Manager, Treasury Operations

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.

Manager, Treasury Back Office

Description

Responsible for managing a Team supporting Northern Trust’s own Treasury department’s funding, balance sheet management and liquidity/interest rate risk management strategies. The Treasury Back Office (TBO) Manager has a Team of 4 directs with close partnership with the broader Treasury Operations team including the Treasury Middle Office (TMO) and Treasury Derivative Operations (TDO) domestically and London’s Treasury Operations team internationally - all working toward the common goal of supporting a complex investment and hedge portfolio. Success in this role will be a combination of leading a Team of operational professionals along with displaying an intellectual curiosity with a focus on managing risk and continuous improvement across all processes that impact our key stakeholder – NT’s Corporate Treasury.

Major Duties

• Responsible for leading the Team supporting the domestic clearing and maintenance of Northern Trust’s security portfolio coordinating with the Settlements team (Fed, DTCC, & FICC).
• Ensuring the Team perform the critical task of reporting how the security portfolio is encumbered under a wide array of collateral relationships.
• Operates within and has in-depth knowledge of business unit, specific area of expertise and strong knowledge in accounting and general ledger processes.
• Strategic in developing new controls collaborating with the TMO and driving projects forward that will optimize TBO processes with the goal of converting manual processes into critical analytical tools.
• Works closely with our Middle Office executing on regulatory and audit deliverables
• Collaborates with Senior Partners helping with business continuity planning/testing, resiliency and RCSA analyses.
• Responsible for direct interaction with various governance committees and/or senior management

Qualifications

• A College or University degree and 5+ years relevant proven work experience
• Accounting experience involving fixed income securities (assets and liabilities) is required; hedge accounting a plus.
• In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required specific to fixed income derivatives and securities including repos, reverse repos and mortgage backed securities
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
• Experience with business process and/or technology enhancement initiatives
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills

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.

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.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.