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.
The Senior Analyst will be responsible for supporting NTAM Finance’s BU financial reporting with a focus on the BU income statement, relevant carve-outs, and associated key metrics. This individual expected to be team player, responsible for collaborating with other NTAM Finance SMEs and engaging with other BU finance teams to lead cross-functional financial analysis projects, operating with a flexible approach and identifying opportunities for process improvements and enhanced controls, and distilling key insights and trends related to product and channel revenue trends and profitability in order to support executive decision making.
Responsibilities:
- Develop strong relationships and closely coordinate with business unit on financial performance reporting.
- Participate in the month-end accounting close and reporting processes, preparing analyses of results relative to prior year, prior month, and/or Plan, focusing on key business factors driving financial performance. Research variances to understand drivers of results and respond to ad-hoc requests from the business unit for analysis and reporting.
- Participate in forecasting and planning cycles, including strategic and annual plan.
- Manages projects, including planning, organizing, and directing activities towards project goal completion, including ongoing enhancements to management reporting and related system implementations in order to provide key insights to the business unit.
Knowledge/Skills:
- 7+ years of experience in FP&A, management reporting, strategic planning, or a related finance role.
- Financial and accounting knowledge with business acumen. Industry knowledge is beneficial.
- Competency in interpreting data and deriving meaningful insights & trends.
- Results and detail oriented with ability to prioritize effectively and multi-task.