PwC is Australia's leading professional services firm, bringing the power of our global network to help Australian businesses, charities and governments assess their performance and improve the way they work. Growing from a one-man Melbourne accountancy practice in 1874 to the worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998, PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia now employs over 6,000 people, providing a range of services to 96 per cent of the ASX 200 and 98 per cent of the ASX 100.
PwC is brimming with energetic and inspirational people from all backgrounds – arts, business, economics, engineering, finance, health, law – who ensure our clients receive the depth and breadth of insight and perspective required to negotiate an increasingly complex global environment.
Across our Advisory, Assurance and Tax & Legal lines of service, we offer a broad range of services that combine to provide our clients with a range of end-to-end solutions. From improving the structure of the Australian health system, to assuring the integrity of some of Australia’s largest organisations, and helping corporations prepare a business case for sustainable operations – our teams bring a unique combination of knowledge and passion to addressing the risks and opportunities facing our community.
PwC’s aim is to set new standards in responsible leadership, working with our clients to create value and sustainable solutions. We realise that it takes more than rhetoric and good intentions to remain Australia's leading professional services firm. It is a mission requiring a daily commitment to innovation and investment in our people, and to continuing a legacy of collaboration with our clients and the communities in which we live.
What we offer
PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia milestones
| 1874 |  | Former Price, Holyland & Waterhouse employee Joseph Flack arrives in Australia and opens an accounting practice in Melbourne |
| 1904 | Flack & Flack is formed when Joseph Flack partners with his son, Olympian Edwin Flack |
| 1946 | Flack & Flack joins the international firm of Price Waterhouse & Co |
| 1998 | Worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand creates PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 2002 | IBM acquires PwC Consulting, the global management consulting and technology services unit of PwC |
| 2006 | PwC Australia develops the four core service values of the PwC Experience, which will later be adopted globally |
| 2008 | PwC announces plan to be carbon neutral by FY09, acquires GEM Consulting and becomes the country’s largest multidisciplinary partnership (MDP) |
| 2009 | PwC acquires Clarendene Estate Planning Lawyers, Franchise
Developments Management Consulting, Mainsheet Corporate, and a Debt and
Capital Advisory practice |
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Neil Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
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Supporting our private clients
In response to the growing needs of our private clients, we have increased the focus on the knowledge, insight and energy our Private Client Services (PCS) team brings to the market.
The energy of the private client market and the opportunity to help build and grow Australia’s future iconic businesses are at the heart of what drives our PCS team. With more than 41 partners and 400 staff, PCS is a significant priority for the firm. The team enables PwC to provide a personalised and complete business consulting solution to Australia’s small to middle market, including private and family businesses, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals.
PCS works in close collaboration with each client as a trusted business adviser, providing frank and honest advice on areas such as business restructuring, benchmarking, compliance, strategy advice, personal tax and succession planning. We help private businesses grow by providing access to the same knowledge, networks and opportunities available to our large clients, while at the same time understanding private clients' unique business and personal drivers.
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