What Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers does

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers is the South Korean member firm of the global PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network, one of the Big Four accounting and professional services organizations. The firm delivers financial advisory services across audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and managed services to enterprises operating in South Korea and across multinational engagements coordinated through the global member firm network. The broader PwC organization spans 136 countries and 137 territories with 364,000+ professionals; Samil operates within this coordinated framework while retaining local regulatory and client-responsibility independence for Korean engagements.

The firm's technology footprint is anchored on PwC One, an integrated AI-powered platform that combines PwC expertise, client data, and AI into a single connected experience for faster question-to-insight-to-action workflows. Supporting proprietary platforms include Trust AI (responsible AI governance framework), Concourse (coordinated professional services delivery), Sightline (tax technology), Analytics Foundation (customer engagement analytics), and Saratoga (HR and workforce analytics). Strategic technology alliances with Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Guidewire, AWS, Google Cloud, Adobe, Anthropic, and Workday enable co-delivery of enterprise implementations and digital transformation projects, with the Korean entity leveraging these global capabilities alongside localized service teams.

Revenue is generated through engagement-based professional services fees with no standard public pricing tiers; services are quoted based on scope, complexity, team composition, and contract duration, with multi-year engagements common. The go-to-market motion combines enterprise field sales with strategic technology alliance channels and the global member firm network for multinational coordination. Customer segments span Financial Services, Health Industries, Technology Media and Telecommunications, Energy Utilities and Resources, Consumer Markets, Industrial Products, and Private Company Services, with named enterprise clients including USAA, Cetera, Teladoc Health, Twilio, Lucid Motors, Core Natural Resources, and Syracuse University.

Name

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

Legal name

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

Website

https://pwc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers is the South Korean member firm of the global PwC network, delivering financial advisory services including audit, tax, consulting, and managed services to enterprises across multiple industries, leveraging deep alliances with Microsoft, Oracle, and OpenAI for AI-enabled transformation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Audit and Assurance Services: Financial statement audit, digital assurance and IT audit, SOC reporting, sustainability reporting and assurance, risk modeling services, and financial markets services. Revenue generated through professional services fees for independent audit engagements.
2. Consulting Services: Business transformation, cloud engineering, deals advisory, finance transformation, HR transformation, risk and regulatory consulting, strategy services, supply chain operations. Delivered through consulting engagements with enterprise clients.
3. Tax Services: International tax, indirect taxes, transfer pricing, tax transformation, tax controversy, sustainability tax, M&A tax, and tax policy services. Professional fees for tax advisory and compliance engagements.
4. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services including technology-managed services, application evolution, and continuous improvement for Oracle Cloud and other platform implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers is the South Korea member firm of the PwC global network, providing audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and managed services to businesses. The firm delivers enterprise-grade advisory across financial statement audit, business transformation, cloud engineering, deals advisory, risk and regulatory, sustainability/ESG, and technology implementations supported by proprietary AI platforms.

Product overview

PwC operates as a professional services firm offering a portfolio of specialized products and technology-enabled services. The product portfolio spans analytics platforms (Analytics Foundation, Beacon, Model Edge, Profit Seeker), HR solutions (Saratoga, Next Level HR, Concourse), risk and compliance tools (Enterprise Control, Risk Link, Ready Assess), and finance offerings (Bookkeeping Connect, Sightline). Emerging technology services include Trust AI for AI governance and Digital Assets and Crypto advisory. PwC One serves as the unified AI-powered experience platform connecting expertise, data, and AI. These products are delivered alongside consulting services across audit and assurance, tax, consulting, and deals. PwC also maintains strategic technology alliances with Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Salesforce, SAP, AWS, and other platforms to deliver integrated solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit and Assurance

