By Scott Wright

ACCOUNTING giant PwC has declared plans to hire more than 100 people in Scotland.

The recruitment drive comes as the firm looks to expand its financial services practice, against a backdrop of digital disruption, the move to net-zero, and the recovery from the pandemic.

The addition of 100 people would expand its headcount in Scotland, where PwC has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, by 10 per cent.

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Fraser Wilson, financial services leader for PwC Scotland, said: “Like many industries, the pandemic has forced the financial services sector to accelerate the rate at which it has to change.”

“Technology and the race to net zero have fundamentally altered the way the sector thinks and our role at PwC is to help enable that transformation.

“The demand for this runs right through our business and that’s why we’re recruiting more than 100 new people to work at all levels.

“Scotland’s financial services sector plays a fundamental role in the economy helping to create sustainable business models that embrace technology and improve resilience and agility to ensure a healthy future for the industry.”