Sr. Analyst - Business Unit Financial Analysis (Asset Management)

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.

The Senior Analyst will be responsible for ensuring accurate recognition, reporting and forecasting of investment management fees for the Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) Business Unit. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for leading cross-functional Financial Analysis projects, identifying opportunities for process improvements and enhanced controls, and distilling key insights and trends related to product pricing and profitability in order to support executive decision making.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Financial and accounting knowledge with business acumen. Industry knowledge is beneficial.
• Competency in interpreting data and deriving meaningful insights & trends.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Results and detail oriented with ability to prioritize effectively and multi-task.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Experience developing management/board presentations is a plus.
• Self-motivated and intellectually curious with the ability to build relationships across diverse teams.
• Knowledgeable in PeopleSoft, HFM, TM1/Cognos, or other similar systems used for financial accounting/reporting. · Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required. · Experience with business intelligence analytical tools required to interpret data, perform analyses and communicate financial information to various constituents. Experience with Tableau and/or Power BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Point of contact and subject matter expert for NTAM investment management fees.
• Develop strong relationships and closely coordinates with Business Unit on financial performance reporting.
• Participate in the month-end accounting close and reporting processes, preparing analyses of results relative to prior year, prior month, and/or Plan, focusing on key business factors driving financial performance. Research variances to understand drivers of results and respond to ad-hoc requests from the Business Unit for analysis and reporting.
• Manages projects, including planning, organizing, and directing activities towards project goal completion, including ongoing enhancements to management reporting in order to provide key insights to the Business Unit.

Experience:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in corporate finance, accounting, audit or related roles.
• Relevant degrees in Finance or Accounting preferred, though others will be considered.

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.

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