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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.22 - Business And Other Management Consultancy Activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 February 2024
Employment effect (start)
16 February 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Professional services firm PwC is to create 150 new jobs in Ireland over the next eleven months.
The new roles are across all business areas including tax, advisory, audit including asset and wealth management and risk and compliance. The new roles will be based in Cork and when the new employees are recruited, will bring the total headcount at PwC’s Cork office to 500 employees. The company is increasing its office space in Cork by 50% to accommodate the expansion.
PwC currently employs over 3,000 people in Ireland and 360,000 worldwide.
Eurofound (2024), PwC, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200848, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200848.
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