PwC cerrará el año con el fichaje de más de 1.300 profesionales

PwC, the professional services firm, will end the year by hiring over 1,300 professionals, including more than 889 recent graduates and 479 experienced practitioners, according to wire material. The majority of these new hires will be allocated to the Audit and Consulting divisions. This round of recruitment continues PwC's efforts to bolster its workforce in Spain.

The firm anticipates completing the hiring of 1,368 workers by the end of the year, marking an increase from the 1,300 professionals hired in the previous year. As of now, 1,029 professionals have already joined the firm, with the remaining 339 set to follow before the year concludes.

The new staff will be distributed across various lines of business and areas within PwC, with Audit (591), Consulting (295), Legal and Fiscal Advice (235), Transactions (185), and corporate and support areas (62) being the key departments. Of the total professionals, 50% have been hired in Madrid, 12% in Barcelona, and 38% in the remaining 17 offices across Spain.

This distribution highlights PwC's widespread presence and close ties to the business community, which the company emphasizes. The firm's CEO, Gonzalo Sánchez, notes that technology is transforming PwC's operations and service delivery, but the company's true competitive advantage remains in its people and their ability to interpret the business context and make sound decisions.

One of the primary responsibilities of PwC is to open doors in the job market for young talent, providing them with an environment where they can learn and build a long-term professional career. The firm's approach to developing new hires includes prioritizing professionals with a combination of technical skills, sector knowledge, and business acumen, particularly those with expertise in AI, analytics, business transformation, technology, audit and digital assurance, cybersecurity, transactions, fiscal law, and innovation.

Recent graduates are sought after for their academic backgrounds that blend business and technology knowledge, encompassing degrees in subjects such as business, economics, law, finance, accounting, and STEM fields like engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and statistics.

As with experienced professionals, the majority of new hires come from business-related academic backgrounds (75%) and a smaller portion from STEM disciplines (25%). Specific training programs are offered depending on the business line in which the new professionals are employed, such as Máster in Finance and Audit at CUNEF University in Madrid, the Master's in Access to Law and Fiscal Advice at IE Business School for PwC Tax & Legal professionals, and the Deals Graduate Programme in the Transactions area.

Additionally, PwC Work Academy provides accreditation for the experience employees gain while working for the firm, with collaboration from Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera.