Different departments in big 4 for articleship

• Assurance Services
• Tax Advisory, (international tax planning and compliance with local tax laws, customs, human resource consulting, and transfer pricing)
• Advisory – mainly consulting activities which covers Strategy, Performance Improvement, Transactions Services, Business Recovery Services, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Sustainability and Crisis Management in a range of specialist areas such as accountancy and actuarial advisory.

PwC's service lines face the market in each country by broad industry specialisations such as:

• Consumer and Industrial Products and Service (CIPS)
• Financial Services (FS)
• Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment (TICE)
• Infrastructure, Government and Utilities (IG&U)
• Private Company Services (PCS)

These sub-divisions may vary slightly in some territories.

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	Assurance Services Tax Advisory, (international tax planning and compliance with local tax laws, customs, human resource consulting, and transfer pricing) Advisory – mainly consulting activities which covers Strategy, Performance Improvement, Transactions Services, Business Recovery Services, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Sustainability and Crisis Management in a range of specialist areas such as accountancy and actuarial advisory. PwC's service lines face the market in each country by broad industry specialisations such as: Consumer and Industrial Products and Service (CIPS) Financial Services (FS) Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment (TICE) Infrastructure, Government and Utilities (IG&U) Private Company Services (PCS) These sub-divisions may vary slightly in some territories.

In terms of the big 4 firms, you will be hired and assigned exclusively to a certain department for the duration of your three-year articleship. In contrast, with a medium-sized firm, you can learn about all the different fields and work closely with clients and partners.