Associate Consultant - Integrated Portfolio Services

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

4d • $61,500 - $98,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of a range of processes, procedures, systems, tools, and concepts within Investment banking discipline.
• Applies general knowledge of business and financial markets developed through education or experience.
• Expected to use judgement to make decisions without seeking approval.
• Exchanges straightforward information asks questions to junior staff and checks for their understanding.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, finance, technology, or related field
• Use of Microsoft Office tools, advanced Excel skills preferred.
• Excellent time management, Analytical, problem solving and multi-tasking skills.
• Overall, 4+ years of experience and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in investment banking or related domain.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Nice To Haves

• advanced Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Should possess problem solving ability relying on existing client procedures, capable of analyzing impending problems and formulate solutions.
• In-depth understanding of process and should abide to achieving agreed Key Performance Indicators or Service level agreements and objectives.
• Collaborate with various upstream parties, generate ideas to quickly turnaround query resolution and thereby strengthen stakeholder relationship.
• Own client relationship and be capable of independently evaluating and resolving client queries, produce client reports and support clients understand the impact of their investment decisions.
• Impart knowledge to junior staff by identifying tasks that demand training needs leading to upscaling their skills, assist in prioritization of work and deliverables.
• Identify areas that require improvement to existing process, formulate solutions and implement them by collaborating with internal team members and necessary stakeholders.
• Possesses required business acumen and technical savviness in overseeing work completed by the junior staff, provides them assistance in delivering agile and flawless reports.
• Identifies and drives projects that would lead to increased efficiency and improved productivity of the team.

Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level