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Professional Services Professional Legal And Technical Acconuting Activities Legal And Accounting Activities 69 - Legal and accounting activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
Professional service firm Ernst & Young (EY) has announced plans to create 300 new positions in Portugal. The company is looking for young people from diverse academic backgrounds such as economics, finance, management, science, technology, engineering and maths to contribute to the development of the firm’s digital transformation programme. The recruits will fill several positions in the departments of cyber-security, business intelligence, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, robotics and blockchain.
EY provides auditing services, tax consultancy, business consulting and transaction advisory. EY employs over 247,570 employees worldwide and has offices in over 150 countries.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Ernst & Young, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 95956, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95956.
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