Required cumulative GPA: 3.0

All eligible rising seniors or recent graduates of an accredited college or university who meet the eligibility requirements are welcome to apply. For more information about eligibility requirements, please refer to PwC’s While You Work website at the following URL: pwc.to/whileyouwork

PwC’s While You Work CPA Acceleration program is a paid part time fellowship through a collaboration between PwC and Northeastern University. The fellowship combines real work experience at the firm, and a tuition paid, online master’s degree program.

Fellows complete Northeastern University’s academic requirements while working at PwC to gain valuable work experience.

• Fellows will join PwC as a specialist, which is a unique role between the traditional intern and associate levels.
• Fellows will develop their accounting or taxation knowledge and grow their technical and leadership skills that are key to success in today’s workplace
• Fellows will be paid a salary and be eligible for overtime pay, based on work performed for PwC. Fellows are not compensated for the time they dedicate to Northeastern University’s academic requirements.
• Fellows may be offered a full-time associate position at PwC after the successful completion of the program.
• At completion of the program, Fellows will have earned a Master of Science.
• Participants will have earned credit hours to meet the 150-credit hour CPA licensure requirement.

Demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Possessing a desire to pursue a career in public accounting or taxation as a CPA;
• Applying business analytics to uncover errors, inconsistencies or opportunities for improvement in a variety of situations;
• Researching and analyzing technical literature, such as tax laws, rules regulations, accounting principles and policies pertinent in client, industry and technical matters;
• Using problem solving skills on business problems with creativity and an innovative mindset;
• Prioritizing tasks and projects, managing multiple tasks with agility;
• Taking responsibility for personal growth and development and self-motivated;
• Working in a team environment, and function independently;
• Proactively seeking instruction, feedback and coaching to improve performance;
• Responding to client and/or team requests promptly and professionally;
• Contributing to a positive, collaborative working environment;
• Presenting information, both verbal and written, in a clear, concise manner;
• Innovating using new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digital solutions;
• Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools; and,
• Demonstrating some technical skills in MS Office.

Other: All eligible rising seniors or recent graduates of an accredited college or university who meet the eligibility requirements above are welcome to apply.

Individuals who require needs-based financial assistance to attain an additional 30 credits toward CPA licensure; self-identify as a first-generation college student; and/or, have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion principles will be preferred.

Additionally, in line with the firm’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we strongly encourage individuals who self-identify as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Two or more races, protected veterans, and/or individuals with disabilities to apply.