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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
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 December 2015
Employment effect (start)
15 December 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCooper, is to hire 500 new recruits in 2016.
The new jobs are in assurance, technology, digital, data analytics, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, risk management, international tax, as well as other financial services and fund administration.
PwC, one of the 'big four' international accountancy firms, presently employs 2,200 people in the Republic of Ireland.
Sources
15 December 2015: RTE
15 December 2015: The Irish Times
15 December 2015: Irish Examiner
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 85812, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85812.
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