Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant

locations

Manila, Philippines

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted Today

job requisition id

R156388

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Major Duties:

• 1. Review of monthly fund and business entity closing summaries.
• 2. Report and analyze financial data to be disseminated to our clients and their investors.
• 3. Close monthly books and records of the funds to general final performance figures.
• 4. Interact with clients and other Hedge Fund Services teams to obtain understanding of funds activities.
• 5. Prepare financial statements for funds.
• 6. Work directly with external auditors to ensure accuracy of each funds annual financial statements.
• 7. Assist in building a high-performance team through learning, development, mentoring and recruiting.
• 8. Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function.
• 9. As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level.
• 10. Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult.
• 11. Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities.
• 12. Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas.
• 13. Lead the end-to-end delivery of NAV calculations and financial statement preparation for hedge fund clients, acting as the primary subject matter expert and escalation point for operational and client-related issues.

Knowledge:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
• 10+ years of experience in hedge fund accounting, fund administration or financial operations.
• Comprehensive understanding of hedge fund operations, NAV calculations, capital activities, and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of accounting standards such as IFRS or US GAAP
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
• Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Peoplesoft) is required

Experience

• A College or University degree and/or relevant prove