Finance Jobs In Belfast

Mickey Linden · July 07, 2008, 01:51:31 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7492887.stm

See citi have announced 145 new jobs in Belfast! Will this bring about a proper finance sector in the north which can only be good for the economy?

heganboy · July 07, 2008, 06:30:19 PM

don't forget
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7389429.stm

nifan · July 07, 2008, 07:53:06 PM

good news for belfast given the fact that citi are purging jobs world wide.
I assume that it is cost effective fro them to remove much higher paying jobs elsewhere and come in to the relatively cheap belfast environment with 2 million support from invest ni.

As for the finance sector - citi belfast is mostly tech infrastructure etc. I dont know if these jobs will be pushing into new territory.

For financial software Northern Ireland is already a hotbed

Maguire01 · July 07, 2008, 09:08:20 PM

It's good news for the Titanic Quarter as much as for the general employment benefits. The new builds will be filled pretty quickly.

imtommygunn · July 07, 2008, 09:23:09 PM

There's a lot of people leaving that place though...

No doubt they throw the money at you but not sure how interesting the actual job would be!

Good to see more IT jobs in Belfast though. Having worked with people from every side of the world in IT I believe that Belfast is the strongest place you will find for software developers and the sooner these big companies realise it the better.

(I've never worked with any southern places so not sure of the standard down there...)

heganboy · July 07, 2008, 10:00:33 PM

Quote from: imtommygunn on July 07, 2008, 09:23:09 PM
There's a lot of people leaving that place though...

Which place are people leaving?

imtommygunn · July 07, 2008, 10:30:17 PM

Citi.

(Not in terms of worldwide redundancies but in terms of there seems to be a few leaving the Belfast office as they're not happy with the job.)

nifan · July 07, 2008, 10:38:20 PM

Wouldnt fancy working for citi myself.

screenexile · July 07, 2008, 11:02:06 PM

Heard mixed reports about them as well. Lot's of monitoring how long you are logged in and what programs you are using to measure your efficiency and how much work you are actually doing... not a job for anyone who frequents this board I would imagine!

Mickey Linden · July 08, 2008, 08:44:11 AM

Quote from: screenexile on July 07, 2008, 11:02:06 PM
Heard mixed reports about them as well. Lot's of monitoring how long you are logged in and what programs you are using to measure your efficiency and how much work you are actually doing... not a job for anyone who frequents this board I would imagine!

Was thinking of applying for a job there but am having second thoughts now! Dont know what id do in work all day if I didnt have the gaaboard!

nifan · July 08, 2008, 08:49:55 AM

What sort of job are you looking for?

Mickey Linden · July 08, 2008, 09:44:06 AM

I am currently working in Dublin as a fund administrator but would like to get a job in Belfast, preferably in financial services.