Analyst, Fund Admin, HFS

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.
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (NTHFS) is a leading provider of middle and back office services to hedge funds and other organizations with complex assets and strategies. NTHFS brings together powerful technology and highly skilled professionals to help our clients handle complexity and execute their strategies. With approximately $100 billion in assets under administration, NTHFS is one of the world's fastest growing hedge fund administrators in the industry.
Role
Join a team whose responsibility is to oversee the quality of NTHFS' service delivery to the Bridgewater Front Office. Service components include delivery of data, which feeds the Front Office book of record, and various reporting streams used by the Front Office in their daily operations. The team is required to understand our full book of record (MO - pricing, collateral, cash, clearing, fixed income + BO - investor and fund level accounting, allocation methodology, etc.), as well as how that book of record is ingested and used downstream by the Bridgewater Front Office. The team is the primary contact to the Bridgewater Front Office and serves as a liaison between the client, and all of the NTHFS book of record processing teams, in order to govern service quality. The team is required to understand our full book of record (MO - pricing, collateral, cash, clearing, fixed income + BO - investor and fund level accounting, allocation methodology, etc.), as well as possess excellent communication skills.
The Analyst will be responsible for assisting in daily oversight of all current service offerings and execution of an expansive QC framework. An additional key responsibility will be working with the team to optimize the service models. Effective communication and client management is imperative to this role as the position requires communication with the client as well as many internal stakeholders.
Knowledge / Skills
• Critical thinker with a problem solving mindset
• Self-starter, with ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Critical thinker with a problem solving mindset
Major Duties
• Participate in daily calls with all NTHFS book of record processing teams to assess quality of book of record for the day and ability to meet timing and accuracy requirements for daily delivery
• Assist in monitoring status of key processing checkpoints in order to ensure timely delivery
• Complete quality control checks on the book of record
Experience
• A College or University degree in and/or relevant proven work experience is required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• CPA or other relevant industry designation (plus)
• Investment Management and/or Financial Services experience, or relevant coursework; Hedge Fund Specific (plus)
• Experience using Excel VBA and/or Python (plus)
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 andapply today.#MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
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 [email protected].
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
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