About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Consultant, Financial Reporting
Job Description Summary
As a Financial Reporting Consultant, you will be responsible for the accounting/reporting component of key client relationships. As the main CVR contact for these clients, you will be responsible for client communication about reporting, managing small projects, process improvements, participating in client meetings, tracking KPIs, and maintaining internal documentation. Consultants are also assigned to New/Additional Business events and will serve as the CVR lead throughout the transition.
Major Duties:
- Acts as first point of reference for client inquiries
- Provides accounting consulting guidance both internally and externally
- Serves as a liaison to related areas and helps facilitate monthly close cycle
- Carries out relatively complex, extensive, high-profile activities e.g. direct interaction with top revenue clients and more senior management
- Focuses on technical and reporting knowledge, building toward becoming a subject matter expert
Qualifications:
- Must reside in or near Chicago and be able to report into the office three times weekly (Choice of days is flexible)
- Willing to travel to client visits
- Strong working knowledge of reporting and products
- Client facing experience with the ability to present detailed concepts
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Proven analytical, consultative, and problem-solving skills
- Organized and able to manage time and meet deadlines
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
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. #MadeForGreater
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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 .
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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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.
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EMEA EEO STATEMENT
It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.
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It is the policy of The Northern Trust Company to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
