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Salary 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
This role focuses on providing BAU support to investment management teams. The team are responsible for providing daily support to the Portfolio Managers and Trading team, primarily in the Fixed Income space. The partner will participate in the oversight of internal Operations teams’ actions and output to ensure all directives from the Portfolio Managers and Trading team have been correctly executed and accurately reflected in the book of records. They will work to ensure agreed controls are adhered to and that any business impacting issues are resolved in good time. They will also assist the Portfolio Managers and Administrators with operational queries that require follow up or closure
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Assist in the day to day support for Portfolio Managers and Traders
- Daily interaction and Oversight of Service Providers, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Administrators and Portfolio Managers
- Daily review of positions, market values and cash to validate accuracy.
- Work with Operations team to address any identified reconciliation breaks or corporate action discrepancies
- Help serve as the liaison between the portfolio management and outsourced teams to resolve any data or processing issues relating to specialist products or asset classes
- Work closely with other NTAM partners in support of the business
- Assist in the accurate setup of new accounts on relevant systems coordinating with the Business Implementation team
- Work as part of a local and global team with members based in London, Hong Kong, Chicago and India
- Be responsible for identifying and resolving problems within established procedural guidelines
- Be risk averse by identifying process or business risks and escalate to line manager
Key Skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of Asset Management terminology and familiarity with investments instruments
- Demonstrate an understanding of Operations functions and responsibilities
- Excellent PC literacy required with strong knowledge of MS applications
- Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent time management and organization skills are essential
- Ability to prioritize multiple work streams and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally
- Must have strong attention to detail
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.
