EY Global Delivery Services signs with BOI for new US $ 3.4mn centre

From left: GDS Sri Lanka Operations Integration Leader Binoy Raj, EY Sri Lanka Country Managing Partner and GDS Sri Lanka Director Manil Jayesinghe, BOI Sri Lanka Chairman Raja Edirisuriya and BOI Director General Renuka Weerakone

The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka recently entered into an agreement with EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) to offer business and technology consulting and audit services anchored on advanced digital skills. 

The agreement was signed by BOI Chairman Eng. Raja Edirisuriya, EY Sri Lanka Country Managing Partner Manil Jayesinghe and EY GDS Sri Lanka Operations Integration Leader Binoy Raj.

The new center in Colombo will be located at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Colombo with an initial investment of US $ 3.4 million. EY GDS has ambitious growth plans to scale up to 1000 professionals in Sri Lanka by 2025.

From technology consultants to qualified accountants, EY GDS offers various career opportunities that evolve with industry trends. In Sri Lanka, it will hire talent with next-gen and emerging technologies and skillsets including – cloud, big data, AI/ML, cyber, data and analytics and chartered accountants for this new center.