Senior Analyst, Derivatives

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.
Job Description Summary
Under general supervision (but works independently most of the time) responsible for resolution of complex OTC Derivatives transactions, where expertise is required to interpret policies, guidelines and/or processes.
Full ownership for one or more processes, reports and/or procedures.
Analytically and procedurally competent, representing the team on cross-function process or project deliverables.
Emerging as an expert in a specific skill set but remains focused primarily on daily BAU execution.
Leading research facilitator for complex products and highly visible clients, while being able to present data sets and valuation methodologies.
Principal Responsibilities
Administering BAU tasks and client deliverables on a daily basis.
Understanding of trade life cycle and process flow (trade capture, valuations, settlements collateral management etc.).
Respond, investigate and resolve any client pricing queries and price challenges routed to EMEA for IOO, Custody and Fund Accounting clients.
Trade booking of non-automated OTC products on Vendor templates to ensure the accurate capture of valuations and pricing.
Perform daily investigation of reconciliation threshold breaks between NT and Client specific valuation reports.
Work with independent pricing vendors to obtain prices for OTC Derivatives and resolve valuation issues.
Resolution of Pricing Control reports including Quality Control checks.
Highlighting process issues and driving change by working with internal groups to enhance the operational process where appropriate.
Assist with testing of change management projects including NT, Client, Vendor and Counterparty service enhancements.
Assisting with any new client issues and Client On-boarding.
Assisting with Control, Audit and Compliance teams on both internal and external queries.
Attend Client Service review meetings and be able to present and create presentation material.
Provision of general support to the Global Pricing team.
Efficiency, Controls and Quality
Demonstrate a consistent commitment to the culture of 'getting it right first time' and 'continuous improvement' at all times through individual actions and communications.
Adopt a questioning approach to current methods and provide viable alternatives where possible.
Continually seek to increase the level of automation of BAU processes where feasible.
Manage the query process such that we have a record of all queries raised with the dept. and take steps to reduce the level of queries raised with the Team.
Maintain up to date and comprehensive procedures manuals are maintained at all times.
Adhere to company standards, procedures and controls and maintain work files in a neat and orderly manner, suitable for review by management and auditors.
Skills / Experience
A keen awareness of the Financial Services Industry with a graduate degree in a relevant subject.
Highly numerate and analytical with an ability to learn quickly.
Advanced understanding of Over the Counter Swaps.
Creative and dynamic approach to problem solving.
Ability to work on own initiative and adhere to strict deadlines
Professional approach and ability to develop relationships both internally and externally
Proficient in using email and standard Microsoft Office packages.
Experience of Bloomberg is also beneficial.
Working With Us
As a Northern Trust partner, 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.
Reasonable accommodation
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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 greater.
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