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PwC Senior Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 3 Jan 2025

Top PwC Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is Materiality, How to decide Materiality , who decide what will be the level of Materiality ?
  • Q2. What is the team strength for the teams you facilitated Scrum?
  • Q3. What do you know about different process like P2P, O2C as the profile was for internal audit
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PwC Senior Associate Interview Experiences

166 interviews found

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. It was a basic questions on our day to day work, majorly on objects which I used, loading method, staging area, types of transforms, star and snow flake schema and basic SQL queries

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and interview will be fun.

Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Himanshu Sharma

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...

  • Answered by AI
  • 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 Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Understand the core values of PwC and its relationship with current and future expectations
  • Ans. 

    PwC's core values include teamwork, excellence, and leadership. They strive to meet current and future expectations through innovation and collaboration.

    • PwC values teamwork, excellence, and leadership

    • They prioritize innovation and collaboration to meet current and future expectations

    • PwC aims to provide quality service to clients and contribute to society

    • They prioritize diversity and inclusion in their workforce

    • PwC enco...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep it simple and effective.
Provide reasoning for your answer and relate it PwC’s core values

I applied via campus placement at Great Lakes Institute of management, Chennai and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to sql joins and queries
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Case study was there and then questions related to sql were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush your technical skills and have understanding regarding business

PwC interview questions for designations

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 (1)

 Associate/Senior Associate -(Technical)

 (3)

 Associate/Senior Associate -(Nontechnical)

 (1)

 Associate

 (214)

 Senior Associate 2

 (21)

 Senior Associate 1

 (12)

 Senior Associate Consultant

 (4)

 Senior Audit Associate

 (2)

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. The interview start with the question "Tell me about yourself"
  • Q2. Tell me about your work experience
  • Q3. Now this is where you can mould your interview question. Tell them only that works you have done for which you are very confident and for which you are prepared for a counter question. Don't try to impress...
  • Q4. Why do you choose to join our co

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare yourself, do the homework to brush-up the technical aspect of your job. Don't pay your attention to the negative vive that flows outside the interview room. Stay calm, confident and believe on your preparation.

Get interview-ready with Top PwC Interview Questions

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mainly related to previous complex situations
  • Q2. Behaviour towards critical problem thinking
  • Ans. 

    I approach critical problems with a calm and analytical mindset, breaking down the issue into smaller parts to find a solution.

    • I take time to fully understand the problem before jumping to conclusions

    • I break down the problem into smaller parts to identify the root cause

    • I consider multiple solutions and weigh the pros and cons before making a decision

    • I remain calm and focused under pressure to find a solution

    • Example: In...

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Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectation and role requirements

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your resume well and be confident while answering.

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Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image CA Srikanta Rout

posted on 29 Aug 2021

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Materiality in Audit. Ind As 105, Impairment, Investment Fair value,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was good and i was selected based upon my Answers.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions were there just generally belongs to your Audit related knowledge , practical working related.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - When you will go for interview, do not so panic about your selection, just try to give your best, express your full knowledge in related to your questions. This is enough for your part and rest leave on GOD.

I applied via campus placement at Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) and was interviewed in Apr 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Mention key Audit matters with example
  • Ans. 

    Key audit matters are significant areas of the audit that require the most attention and have the highest risk of material misstatement.

    • Revenue recognition

    • Impairment of assets

    • Valuation of inventory

    • Going concern

    • Related party transactions

    • Taxation

    • Litigation and claims

    • Acquisitions and disposals

    • Pensions and other post-employment benefits

    • Financial instruments

    • Business continuity and disaster recovery

    • IT systems and controls

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  • Q2. Consequence of non deducting TDS
  • Ans. 

    Non deduction of TDS can lead to penalties and legal consequences.

    • Non deduction of TDS can result in penalties and interest charges.

    • The taxpayer may also face legal consequences and prosecution.

    • The deductee may face difficulties in claiming credit for the tax deducted at source.

    • Non deduction of TDS can also lead to increased scrutiny from tax authorities.

    • For example, if an employer fails to deduct TDS on salary payment...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare CV with answers ready to all aspects of it.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2020. There were 7 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Case study, mental math, PPT

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Be good with mental math, helpful in both case solution as well as in brainteasers
2. Structured approach to answering questions
3. Need superior Power point skills, storyboarding your message is important

PwC Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PwC Senior Associate interview?
PwC interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PwC interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for PwC Senior Associate interview?
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 Leadership Development, Consulting, Management, Analytics and Operations.
What are the top questions asked in PwC Senior Associate interview?

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

  1. What is Materiality, How to decide Materiality , who decide what will be the l...read more
  2. What is the team strength for the teams you facilitated Scr...read more
  3. What do you know about different process like P2P, O2C as the profile was for i...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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PwC Senior Associate Interview Process

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3 Interview rounds

  • Technical Round 1
  • Technical Round 2
  • HR Round
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