Professional services group Accenture is creating a new regional hub in Birmingham city centre. The company is also launching a fresh recruitment drive to add to its team already based in Norfolk House, Smallbrook Queensway, as part of wider plans to hire 1,500 staff outside of London and the South East by 2024.
This new hub adds to Accenture's existing operations across the UK, with hubs in Scotland, the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the South East. Accenture is a global group headquartered in Dublin which specialises in IT services and consulting.
Over the past two years, it has grown its foothold in the Midlands by acquiring a trio of businesses based in the region - retail technology and supply chain consultancy REPL Group, IT services company Edenhouse and customer experience specialist Spark44.
The new 19,000 sq ft hub will bring these teams together into a single location and expand its capabilities to serve clients locally and across the UK, with a particular focus on driving innovation in the financial services and digital manufacturing sectors.
It has not stated at this stage exactly how many roles it is recruiting for at its base in Birmingham.
The business is also currently working on the ‘Net Zero City Sprint' initiative which is launching in the coming months and is aiming to create a coalition across public and private sectors to deliver initiatives to help Birmingham meet its net-zero targets.
Accenture's Midlands lead Paul Stanley said: "We are committed to contributing to regional prosperity around the UK and the Midlands is at the heart of our growth ambitions. We continue to help our clients accelerate the digital transformation of their businesses at scale and speed.
"Building on the Midlands' manufacturing heritage, financial services strength, world-class education and connectivity to the rest of the UK, our hub will bring even stronger connections between our local people, clients and the wider community as well as being a focal point for our innovation expertise."
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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street added: "This milestone investment places the West Midlands at the heart of Accenture's UK growth plans, delivering hundreds of high-value new jobs to meet rising local demand. The scale of the firm's expansion reflects the extent of economic opportunity in the region, with the West Midlands boasting the UK's largest business hub outside London and largest concentration of cross-cutting industry strengths.
"It has been a pleasure to support Accenture over recent months and I'm confident their new Birmingham-based hub will become a nationally significant centre for specialist consultancy and innovation."
Birmingham City Council leader Cllr Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "Accenture's new Midlands hub reinforces Birmingham's reputation as a high-value and full-service professional services cluster, driven by a diverse range of FTSE listed companies and a booming headquarter economy.
"Such a considerable investment from the consultancy firm also signifies the breadth of quality talent in the region, particularly in the field of technology, where an evergreen digital employment base totals 76,000 people, in the wider West Midlands area.
"I'm delighted Accenture have chosen Birmingham for this substantial investment and look forward to supporting their growth journey in the region which includes the creation and fulfilment of new, local jobs in professional services."
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