Type
Business expansion
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Yuzhna Bulgaria; Yugozapaden; Sofia (stolitsa)
Location of affected unit(s)
Sofia
Sector
Professional Services
Professional Legal And Technical Acconuting Activities
Legal And Accounting Activities
69.2 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013

Description

US multinational Coca-Cola Enterprises will hire 300 Bulgarian financial experts by the end of 2013. The first wave of employees will be hired in March 2013.

According to the Standart, the Bulgarian Investment Agency confirmed that the company’s bank accounts will from now on be managed from Bulgaria.

The applications of professionals holding degrees in accounting, finance or economics and management will be considered with priority. The successful candidates should also be fluent in at least two western languages. The starting salary is about BGN 1,000.

The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company. The company owns, licenses and markets more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands.In the autumn of 2011, Sofia was chosen from among 14 European cities, including some capitals, for a major investment of group Coca-Cola Hellenic – the opening of the United Center for Human Resource and Financial Services


Sources

  • 14 January 2013: Standart
  • 14 January 2013: bulgarski pogled
  • 5 November 2012: Invest BG

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 74773, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74773.