Senior Analyst, Accounting (Hybrid)

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

As a Northern Trust employee (Partner), you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company that is committed to strengthening the communities we serve.

The Role

Responsible for leading or supporting the operation, documentation, and enhancement of technically sound SOX, SOC, and/or CCAR program governance methodologies, internal controls testing, policies and procedures as well as Northern Trust’s balance sheet reconciliation processes.

Understand sensitivity of compliance information and appropriately control/limit messages and content shared. Member of a Global Financial Control team, which provides governance, oversight, and/or internal control testing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) program for Northern Trust Corporation in periodic filings of financial information with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Service Organization Control Reports (SOC) program for Northern Trust business areas, and/or Comprehensive Capital Analysis & Review (CCAR) program for Northern Trust Corporation.

This role is balanced between high level operational execution and development and execution of strategic direction of business function activities.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Perform reviews of various departments by understanding the key risks and controls within the function being reviewed. Develops and executes test steps, documents results clearly and evaluates results to assess the quality of the control and/or control environment
• Think critically and take independent initiative to research inherent risks, emerging guidance, and issues relevant to processes and controls, and propose solutions or enhancements as appropriate
• Identify and evaluate risk and likely sources of potential error for significant processes
• Support the Global Financial Control team through the provision of functional administration covering both the BWise and Trintech systems;
• Design and administer trainings to stakeholders
• Demonstrate professional skepticism and comfort with questioning how certain processes are being performed in order to facilitate making improvements.
• Operate independently; has in-depth knowledge of the function
• As subject area expert, provide comprehensive, in-depth consulting to team and partners at a high technical level
• Responsible for direct interaction with different committees and/or management
• Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas
• Utilizes understanding of various Corporate units to ensure operations, services and systems have proper controls in place
• Applies analytical skills to review information and determine potential control weaknesses
• Develops a thorough understanding of the Northern Trust Methodology and adheres to all applicable Department Standards.
• Responsible for staying current on SOX/SOC/CCAR regulations and changes in the industry
• Ability to meet strict deadlines, manage multiple projects and to work under pressure during peak periods

Skills/ Qualifications:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Accounting or Finance preferred
• Experience in financial services preferred
• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance a plus
• ACA (or equivalent) Qualified Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• Strong understanding of IT General Controls as well as a working knowledge of system administration (e.g. BWise/Trintech or similar applications)
• Ability to work in a fast paced and a dynamic work environment as part of a Global Financial Control team working across multiple time zones and jurisdictions
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change

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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