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Financial statement audit

Financial statement audit

Your audit, powered by our advanced AI-native technology

We’re transforming the way we deliver audits globally, by providing a better, faster and smarter audit experience through our AI-native next generation audit program.

Our next generation audit equips our auditors with the latest technologies and digital capabilities to deliver an elevated audit experience that meets your fast-changing needs. This will enhance our ability to provide real-time, full population set analysis, leading to a more efficient and higher quality audit. It will allow our auditors to focus on high risk and value areas, as well as horizon scan, providing valuable insights aligned to your business’s priorities. This process is supported by AI agents embedded in every part of the audit process.

Find out more about PwC’s Next generation audit.

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“This industry leading platform will see AI agents working collaboratively to assess risk, design the audit plan and workflow, test balances and controls, all while keeping our expert auditors in the loop to provide context, critical analysis and decision-making. This enables a highly optimised, efficient audit process, with anomalies or high-risk areas identified in real time and addressed by our deep industry experts.”

Sue Horlin, Assurance Leader, PwC Australia

Going beyond the numbers

The PwC audit revolves around you—anticipating the complex issues that matter most to your business.

As industry specialists, we bring your full business into view, making meaningful connections and sharing insights so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

Where quality meets an enhanced experience

We deliver more than a quality audit. Your audit experience is driven by people that care and powered by technology that enables a better, faster and smarter audit.

Listening carefully to engage knowledgeably

For us, business is personal—so you can count on us. We’ll answer the call and bring the top of our network to address your unique challenges—and opportunities.

Big-picture thinking with industry depth

We start with the audit but work with your full business in mind. We make connections and surface insights across assurance, your industry and beyond so you can evolve your business.


The experience we bring to your audit

$1B global investment in digital upskilling, audit technology and AI.

Multiyear Audit Innovation of the Year award winner from the International Accounting Bulletin.

2023 Digital Innovation of the Year winner at International Accounting Forum & Awards for AI capabilities for auditors including predictive analytics, AI-assisted financial statement disclosure checking and AI-enabled search functionality.


Our ongoing commitment to audit quality

Quality is our number one priority, and it’s reflected in our audit results - including our most recent Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) inspection report.* While we’re proud to lead our profession based on our record of audit quality throughout the past few years, we’re continuously seeking to improve and take meaningful actions to further enhance our culture of quality, transparency, integrity and independence.

And we continue to take action as a first mover, proactively leading the audit profession across five focus areas that can further enhance confidence and trust in the independent audit.

*10 2022 audit engagements out of 58 total inspections are included in Part I.A of our 2023 PCAOB inspection


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Sue Horlin

Sue Horlin

Assurance Leader, Partner, PwC Australia

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