Sr Accountant - Governance & Controls
JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelors in Accounting required, professional accounting qualification or equivalent
• Previous experience in SOX and Audit related activities preferred
• 3-5 years of corporate accounting/general ledger and experience in effective control design and assessment
• Ability to apply advanced knowledge of accounting principles, specifically billed and accrued revenue recognition
• Role does not have direct reports but requires oversight of activities performed by other partners
• Self-starter with an ability to self-motivate, work independently and under pressure and to deliver to tight deadlines where the accuracy and timeliness of data is critical
• Flexible approach towards changing work methods, deadlines and variable workloads
• Ability to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment
• Ability to implement enhancements that will move the department forward while proactively driving continuous improvements by challenging the status quo
• Excellent communication, written and verbal e.g. experience of presentations +/or chairing senior level meetings, be able to tailor communication effectively across different levels of partners and work effectively with overseas teams
• Advanced MS Excel and other Microsoft applications skills, experience with ORMB a plus
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 16,500 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 March 31, 2018, Northern Trust Corporation had:
$10.8 trillion in assets under custody/administration
$8.1 trillion in assets under custody
$1.2 trillion in assets under management
$130 billion in banking assets