TL, Sr Consult, Fund Admn, HFS
- Recruiter
- Northern Trust
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Unspecified
- Posted
- 24 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 13 Jul 2022
- Ref
- 98183
- Job role
- Financial analyst, Fund accountant
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Job Description: Team Lead
Financial Control
Summary:
The 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 member in a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding environment. This individual will have a strong technical accounting background, experience working within the Financial Services industry and a proven track record of working well with and managing others.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of 2-5 direct reports and guide their professional development
- Perform final reviews of year-end Financial Statements and act as a point of escalation with external auditors and client to ensure accuracy of each fund’s annual reports
- Act as escalation point for internal partners and external clients
- Provide ongoing feedback and performance evaluations for both partners locally and internationally
- Lead major technology initiatives focused on increasing the scalability of our process and providing solutions to client mandates
- Partner with senior leadership to build a high performing team through learning, development, mentoring and recruiting
- Lead Financial Control working groups responsible for executing strategic initiatives
- Participate in recruitment efforts
Knowledge / Skills:
- Ability to collaborate both internally and externally to manage a project from idea to implementation
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and maintain accuracy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
- Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively within a team environment
- Client focused
Experience:
- A minimum of 4-7 years’ experience, with managerial experience
- Experience with Investment Management and/or Financial Services; Hedge Fund specific a plus
- CPA designation a plus
- Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Accounting, Master’s degree a plus
- Big 4 public accounting experience a plus
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