Senior Consultant Financial Control

Job Description: Senior Consultant

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 leading others.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review month end net asset valuation packages
• Review year-end Financial Statements and work directly with external auditors and client to ensure accuracy of each fund’s annual reports
• Interact with client and other shared services teams to obtain understanding of funds’ activities on a month to month basis
• Work closely with technology resources to problem solve and improve processes that increase scalability
• Drive the accounting responsibilities related to new client launches and conversions
• Assist in building a high-performance team through learning, development and recruiting
• Actively participate within Financial Control working groups responsible for executing strategic initiatives
• Work integrally with international partners to troubleshoot queries and provide feedback related to the compilation of the month end net asset valuation packages
  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and with accuracy
• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively within a team environment
• Client focused
  

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ 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