Henning about the Swiss CPA education at PwC

How does PwC support you during your Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA) education?

PwC provides me with substantial support for becoming a Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Here are some of the most important points:

• PwC bears your CPA education costs (school costs, examination costs, reimbursement of expenses).

• PwC provides you with more than 800 h of time support for school (all school days are off), study, preparation, and exams.

• PwC supports you with tailor-made support from internal specialists and colleagues (peer learning, knowledge sharing, mock exams) – e.g., managers who recently passed the exam simulated last year’s exam to help me prepare.

• PwC provides you further with on-the-job training where you can apply and further strengthen the acquired know-how from the CPA education whilst working on various client mandates (local to international) across all industries. 

• And when passing the Swiss CPA successfully, PwC rewards you with a special bonus! 

Are there other benefits of doing the Swiss CPA at PwC?

Yes, there are. Let me just name a few: 

• PwC’s Swiss CPA success rate is the highest in the industry – so I think you can learn from the best here.

• What I very much appreciate is, that when you are off to focus on your Swiss CPA education, preparing for exams or on vacation, your time off is respected and you are not asked to work.

• The audit team is highly flexible in structuring your client portfolio to your preferences and needs, to ensure that you will be able to apply theory to real world experience. 

• PwC holds additional yearly assurance courses, from basics to IFRS/US-Gaap specialised topics where you can benefit from.

• PwC’s audit practice is organised in communities, which gives you easy access and opportunities to meet other audit colleagues who are more advanced in their CPA education or career and share their knowledge, learning techniques and papers.

Which career benefits do you see for becoming a Swiss CPA?

Swiss CPA is highly recognised across the industry, both nationally and internationally. The title is life-long. Taught by professional experts from the Big4 and university professors, it offers a deep dive into finance and accounting plus solid knowledge in tax and law. The career opportunities that arise after obtaining the Swiss CPA are diverse and unlimited. It allows you to take on different roles internally at PwC and externally in different industries (even C-level) in areas such as accounting, finance, controlling as well as related fields such as digital transformation or consulting.