PwC creating 247 highly-paid jobs in Belfast

Consultancy and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is recruiting 247 highly-paid consultants at its Belfast office.

The company is establishing a centre of excellence in Northern Ireland.

Consultancy services will be offered to clients all over the world in three key areas: technology, capability and training and research.

The new posts will be highly-paid and will bring the total number of jobs at the firm in Belfast to more than 1,000.

The company has expanded its overseas focus from 10% of the consultancy business out of Belfast four years ago, to 60% today. It will now go up again to 80%.

Invest Northern Ireland is offering 拢1.8m to support the jobs

On Wednesday, business services company Capita announced it was creating 330 new jobs in Belfast.

Capita does back office and customer service work for financial companies.