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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.99 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Professional service company KPMG has announced plans to expand its workforce in Spain by 350 more people in 2019. The company is looking for employees with technical profiles with a background in science, technology, engineering and maths, as well as lawyers and economists. With this move, KPMG aims to respond to the greater demand for data analysis, cyber security and digital transformation services.
As of January 2019, KPMG employs 207,050 people worldwide and has three lines of services: financial audit, tax and advisory.
Eurofound (2019), KPMG, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 96315, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96315.
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