Accountant, Fund Accounting (Reconciliations)

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.

Job Description

The team is responsible for asset and cash reconciliations for our Fund Administration team and the incumbent of this role will support the team in responsibilities, which include -
- Perform timely and accurate reconciliations of stock and cash, investigate the breaks and provide accurate justification
- Query management including questions and queries from clients, audit and internal teams; Act as contact point for escalated data queries or issues
- and coordinate change requests between clients and custodian
Perform control on cash receivable and payable accounts and follow up of stock and cash breaks with relevant teams
- Perform monthly analysis for stock and cash break . Provide accurate management, KPI reporting and statistics to internal management and clients
- Maintain good relationship between diverse stakeholders including service provider, vendors, clients and internal teams
- Participate in system developments for reconciliation and contribute to improve processes for a more efficient service
- Work in close collaboration with the respective services at the custodian bank
Take initiative and lead to review current processes and propose changes to enhance controls and expertise in specific market products

Required Interpersonal Skills:
- Seeks to deliver high quality service to customers by accurate, timely completion of all assigned tasks and requests for information
- Close attention to detail is necessary
- Seek to learn quickly and continually improve service offered
- Assist other colleagues. Act as effective team member within the unit and with other units by imparting knowledge and offering assistance as appropriate
- Demonstrates initiative in process improvement, which may have an impact on efficiency and client satisfaction.
- Ability to work in a structured pattern, setting priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, as this role requires interaction at all levels of the organisation and externally.

Skills / Experience:
- Degree in accounting, finance, economics or equivalent.
- A first professional experience in banking, preferably have knowledge of TLM reconciliation tool
- Excellent analytical, interpersonal and organisation skills
- Good working knowledge of range of financial products including derivatives
- Strong communication skills, fluent English necessary.
- Excellent desktop, IT and systems skills. Experience of GP3 advantageous. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel essential.

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.