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posted on 16 Nov 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What are audit assertions?
  • Ans. 

    Audit assertions are the claims made by management regarding the accuracy and completeness of financial statements.

    • Audit assertions are used by auditors to assess the risk of material misstatement in financial statements.

    • There are six types of audit assertions: existence, completeness, accuracy, valuation, rights and obligations, and presentation and disclosure.

    • For example, existence assertion refers to whether the ass...

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  • Q2. Then they ask me about cut off procedure, which is taken out from my previous answer?
  • Ans. It means procedure applied to the accounting period to ensure that all the transaction relevant to reporting period has been recorded.for ex. Insurance premium given for next year is recorded under prepaid exp.
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  • Q3. What is materiality concept and they give me pen and paper to solve some practical question about AS-22 like permanent difference, temporary difference,deferred tax assets and liability

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - From my experience and I also heard from my colleagues that same questions was asked to most of us.interviewers were friendly.I think they are judging the confidence only because these are the basic questions if you are from accounts and audit background.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is Materiality?
  • Ans. 

    Materiality refers to the significance or importance of information in relation to a company's financial statements.

    • Materiality is a concept used in accounting and auditing.

    • It helps determine what information is important enough to be included in financial statements.

    • Materiality is based on the amount or nature of the information and its impact on the financial statements.

    • For example, a $10,000 error in a company with ...

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  • Q2. Proposed dividend?
  • Ans. 

    The proposed dividend is currently under review and will be announced at a later date.

    • The company is currently reviewing its financials to determine the feasibility of a dividend payout

    • The decision on the proposed dividend will depend on various factors such as profitability, cash flow, and future growth prospects

    • The announcement of the proposed dividend will be made after the review process is complete

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and keep faith on yourself.

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Q1. What all criteria do you look for while doing AML AND KYC check
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Q2. What do you know about AML AND KYC and Why are they required
Q3. How you can make business decisions from data in your last role?
Q4. How you used data management and analytics in your last role?
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Q5. What are the types of the dashboards you have worked in Tableau?

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PwC Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PwC Senior Associate interview for freshers?
PwC interview process for freshers usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the PwC interview process for freshers are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for PwC Senior Associate interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at PwC. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PwC expect are MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Advisory, Balance Sheet and Business Analysis.
What are the top questions asked in PwC Senior Associate interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the PwC Senior Associate interview for freshers -

  1. What are audit assertio...read more
  2. What are the descripencies identify during your experinced IA cli...read more
  3. what is Materialit...read more
How long is the PwC Senior Associate interview process?

The duration of PwC Senior Associate interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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