Senior Project Manager - Professional Practice Group (Audit)

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

14d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Audit Service Department’s Professional Practices Group (PPG) is an independent function within the Northern Trust internal audit department that is responsible for overseeing audit operations (e.g., external reporting and Department-related requests, Departmental technology oversight, issue management, affiliate reporting, methodology, and other administrative activities as needed); executing special projects, maintenance of the audit universe, annual risk assessment and planning; internal metrics; and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (e.g., QA and training). The Senior Project Manager role requires a seasoned internal auditor that is able to demonstrate strong audit skills, business acumen, and communication skills. This role will work with the business unit, corporate function, and technology audit teams across the global Audit Services Department to ensure key controls (particularly around audit planning, risk assessments, and audit coverage) are effective, support the Audit Services Department in effectively managing its risks, and continuously identify and drive opportunities to strengthen and improve processes. In performing these activities, there will be exposure to a broad range of business activities within Northern Trust, opportunities to interact across all audit teams and Audit Services Leadership, and opportunities to have effective and meaningful impact in how the Audit Services Department performs its responsibilities and manages its risks.

Requirements

• A college or university degree required.
• 6+ years of internal audit and/or Risk/Compliance experience with financial services organizations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
• Self-starter with an ability to self-motivate.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to react and respond on a timely basis.
• Ability to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure during peak periods.
• Must be a team player.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA) are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and develops strong working relationships and open communication with members of PPG and the Audit Services department.
• Works with individual audit teams and their responsibilities related to corporate risk management initiatives.
• Plays a strong role driving PPG initiatives.
• Drives required communications needed to ensure audit services is appropriately aware of new initiatives rolling out and department wide changes.
• Reviews and challenges audit team coverage and project tagging.
• Perform certain quality assurance activities over audit steps.
• Works independently, ask questions, and facilitates discussions that reach decisions.
• Proposes and drafts department wide communications on Department wide changes.

Benefits

• Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including 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, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.
• Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees