• KPMG's Manchester office is home to 1,200 employees, with over 260 in technology roles
Global accounting firm KPMG is expanding its Manchester presence with additional technical staff and a new office space with meetings at its core. KPMG UK will spend £5.5 million ($6.6 million) redesigning its office in the English city to enhance the services it provides to businesses in the area and provide a better working space for colleagues.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. With banks finding it easier to secure low-cost and skilled graduates outside the UK capital, KPMG is the latest international firm to move from London.
The plan includes launching a 25,000-square-foot hub next spring for its tech-focused Ignition program, which helps employees collaborate in dozens of cities globally.
John Holt, Chief Executive of KPMG UK, said: “Manchester's booming tech hub is a hotbed of activity and the city has really established its reputation on the world stage as a leader in this sector. Its strong business community and The access to talent makes it the perfect place for us to invest as a firm."
“Our new Ignition Center in Manchester will support a huge range of incredible businesses in the region and more broadly, bringing together insights, people and technology to accelerate innovation and help them solve some of their most complex problems. will help."
KPMG has 1,200 employees in its Manchester office, with over 260 people in technology roles. Ignition North will create jobs in the city as the firm recruits to support its new offering.
Together with its big four rivals PwC, Deloitte and EY, it is part of a rare corner of the economy where recruitment sectors are still the norm.
KPMG's new Ignition hub will feature so-called sprint rooms -- places where employees and clients can team up for weeks and months to develop ideas. It will also include a data center where companies can test scenarios and explore real-time data.
Warren Middleton, Manchester Office Senior Partner at KPMG UK, said: “Bringing Ignition to Manchester really demonstrates the potential and growth path of the office and the region more broadly. It has been fantastic to hear the enthusiasm from our clients and stakeholders about the program .
“When it comes to office redesign, we believe it is important to listen to what people want to see in the space and how they want to use it, so we will reflect their ideas in the changes. Once done Once done, the office will have a range of different workstations, ranging from traditional desks to collaboration tables for teams and informal 'touch down' spaces for those who may be in the middle of a meeting.
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