Analyst I, Fund Acctng

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Major Duties

• Process payments for client Third Party, Management, Performance and Directors Fees, along with FX deals, to instructions received from the home location team within agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframes
• Preparation of quarterly budgets to ensure timely release to clients and escalate as appropriate
• Confirm fund specific information along with completing duplicate payment checks prior to processing payment
• Handle resolution of issues and communicate and escalate issues as required
• Create client static data following agreed process
• Provide daily status updates on progress of exceptions to the team in relation to daily workflow
• Build strong working relationships with contacts in other business units
• Participate on the team's issue discussion and share best practices to improve process controls
• Escalates relevant and critical issues to management and all required partner areas in a timely manner
• Follows core procedures, checklists and client specific procedures on a daily and monthly basis
• Carries out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impact
• May have direct interaction with committees and/or Senior Management
• More technically sound in area of expertise and has broader knowledge of other areas
• Delivers a work product that requires less revision
• Able to facilitate discussions and reach decisions
  
  

Knowledge

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• In-depth Client Accounting/Industry Knowledge is required
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
  
  

Experience

• A College or University degree and/or relevant Client Accounting work experience is required.
  
  

Working With Us

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected].

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.