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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.

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting a Consultant to join our growing Fund Accounting department. This role is responsible for the accurate review and sign-off of Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations and acts as the subject matter expert for fund-specific requirements within the team.

The Consultant plays a key leadership role in driving system enhancements and procedural improvements, coordinating their rollout, and ensuring effective adoption across the team. They also act as a key liaison, collating feedback from the Fund Accounting function and providing informed input to relevant internal and external stakeholders.

This opportunity will appeal to candidates with prior fund accounting experience or relevant operational/accounting backgrounds who are looking to progress their career in a best-in-class operating environment.

Principal Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate system testing activities within the team, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Act as a subject matter expert, representing the team on cross-functional process improvements and project deliverables.
• Lead the rollout of new procedures and system enhancements in collaboration with Business Process Analysts, Team Leaders, and NAV Managers.
• Mentor and support individuals and peers during projects and assignments, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.
• Identify, delegate, and manage projects and assignments, maintaining accountability for delivery and outcomes.
• Provide clear progression feedback, recognition, and ongoing support to individuals and project teams.
• Contribute to the development of the department's long-term strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Represent the business to existing clients through presentations and client-facing engagements as required.
• Promote a strong client service culture, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality service across all client relationships.
• Identify project tasks, manage timelines, and ensure work is completed efficiently and to a high standard.

Skills and Experience

• Prior fund accounting experience or relevant operational/accounting experience preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of Enterprise and related Fund Accounting systems is desirable.
• Strong understanding of the fund accounting industry, with particular knowledge of NT systems, infrastructure, and process/data flows.
• Experience working with market data and pricing vendors (e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters) is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and internal/external client service skills.
• Demonstrated negotiation and stakeholder management capability.
• Strong understanding of how fund accounting systems interface with other platforms, including experience implementing or supporting such integrations.
• Proven client service orientation with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively, manage multiple tasks, and organise own workload.
• Willingness to support colleagues and contribute beyond immediate team responsibilities.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant standards, procedures, and controls.
• Advanced PC skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.

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 MyHRHelp@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.