at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
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/ Department: ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) Audit Specialist/Internal Audit Services
This is a unique opportunity to become an ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) Specialist in our Internal Audit department. In this role, you join a global team of experts, whose common goal is to provide independent and objective assurance, as well as consulting activities, that together assess the risks and protect the assets, reputation, and sustainability of Northern Trust. Specifically, as the ESG Specialist, you will be responsible for reviewing Northern Trust's environmental, social, and corporate governance policies and procedures, including internal and external ESG related disclosures, reporting and performance improvement plans for third-party ESG frameworks. You will be required to be current on the evolving ESG industry and regulatory activities and guidelines, and understand and interpret how they impact the company's risk and control framework.
Through collaboration with other team members, you will assist in the end-to-end execution of audit engagements and gain exposure to senior management across Northern Trust. In this role, you will make critical recommendations to enterprise-wide leadership on ESG strategy and procedures, partnering closely with internal stakeholders to understand their priorities, and balancing growth against risk. Success is measured through the quality of the documentation, integrity of the assessment, timeliness of the deliveries, and your ability to foster relationships both internally in the audit department and with key stakeholders.
This position will report locally to the Managing Director in Chicago, and you'll be expected to work closely with partners in Chicago, London, and Manila.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Contribute to the evolution of the ESG internal audit strategy including risk assessment and coverage strategy
Coordinate and collaborate with the global ESG team on the identification of risks and execution of audits in line with the internal plan
Provide strategic thinking, thought leadership, and guidance on identifying key risks and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of the controls supporting ESG activities
Plan, oversee and direct regulatory ESG activities as required
Establish strong working relationships and communications with key ESG stakeholders
Maintain active involvement with, and present at, executive, oversight and steering committees, as required
Ensure that all deliverables are issued accurately, completely, and timely - both internal and external to Audit Services
Monitor audit progress and budgets; escalate significant budget variances as needed
Review work of junior members, including work paper documentation, findings and recommendations as well as the final report, while ensuring that auditing standards and department methodology expectations have been met
Stay abreast and maintain knowledge of regulatory developments and industry trends, and...
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