Professional services group Mazars is to create 50 new jobs across its Dublin and Galway operations.

The new jobs are in a variety of professional services roles in includubg consulting, audit, internal audit, IT audit, compliance, tax, company secretarial, payroll and financial outsourcing. The positions are open to qualified accountants as well as graduates who will be trained in the workplace.

The firm, which celebrates 30 years in Ireland this year, currently employs over 250 people in Dublin and Galway.

Simon Coyle, senior partner, Mazars, said that the creation of the new jobs "underlines the commitment of Mazars to growing our business in Ireland and is a vote of confidence in the recovery currently underway in the Irish economy".