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Northern Trust
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ANALYST
Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust is one of the world’s leading financial institutions. We specialise in providing asset servicing solutions and asset management to both institutional and personal clients. The delivery of products and services to this client base is supported through a network of offices around the globe.
ROLE
Performance of operational activities for various Business Groups, including evaluation and reconciling of funds and production of client month-end reports for daily valuation. Some teams may be involved in Financial Reporting activities pertaining to Prime Broker and Fund Manager statements and also Investor Accounting, including Transfer Agency.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Core
Perform tasks of defined processes or procedures and check for errors. Adhere to the procedures in relation to all tasks.
Ensure reports are completed in an accurate and timely manner
Deliver high quality service to customers by accurate, timely completion of all assigned tasks and requests for information
Reconcile all queries in a timely, accurate and appropriate manner
Work closely with the managers on various processes / tasks
Escalate to the Seniors any potentially difficult situations which may impact day to day deliverables
Proactively seek to identify and improve current core procedures.
Seek to learn quickly and strive to continually improve service offered.
Consistently prioritise team goals above individual goals.
Business
Understand risk in own team, help others to understand risk and to recognise that risk is everyone’s responsibility
Carry out duties in accordance with procedures and SDs
Proactively and effectively develop the fund accounting knowledge
Respond flexibly to the needs of the current situation, amend own work program to deliver client requirements
ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Employees are required to comply with the regulatory regime in which Northern Trust operates as appropriate to the above role.
• Employees are expected to exercise due care and diligence, ensuring the areas the incumbent is responsible for are organised and controlled.
• Employees are required to observe proper standards of market, business and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Candidate to have 0-2 years of experience in the field of finance/ accounts, preferably in an Investment Banking or Custody Services
Industry Knowledge - Knowledge of financial instruments, valuations & regulations
Business or financial services qualification or studying for same. This is not essential but would be an advantage
Computer Skills - Excel, Word etc. Working knowledge of Sungard Invest One Enterprise is an added advantage (for experienced candidates)
Process oriented and strong analytical skill
Team playing abilities and attention to detail
Good verbal and written communication skills
CORE COMPETENCIES
Interpersonal (relationship builder, respectful, resolves problems, people friendly and organisational savvy)
Communication (presentation skills, listening skills, oral communication skills, allows others to express themselves and written communication skills)
Self-management (adaptability and resilience, learning behaviour, integrity and ethics and relationship builder)
Motivation (performance standards, achieving results and persistent)
Thinking (creative thinking, decision making, input seeking, logical thinking and solution finding)
Organisational Knowledge (business knowledge, expert knowledge and external events impact)
Client Service and Quality (quality, relationship building and client satisfaction)
Salary:
Will be discussed in person.