Deloitte Consulting LLP on Monday announced it will open a U.S. delivery center in Central Florida, a move that will provide a capital investment of $24.6 million in Seminole County and will create about 1,000 jobs over the next four years.

The professional services firm will locate to a 13,000-square-foot facility in Lake Mary and will hire software development, system analyst and information technology positions.

"The opening of the U.S. Delivery Center allows Deloitte to help clients scale and deliver projects efficiently through a focus on quality and standardized processes and procedures," said Bonnie Barnes, principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP and U.S. Delivery Center leader.

Lake Mary Mayor David Mealor said the city is thrilled to be selected as the home for Deloitte's new facility.

"We're proud that Lake Mary/Seminole County is becoming a location of choice for firms that want to consolidate their high-value operations in one place," Mealor said.

Deloitte Consulting LLP assists clients by providing services in the areas of enterprise applications, technology integration, strategy and operations, human capital and short-term outsourcing. It is a member firm of Deloitte, one of the "Big Four" professional services firms. Deloitte is the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and by the number of professionals. Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services with more than 200,000 professionals in more than 150 countries.