Company Profile
Company Overview
Imagine the power of 180,000 people with a common purpose — building relationships that create value for you and your business. This is PwC. Every day, our people work with you to build the value you are looking for.
We'll start by getting to know you. You do the talking, we'll do the listening. Our tailored solutions will help you meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the US market, and beyond.
We bring a global perspective along with in-depth knowledge of local, state and US issues. In 1998, Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merged to create PricewaterhouseCoopers. We have a long history of delivering value-added professional services to our clients. Our accounting practice originated in London during the mid-1800's.
PwC focuses on audit and assurance, tax and consulting services. Additionally, in the US, PwC concentrates on 16 key industries and provides targeted services that include — but are not limited to — human resources, deals, forensics, and consulting services. We help resolve complex issues and identify opportunities.
Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. Let us apply our world-class capabilities to your business goals.
Company History
PricewaterhouseCoopers (now PwC), formed in 1998 from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, has a history in client services that dates back to the nineteenth century. Both accounting firms originated in London during the mid 1800s. Today, PwC serves 26 industries. Our industry-focused services in the fields of assurance, tax, human resources, transactions, performance improvement and crisis management have helped resolve complex client and stakeholder issues worldwide. We also bring our expertise and talents to help educational institutions, the federal government, non-profits, and international relief agencies address their unique business issues.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive, flexible, and market-competitive benefits program. Our benefits package reflects the diversity and mobility that make PwC unique. It provides access to programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs and goals of our staff and their families. The benefits program also reflects our philosophy of shared responsibility. PwC pays the full cost of some benefits. For other benefits, our employees share the cost with the firm. For certain other coverage, our staff pay the full cost. In addition, some benefits have service requirements that must be met before benefits are available.
The PwC benefits program currently includes the following for eligible professionals:
Holidays
Ten paid holidays each year.
Vacation time
Full-time staff (other than management level) accrue 15 workdays per year; after two years of service, full time staff accrue 22 workdays per year
Full-time management-level staff accrue 22 workdays per year
Part-time benefits eligible staff accrue vacation time on a pro-rata basis
Health care coverage
PwC offers you the choice of three medical plans through UnitedHealthcare. Each plan provides the flexibility to access both network and non-network doctors and facilities. The premiums, deductibles and coinsurance vary depending on the plan. Preventive care is covered at 100% with network doctors in all three plans. In addition, a tax-efficient Health Savings Account is available with two of the plan options.
Prescription drug benefits and physical exams are available through PwC's UnitedHealthcare medical plan options.
Vision care coverage enables you to obtain services and purchase eyeglasses and lenses at reduced rates from more than 60,000 providers nationwide.
The dental plan covers services ranging from diagnostic and preventive care to orthodontia treatment — all available from your choice of providers.
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
You may contribute up to $2,500 per year tax free to the health care account and up to $5,000 per year tax free to the dependent care account. Then, get reimbursed tax-free from your account(s) for eligible uncovered health care/dependent care expenses.
Family and personal sick days
You may generally continue receiving your full salary when absent from work for five or fewer consecutive days due to illness, injury or medical treatment, or to care for a member of your immediate family.
Adoption assistance program
You may receive reimbursement of up to $5,000 for adoption-related expenses (up to $6,000 for a special-needs child).
Nursing Moms' Program
Access to educational materials and pre/post-birth counseling from nationally recognized lactation specialists are available through this program. Private mothers' rooms are also available in many of our offices.
Parental leave
Eligible new parents – both mothers and fathers - receive up to six weeks paid time off after the birth of a new child or placement of a child through adoption or foster care. In addition, all eligible new parents receive up to 26 weeks of job-guaranteed leave. New mothers--including primary-care adoptive parents--receive 12-14 weeks of paid time off following delivery or adoption of a new child, concurrent with their job-guaranteed leave. In addition, we offer an additional two weeks of fully paid time to parents who give birth to multiples (e.g., twins or triplets) or adopt more than one child on the same day. We are the only Big Four firm to offer that distinctive benefit.
Leave of Absence Career Roundtable Option
This voluntary option allows some staff who have taken a substantial period of leave to “carry-over” his/her performance rating from the prior performance year. You may review this policy on myKcurve. Please direct any questions related to the Leave of Absence Career Roundtable Option to the HR Shared Services Center at 1-877-PwC-HELP (1-877-792-4357) option 4.
LifeWorks
This resource provides information, confidential assessments, and referrals on issues ranging from emotional well-being, financial problems, parenting and child care, to resources for seniors, and much more.
Emergency backup care reimbursement program
You may receive a monetary reimbursement for emergency child or elder care through this program.
Emergency backup childcare centers
When your regular child care arrangement is not available, access to backup childcare centers is available in various cities throughout the country.
International SOS program
This emergency medical, security, and medically-related travel aid service assists staff who are traveling internationally on firm business or who are living and working overseas.
Professional development
The firm will help client service staff obtain professional designation(s) appropriate to their discipline by providing study support and/or paying for all or a portion of the cost of preparation courses for professional examinations through the Professional Certification Expenses program.
The Educational Support Program generally provides staff with educational support of up to $5,250 (non-taxable) per calendar year to further their education through the pursuit of a relevant degree or the CPA 150 credit hour requirement.
Through the Matching Gift Program the PwC Foundation will match your gift ($50 minimum) to qualified colleges or universities, up to a maximum of $10,000 per fiscal year.
Five-year service recognition program
In celebration of career milestones, the firm recognizes individual staff members with a gift for every fifth year of service.
Well-Being Rewards Program
PwC's Well-Being Rewards Program offers financial incentives for engaging in a wide range of healthy and responsible behaviors and activities that ultimately may lead to improving your long-term well-being. Examples of qualifying behaviors include yoga, running and weight lifting, as well as recycling and volunteering, to name a few. Participation can be fun and financially rewarding—giving you the opportunity to redeem points for gift cards to some of your favorite retailers, or to make a donation to charity.
Commuter Benefits Program