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Professional Services Professional Legal And Technical Acconuting Activities Legal And Accounting Activities 69.2 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
95 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Accountancy group EY has announced plans to create 95 jobs at its offices in Belfast. The decision follows a period of strong market growth. The expansion in Belfast is part of larger plans to create 520 jobs across 7 offices in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Presently, EY employs 430 people in Belfast. The new jobs will be in accountancy, tax, cybersecurity and IT roles. Forty-five of the jobs will be graduate roles. It has not been reported when the jobs are expected to be filled.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), EY, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94682, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94682.
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