PwC Bermuda
The Big Four accountancy firms such as PwC Bermuda are well represented on the Island.
Like the others, PwC Bermuda has a thriving offshore practice, meaning there are Big Four job opportunities available for talented Chartered Accountants who wish to do something exceptional with their careers.
If you are a qualified ACA/CA/CPA, you’ll find that your qualification is a passport to the world: we’ll help you use it.
Types of job available
Available Big Four jobs with PwC Bermuda are grouped into the following categories:
- Financial Services Audit – specialising in funds, banks, insurance
- Advisory – including Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management
- Internal Audit and IT Audit
- Accounting Services and Secondments
- Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
- US Tax Seniors
Financial Services Audit is the most popular option for newly qualifieds making a first move to PwC Bermuda after completing their training contract.
Opportunities for advancement
Whilst contracts for PwC Bermuda jobs are typically for an initial period of two years, there’s an implied assumption that you’ll enjoy developing your career offshore and wish to mature into a management role. The good news is that such management opportunities come up all the time, due to the fluid and international nature of the expat professional community.
The Big Four in Bermuda are always on the lookout for potential leaders – we’ve recruited newly-qualified Seniors who have been promoted all the way to Partner level.
You can follow a similar path.
Also worth highlighting is that by gaining international financial experience in as short a period as 18-24 months offshore, you position yourself superbly to make a subsequent career move to another global business centre such as New York, London, Singapore or Hong Kong. By then you’ll have truly established your credentials and be very much in demand.
More about PwC and Bermuda
PwC is the largest professional services firm in Bermuda, specialising in Insurance and Reinsurance, Captive Insurance, Asset Management and Banking. The firm provides audit and assurance, advisory and tax services to a wide variety of clients.
Twenty one miles in length, Bermuda is a beautiful group of Islands located 600 miles east off the coast of North Carolina, USA. It has a year-round population of 65,000 (over a quarter of whom are expatriates) and this increases significantly during the long, hot summer tourist season when up to half a million visitors arrive. The Island time zone is four hours behind the UK, one hour ahead of East Coast Time. The climate in Bermuda is generally sub-tropical and frost-free, thanks to the Gulf Stream. The local currency is the Bermuda dollar, which is fixed at parity with the US dollar. Both are freely useable on the Island. There is a 6% payroll deduction and no income tax.
Enjoy the corporate culture
The culture within the offshore practices like PwC Bermuda is stimulating and collegiate. Accountants arrive from different parts of the world so you find it cosmopolitan and open-minded. Being in a new country, every expat is in the same boat – this means you benefit from a friendly, engaging atmosphere in the office. You’re treated as an individual and given the opportunity to shine as a professional, learning and earning at the same time.
Requirements
To be successful in getting a Big Four job offshore with a firm such as PwC Bermuda, you need to be qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA, CA) or hold a similar designation (ACCA, CPA), and have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in the sector you’re applying for.
If you’re coming in at newly or recently qualified level, you’ll benefit from world-class training in financial services clients prior to actually going out on engagements – don’t let your lack of familiarity with financial services hold you back.
Take a look at our Jobs page to find specific examples of our latest openings.