Manager/ Fund Governance Solutions (FGS)
Experience
- College or University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field and/or relevant proven work experience is required. - JD is preferred but not required.
- 8 or more years of experience working for a mutual fund organization (adviser or otherwise), a mutual fund administrator or service provider, the investment management practice of a law firm, or with the SEC or other regulatory agency is required.
Knowledge/Skills
• Leadership and organizational skills are required to develop periodic goals and to manage and motivate team members towards the goals set.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize competing tasks that require the highest level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with clients, members of Boards of Trustees, Fund counsel, chief compliance officers, auditors and financial printers.
• Knowledge of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is required.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills are required.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
• Must have a working knowledge of security types and investment mandates.
• Knowledge of mutual fund operations is preferred.
• Must be highly flexible and adaptable to change.
For more than a century, Northern Trust has worked hard building our legacy of outstanding service, expertise and integrity. From a Chicago-based bank founded in 1889, we now have more than 20 international locations and 18,500 employees globally. We serve the world’s most-sophisticated clients – from sovereign wealth funds and the wealthiest individuals and families, to the most-successful hedge funds and corporate brands.
We burnished our reputation as a global leader delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions enabled by sophisticated, leading technology. And through it all, we continually laid a solid, forward-looking foundation on which future generations can continue growing and achieving greater.
As of September 30, 2018, Northern Trust Corporation had:
$10.8 trillion in assets under custody/administration
$8.2 trillion in assets under custody
$1.2 trillion in assets under management
$132 billion in banking assets