PWC Risk Assurance 2012 First Interview

Hello,
I have an interview for PWC risk assurance. It is the first interview and it will be in their London office (There was also a telephone interview option, however, I chose to do it face to face).

In their website it says that the applicant has to
- provide evidence of the skills PWC is seeking
- reassure PWC that he/she has thought about his/her career choice
- demonstrate clear interest in the business world and PWC

Do you have any suggestions for me?
The first interviews I had so far were over the phone and usually they have asked me to tell a bit about myself and about my past internships..
Do you think the interview with PWC going to be very different?

I worked in RAS at PwC for a few years.

The gist of the work is analysing the internal controls of a company. By this I mean checking that all the small processes that make up the workings of a company are operating effectively. For example:

At the end of the year a company has a cash balance of £200m

You need to check that all monies have cleared the checking account, that all monies owed have been received etc etc - just loads of little things to ensure that the overall balance is correct.

For the second point, tell them that you have a fantastic eye for detail, research the ACA exams and tell them why they will benefit you and them. Just loads of shizzle that makes it look like you WANT to work for them rather than anyone else.

For the thrid point, the question will be "tell me a about a story you have read in the news recently regarding a business that may or may not have an affiliation with PwC"

Right, here you will need two examples (even though theonly want one). PwC's biggest RAS client is Shell, so that may be a good place to start. Always link it back to the role you are applying for - so you could talk about a recent acquisition Shell have made, and how it would affect you if you were working in RAS. i.e - you would check that all the assets acquired were recognised, the cash consideration was correct, additional work going forward.


You should be set with that.

Good luck

Thank you very much )
I want this job so much. It has everything that I am particularly interested in.. Audit+Risk Management.. and I am also interested in IT and Information Security.. I cant explain how much I want it... so I am getting more and more excited and of course more stressed as the interview is approaching...

Regarding the business news.. do you think it would be bad to talk about the fine PWC paid for the JP Morgan audit. I mean I was going to talk about the risks to their services??

Guys, I have just completed a long and horrible series of online tests for pwc risk position.
Can anyone tell me how quickly they will inform me about the results of these tests.

Maybe someone who has done these tests can advise me.

Cheers