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 210,000 people globally enabled on Microsoft Copilot
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC and Oracle maintain a strategic alliance for cloud implementations across industries. PwC offers Oracle implementation services including AI, ERP, EPM, HCM, CX, and supply chain management. PwC has achieved multiple Oracle awards including Global Partner of the Year and holds significant Oracle specializations. Key leaders include Kevin Sullivan (Global and US Oracle Practice Leader), Troy Lutes (Global Oracle Alliance Leader), and Alexis Hall (US Oracle Alliance Leader).
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC holds named launch partner status for Codex and Sonata with OpenAI. The alliance focuses on building the first AI native finance function at enterprise scale, deploying agentic AI across finance, customer experience, commerce, and banking. PwC and OpenAI co-develop AI agents for enterprise workflows including planning, forecasting, reporting, procurement, and treasury under human supervision.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains a strategic alliance with Microsoft with over 210,000 people enabled on Microsoft Copilot and more than 40 million Copilot actions. PwC achieved all 6 Microsoft Solution Partner Designations, 25,000+ global certifications, and 2,500+ global engagements delivered. PwC is a member of Microsoft Business Applications Inner Circle (top 1% of partners globally) and made a $1 billion investment to expand AI capabilities with Microsoft and OpenAI.
• GuidewirecoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC is a Global Strategic PartnerConnect Partner of Guidewire with over 3,000 resources dedicated to Guidewire transformations and 20+ years of experience. The firm has delivered 400+ digital transformations in financial services including 300+ in P&C insurance. PwC holds 6,000+ Guidewire certifications and 385+ Cloud ACE Certified Practitioners. Key leader is Imran Ilyas (Global and US Guidewire Alliance Leader).
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains a Salesforce alliance offering customer experience transformation, Agile Commerce solutions, insurance lead management, and Shovel Ready implementation packages. The partnership focuses on digital customer engagement and commerce solutions.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationPwC offers SAP implementation services as a strategic alliance partner, helping clients modernize enterprise systems by embedding capabilities through APIs and automation.
• AdobemajorTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains an alliance with Adobe for customer experience management solutions, leveraging Adobe's digital experience platform capabilities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)majorTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains an AWS alliance for cloud infrastructure and digital transformation services, helping clients migrate to and leverage AWS cloud capabilities.
• GooglemajorTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains a Google Cloud alliance for digital transformation and AI capabilities, leveraging Google's cloud infrastructure and AI/ML technologies.
• AnthropicmajorTechnology or IntegrationPwC maintains an alliance with Anthropic for AI solutions, providing enterprise clients access to Anthropic's AI capabilities within PwC's consulting framework.
• WorkdaymajorTechnology or IntegrationPwC offers Workday implementation services as an alliance partner, including solutions like Carbon Ledger for sustainability tracking. Focus on HCM and financial management implementations.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KPMG: Big Four member firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services across 140+ countries. Direct competitor to PwC with strong overlap in financial services, consulting, and digital transformation practices.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm specializing in management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Increasingly competes with PwC on large-scale digital transformation, cloud, and managed services engagements.
• EY (Ernst & Young): Big Four peer offering audit, tax, consulting, and strategy services globally. Closely comparable to PwC in service breadth, geographic reach, and enterprise client base, with similar alliance-driven transformation offerings.
• Bain & Company: Global management consulting firm with deep strategy, private equity, and operations practices. Competes with PwC on strategy consulting and transformation engagements, particularly for Fortune 500 and PE clients.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global management consulting firm with deep strategy and transformation practices. Overlaps with PwC's strategy consulting and digital transformation offerings, particularly in technology and financial services.
• Wipro: Global IT services and consulting company delivering enterprise transformation, cloud, and managed services. Overlaps with PwC's technology consulting and managed services practices, particularly in BPO and digital transformation.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting firm with strong managed services and digital transformation capabilities. Competes with PwC on cloud, data, and enterprise application services across multiple industries.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm competing with PwC in strategy, transformation, and operations consulting. Targets overlapping C-suite enterprise buyers on large-scale strategic and operational engagements.
• Deloitte: One of the Big Four accounting firms, offering audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services across 150+ countries. Direct competitor to PwC across all service lines and industries, with comparable global scale and analogous AI/transformation strategies.
• IBM Consulting: Global consulting arm of IBM offering business transformation, AI, and hybrid cloud services. Competes with PwC on enterprise technology transformation, particularly where IBM platforms (watsonx, Red Hat) are deployed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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