Accountancy hub adding up for city

Cork has traditionally been home to offices of each of the big four accountancy firms, plus many medium and small practices, and now boasts shared service centres for large multinationals and outsourcing firms.

The city has started creating a centre of excellence — its own accounting hub.

Interviewing some of the firms that hire Bachelor in Business in Accounting graduates from Cork Institute of Technology, we find some of the reasons why accounting firms based in Cork have been successful.