and had a lot of fun with friends and family this past weekend.

By now, you are probably very familiar with the various types of training that PwC offers such as the CA exams training and the new hire training (assurance 1). In this week’s post, I would like to introduce to you a different type of learning experience at PwC --- DTMs (Development Team Meetings).