Use your insight to help clients move forward with confidence.

A graduate career in Assurance 

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In Assurance, no two clients are the same — and that’s what makes the work exciting. We dig into the detail, test assumptions and help businesses get their numbers right. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, review internal processes and share insights that drive better decisions. It’s trusted work, built on strong relationships and sharp thinking. We’ll support you with the tools and training to grow fast and go further.

Applications Applications open on 10 September and close at 2pm on 22 October 2025.
Entry requirements Final-year graduate and postgraduate university students on track to achieve a 2.1 minimum.
Locations Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, and Wexford.

Our business areas

Explore our diverse business areas, where you can help clients in various industries solve their most important problems.

Help the largest asset managers develop and grow their global fund business from Ireland.

Help clients build trust in an industry defined by competition and regulatory change.

Help our domestic and indigenous clients seek new opportunities and markets abroad.

Help our foreign direct investment clients look behind the numbers to progress with confidence.

Driving sustainable growth through robust ESG reporting.

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Explore our business areas

Asset and Wealth Management

Help the largest asset managers develop and grow their global fund business from Ireland.

The asset and wealth management industry manages and invests trillions of dollars annually. This dynamic sector continues to evolve. Our specialist Asset and Wealth Management group, the largest in Ireland, leverages an extensive global network to provide world-class support and assurance. We offer services to the largest asset managers in the world, focusing on their products, service providers and the managers themselves.

Banking, Insurance and Aviation Finance

Help clients build trust in an industry defined by competition and regulatory change.

We help our banking and insurance clients navigate an industry marked by transformation through increased competition, regulation and globalisation. Our banking clients include global and domestic banks, IFSC banks, corporate treasuries and securitisation vehicles. In insurance, our clients range from global and domestic general to life, reinsurance, captive insurance companies, broker operations and pension funds. PwC is also the leading professional services firm for the aviation finance industry in Ireland.

Domestic and International Outbound

Help our domestic and indigenous clients seek new opportunities and markets abroad.

The Domestic and International Outbound (DIO) team collaborates with public listed companies, other regulated entities, domestic Irish clients and semi-state entities. Our clients operate across various sectors, including retail, traded services, food and agriculture, industrial products, pharmaceutical, entertainment and media, technology and telecommunications. DIO offers an exciting opportunity to develop industry expertise while providing assurance services to a diverse range of clients.

Foreign Direct Investment

Help our foreign direct investment clients look behind the numbers to progress with confidence.

PwC’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) team serves all inbound foreign direct investment subsidiaries. Our clients include privately owned and publicly listed entities on international stock exchanges. The FDI team offers an excellent opportunity to work with a variety of industries and clients in an ever-changing business climate.

ESG Reporting and Assurance

Driving sustainable growth through robust ESG reporting.

Our ESG Reporting and Assurance Team specialises in helping clients navigate the complexities of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. We establish robust reporting frameworks and provide support with limited and reasonable assurance. By focusing on non-financial performance metrics, we enable clients to make informed decisions that drive sustainable growth and positive social impact.

Grow here. Go further.

Are you ready to make a difference?

What professional qualifications will I study for?

Joining PwC Assurance means you will embark on the path to earning your Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA) qualification. Three distinct entry routes are tailored to different educational backgrounds and exemptions provided by your college course.

ACA qualification routes

Direct entry

This route is for those joining PwC directly after college. Some degrees offer exemptions from the first set of exams (CAP1), allowing you to start with CAP2 exams. If your degree doesn’t provide any exemptions, you will sit three sets of exams.

Benefits include:

  • CAP1, CAP2, and FAE course fees paid (first attempt only)
  • Exam fees paid (first attempt only)

 

Sponsored Master in Accounting

You must have full CAP1 exemptions for this route when you join the firm. You will start your exams at the FAE level.

Benefits:

  • €7,600 towards course fees
  • Book allowance of up to €575
  • If already enrolled in a Master in Accounting, receive a taxable bursary of €2,500
  • FAE course fees paid (first attempt only)
  • Exam fees paid (first attempt only)
  • Comprehensive in-house exam support, including study leave

Professional Diploma in Accounting

This conversion course is mainly for students who have completed a non-accounting degree. It provides exemptions from CAP1, enabling you to start your exams at CAP2 upon joining the firm.

Benefits:

  • €7,600 towards course fees
  • Book allowance of up to €575
  • If already enrolled in a Professional Diploma in Accounting, receive a bursary of €2,500
  • CAP2 and FAE course fees paid (first attempt only)
  • Exam fees paid (first attempt only)
  • Comprehensive in-house exam support, including study leave

“From day one, you’re surrounded by brilliant minds from various cultures, ready to lend a hand. PwC doesn’t want you to blend in — they want you to stand out, look at things differently and bring your unique perspective to the table."

Conor Boylan,Associate, Assurance

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Recruitment team, PwC Ireland (Republic of)

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