Eltel will create 80 jobs

The Scandinavian energy and telecom operator will open a Shared Services Centre in Gdańsk in 2016. The company plans to employ 80 specialists in HR, accounting and finance and has already started to recruit.

The office, which is expected to reach its full operating capacity in two years, will employ app. 80 people and will consolidate operations that are currently performed in the company’s offices in other countries. It is to provide support services in the field of finance, human resources and procurement. According to Satu Koskinen, Director of Global Shared Services Group Eltel, Gdańsk has a well-developed and mature market for shared services at a competitive cost level. Moreover, in his opinion, the city offers high qualified professionals.

Eltel has yet to reveal the address of its planned office, as the lease agreement has not been yet signed, but according to a company representative it has now entered the final stage of negotiations. "Eltel’s strategy is to achieve an annual average growth of 10 pct, which should be well supported by harmonised and specialised group shared services. The new centre will give us an efficient and scalable platform to support Eltel’s ambition to grow, both organically and through acquisitions,” commented Gert Sköld, the CFO of Eltel.

Wiesław Byczkowski, the deputy marshal of the Pomeranian voivodship, has stated that this will be the first Swedish shared service centre in the province “As a region we want to increase our competitiveness in the Baltic Sea area. We are pleased that our neighbours have recognised the potential of our human resources and office facilities,” he added.