PwC - Accounting Flying Start Degree Programme - Newcastle

PwC - Accounting Flying Start Degree Programme - Newcastle
North East

Deadline: Ongoing

Job Type: Degree Apprenticeship

Salary: Competitive

Career Zones: Accountancy

Website: pwcukcareers.com

The Details

During the programme you’ll have three paid work placements with us. In each university’s academic year one term will be on placement, so you’ll still have the summer off to enjoy. The programme will put you on track to becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and you’ll complete 80% of your ICAEW exams on the degree, and will be just over a year away from the full qualification once you graduate.

Course overview

Get a flying start and accelerate your progress towards being an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with our Business Accounting and Finance with work placement BSc honours degree. Put classroom theory into commercial practice with three integrated paid work placements.

The ‘Flying Start’ degree is a collaboration between Newcastle University, PwC and ICAEW. It is the most established course of its kind. It combines academic study and integrated paid professional work placements in PwC’s Audit practice. You'll progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA

In 2022 we celebrated 20 years of our Flying Start programme. Current students, alumni and staff have shared their views and experiences of the programme since its inception in 2002.

Throughout your journey, a team of dedicated staff from both Newcastle University and PwC will support you. They'll help you:

develop the business skills you need to gain a degree
progress towards a professional qualification
succeed on paid work placements

This will help you towards hopefully receiving a full-time graduate offer with PwC. You could be a fully qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant just over a year after graduation - a truly flying start.

This degree was designed with, and is professionally accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Successful graduates of this degree will have completed 12 of the 15 papers of the ICAEW Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualification.

Find out more about the course here.

Please note: All module information is subject to change.

Financial Package

Paid work placements with a competitive salary.
Sourced and paid for accommodation where needed for each work placement period when you are required in your allocated office.
Some of the universities offer reduced tuition fees during your degree.
Many of the learning materials are provided free of charge.
ICAEW registration fee.

Work with PwC

PwC has been voted the UK’s Accountancy Employer of Choice as voted for in The Times Graduate Recruitment awards. There’s no better place to train to be an accountant. You’ll join one of PwC’s audit teams, working on external audits. We recognise audit as a deep specialism and give our people access to the best opportunities.

Our people take pride in their profession, working together with flexibility, agility and intelligence. They put the team first and are passionate about the work they do, challenging themselves and each other to deliver high quality.

The vast majority of finalists on this PwC programme have received a job offer after graduation, joining in year three of our graduate programme. This means they have the opportunity to become a fully qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant with the salary to match, just over a year after graduation.

PwC's Flying Start Financial Bursary

The Flying Start financial bursary looks to support students with the day-to-day costs of university life. At PwC, the development and wellbeing of our people is paramount and we’re delighted to be able to award a bursary to support our students to be the best they can be. If you meet the eligibility criteria, and join one of our applicable Flying Start Accounting programmes in autumn 2025, you’ll be awarded a £10,000 bursary, split across the four years of the degree.

If you believe you’re eligible for the financial bursary and you apply for one of the applicable Accounting Flying Start programmes then we’ll be in touch with you during the application process to outline the next steps. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your confidence, your skills for the future, and your experience of work and university, all while being supported financially.

The criteria for the bursary is set out below which you can review to determine your own eligibility. You need to meet all five of the points as follows:

Have ‘Home Funding’ status, which means you’re living in the UK or Republic of Ireland, and EU nationals with settled status in the UK.
Have applied to study on the Accounting Flying Start degree Programme (and subsequently successfully start on the programme in September 2025).
Have a household income of <£35,000 per annum as assessed by Student Finance (this will be assessed once you are accepted onto the degree programme and apply to Student Finance).
Be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in Audit at PwC during the assessment process.
Have attended a non-fee paying school (unless you received a bursary or scholarship to attend in which case we’ll review on a case-by-case basis).

How to apply

You apply for the Flying Start degree via UCAS. You can apply for multiple Flying Start programmes but each application to each university will count as one of your UCAS options.

As each university is unique, they all have their own admissions policy to consider applications. For the specific admissions requirements please visit the relevant university pages.

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