Retail therapy for PwC

Retail therapy for PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers has won a contract to look after part of Safeway's internal finance and accounting processes.

In a ten-year deal, PwC’s Business Process Outsourcing division will take a ‘supermarket sweep’ worth as much as £60m to the Big Five firm.

PwC will assume responsibility for the supermarket chain’s South Shields finance centre, boosting the firm’s staff by more than 350 people from 1 July.

Global leader of BPO at PwC John Barnsley, said: ‘Safeway’s management is to be congratulated on recognising the benefits of BPO for its core business and competitive edge, management focus, staff careers and shareholder value.’

Safeway FD Simon Laffin added: ‘This agreement is beneficial for all concerned.

‘We are confident that our finance and accounting staff will enjoy enhanced career prospects with a specialist finance and accounting organisation with a worldwide capability and reputation.’

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