Jobs at Northern Trust

Lead and oversee multiple high-risk internal audit engagements across asset servicing, manage audit teams, assess risks and controls, draft findings and recommendations, coordinate with stakeholders and other audit teams, provide coaching and technical expertise, and contribute to audit plan evolution and continuous monitoring.

Administer private equity funds across investor administration, unit pricing, cash management, reconciliations, distributions, transfers, tax reporting, and fund closings. Build client relationships, resolve queries, review junior staff work, support audits, maintain compliance, identify process improvements, and meet service KPIs. The role requires fund accounting experience, financial statement preparation under AASB/IFRS, Australian trust distribution calculations, advanced Excel, and preferably Investran knowledge.

Supports daily accounting operations by reconciling accounts, preparing balancing reports, posting journal entries, processing invoices, and recording accounts payable and receivable transactions. Reviews balance sheet accounts, investigates discrepancies, performs variance analysis, supports audits, maintains financial records, and follows internal controls and accounting procedures. The role operates on an overnight shift from 8 PM to 5 AM.

Handle inbound and outbound calls and emails from account owners and financial institutions. Provide account information, place trades, issue statements and confirmations, resolve inquiries with bank partners, and complete escheatment-prevention outreach. Manage call-center queues, prioritize multiple tasks, and support management-assigned special projects while delivering accurate, professional service.

Commercializes Northern Trust Asset Management strategies across wealth and institutional channels. Serves as a subject matter expert on multi-manager solutions, supports client and sales teams, develops thought leadership, monitors manager research, identifies new capabilities, and partners with product management, marketing, legal, and other internal stakeholders. Synthesizes qualitative and quantitative investment analysis into recommendations while managing multiple priorities independently.

Supports global investment risk management by monitoring portfolio thresholds, investigating breaches, producing exposure and risk reports, improving reporting processes, and contributing to automation initiatives. Partners with portfolio managers, risk teams, senior leadership, and investment committees. Reviews analyst work, interprets investment risks across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and derivatives, and provides regulatory and market-related insight to business stakeholders.

Leads financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, workforce and capacity planning, reporting, and operational efficiency for Transfer Agency and AML business units. Partners with senior leaders, Finance, HR, Talent Acquisition, and Operations to manage FTE targets, expenses, recruitment activity, productivity, and resource allocation. Develops dashboards, provides data-driven recommendations, supports operating-model objectives, and drives continuous improvement, automation, and effective decision-making.

Develop and maintain Private Capital applications, primarily Private Capital Suite/Investran. Design, troubleshoot, test, and improve resilient .NET and SQL-based code; support applications at L2/L3; manage project delivery; and collaborate with business and technology teams. The role requires Azure, REST APIs, Terraform, IaaS, CI/CD, vulnerability remediation, and Agile experience, with afternoon shifts supporting EMEA users and occasional weekend deployment work.

Processes and quality-checks transfer agency dealing transactions, supports regulatory and client standards, improves operational processes, documents procedures and controls, and guides junior analysts. The role supports workflow distribution, serves as a subject matter expert, mentors staff, facilitates decisions, and may supervise daily activities without formal management responsibility. Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, teamwork, accuracy, and attention to detail are required.

Lead design, implementation, and management of disaster recovery and business continuity programs across on-premises and cloud. Build and test DR architectures, run ransomware recovery exercises, integrate DR with incident response, ensure compliance, lead DR testing and audits, and drive continuous improvement and training.

Leads the APAC technology business continuity and operational resilience program, including governance, continuity planning, business impact analyses, disaster recovery testing, crisis management, regulatory alignment, risk assessments, and remediation tracking. Partners with global technology, cybersecurity, risk, infrastructure, business, and regional teams to ensure critical services can withstand and recover from disruptive events.

Leads business oversight and operational risk activities for fund accounting operations. Responsibilities include risk analysis, control assessments, operational readiness reviews, policy and regulatory compliance, process improvement, root cause and trend analysis, business continuity reviews, management reporting, and strategic change oversight. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders, strong analytical and communication skills, and extensive financial services or capital markets experience.

Performs complex fund accounting activities, serves as a primary contact for operational queries, liaises with related teams, leads projects, trains staff, and maintains and implements policies and procedures. The role requires strong analytical, consultative, communication, and judgment skills, plus at least five years of related business experience.

Performs and improves fund accounting activities, including analyzing accounting data, cash activity, investment records, reconciliations, and reports. Leads process enhancements and smaller projects, resolves complex accounting issues, maintains controls and regulatory compliance, develops procedures and tools, tracks deliverables, and communicates recommendations to stakeholders. Provides guidance and knowledge sharing to less experienced colleagues while collaborating across fund accounting, operations, client service, and technology teams.

Supports risk and compliance projects by analyzing risk, control, and operational data; developing reports, dashboards, and metrics; enhancing risk frameworks and governance processes; and identifying process improvements. The ten-week Chicago internship includes mentorship, professional development, stakeholder collaboration, and exposure to financial services operations, regulatory initiatives, artificial intelligence, automation, and enterprise risk management.

Designs and implements machine learning models and data pipelines using Python. Acquires and analyzes data from multiple sources, ensures data quality, tunes algorithms, runs large-scale training/inference on cloud, detects data biases, and presents results to technical and business stakeholders. Provides guidance to teams and leads small projects while advancing data science capabilities.

Performs private equity accounting, financial analysis, investor and regulatory reporting, and client deliverable oversight. Acts as a technical accounting subject matter expert, researches accounting developments, resolves reporting discrepancies, supports special projects, and assists with training. The role requires collaboration with clients and internal partners, advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with private equity administration systems, preferably Investran.

Coordinates administration and servicing of complex fiduciary, investment management, estate settlement, guardianship, and custody accounts. Responds to client requests, manages account setup and transactions, develops action plans, maintains documentation and compliance records, supports trust advisors, and helps improve service processes. The role also assists with client presentations, business development, and mentoring junior employees.

Provides independent second-line oversight of operational resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery programs. Assesses resilience risks, controls, governance, preparedness, testing, vulnerabilities, and regulatory findings; develops risk metrics and reporting; conducts quality assurance and thematic reviews; and escalates material deficiencies to senior management and risk committees. Partners with business and technology stakeholders to strengthen resilience capabilities and compliance with financial services regulations.

Supports the South Region Advisory practice by managing complex projects and workstreams, helping evaluate trust acceptance matters, defining project scope and requirements, translating business needs, and partnering with IT throughout design, development, and testing. The role requires extensive fiduciary, technical, business, leadership, organizational, and cross-functional expertise.