Sigma Financial Group, the Redditch-headquartered credit management and customer service specialist, has announced plans to expand into Birmingham, brining over 700 new jobs to the city.

The move into the McLaren Building on Priory Queensway will double the business outsourcing firm’s workforce. 200 new administration and contact centre staff will be recruited and trained by December 2015, followed by a recruitment drive for 500 further roles by the end of 2016.

Sigma CEO Tim Freeman drew on HSBC’s planned move to Birmingham’s Arena Central as proof of what a vibrant business community Birmingham is becoming: “Birmingham is booming and the city is on the cusp of becoming an even more important economy and centre for business in the UK.

“That makes it a hugely exciting time for us to be expanding and investing into the centre of Birmingham. It represents the beginning of a new chapter as we continue to grow our already significant ‘white label’ client base.

“To achieve that, we need to recruit the best people and we plan to have established a team of almost 750 in the city by the end of 2016. Those roles will be spread across middle and senior management, contact centre staff and specialist commercial and finance jobs.”

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