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 :

• Technically competent to act as first point of reference for day-to-day queries, and serves as a liaison to related areas.
• Focuses on maintenance and implementation of policies and procedures in the function, building towards becoming an area expert.

• Responsible for ensuring accurate complex fund valuations, distributions, calls / drawdowns and other calculations
• Prepare financial reports ensuring conformity to professional and regulatory requirements." To include the review and maintenance of client general ledgers, trial balances, preparation of quarterly accounts and capital statements for private capital."

• Research and prepare materials to support the development of new products or client opportunities
• Work collectively with management to ensure first class delivery of professional and efficient service to clients.
• Think outside the box to add value to the team and progress of others.
• Look at ways to improve services and find resolutions to issues.
• Train and discuss accounting issues with others in order to ensure their understanding is sufficient to book-keep transactions appropriately within the team, with little supervision or need for amendment.
• Ensure all procedures are kept up to date and are adhered to on a daily basis
• Generate process and system enhancement ideas and co-ordinate the introduction of these changes, once approved by the department Head with supporting documented procedures

Knowledge :

• Demonstrates excellent analytical, consultative, communication and judgment skills.
• The ideal candidate will hold an accounting qualification
• Have an understanding of Private Capital and possess an ability to keep up to date with all developments
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Confidence in communicating directly with clients and other senior stakeholders
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Advanced Excel Skills and knowledge of Investran would be an advantage
• Good team player, self-starter, flexible, with the ability to work under pressure

Experience :

Five or more years of related business experience.

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. #Made For Greater

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 My HRHelp@ntrs.com .

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.

Job ID R130735