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.
Summary:
This job involves working for Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, a Global fund administrator, specializing in administering assets of complex hedge funds. The successful candidate will be an ambitious self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function as an effective and strategic team member in a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding environment. This individual will have a strong technical accounting education, experience working/interning within the Financial Services industry and a proven track record.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare and/or review month end net asset valuation packages
Prepare and/or review year-end Financial Statements and work directly with external auditors and client to ensure accuracy of each fund's annual reports
Interact with clients and other shared services teams to obtain understanding of funds' activities on a month to month basis
Work integrally with international partners to troubleshoot queries and provide feedback related to the compilation of the month end net asset valuation packages
Assist with development efforts to streamline and automate the reporting/analytical process with the use of technology
Knowledge / Skills:
An aptitude for solving problems, intellectual curiosity, and interest in financial markets and products
Detail and processed-oriented
Energetic and open to working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that encourages out of the box thinking
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience:
CPA eligibility upon graduation preferred
Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Accounting, Master degree a plus
3.0 GPA or higher
Experience with Hedge Funds, Investment Management and/or Financial Services strongly preferred
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.
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