Accountant, Financial Control

Accountant, Financial Control ( Hybrid ) role at 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.

This is a permanent role within the Functional Control Team in Finance. The Functional Control Team supports the expanding and increasingly complex business requirements. The successful individual will have a direct reporting line to the Manager, Functional Control in Limerick. This successful candidate will be responsible for completing functional control processes to support the global entities, focusing on Europe but also some involvement with the North America and Asia Pacific entities. This team is responsible for the Accounting and Finance oversight of the source systems within the business, including processing journals, reconciliations, analysis and other controls. The team is responsible for ensuring the banking activities of the Northern Trust entities in scope are accurately recorded in the General Ledger each month and will own significant parts of the balance sheet and income statement. The team also has some involvement in the design and testing of new products and systems, assisting the Functional Control teams in London and Chicago with those projects. The successful candidate will work with a variety of operations and other Finance teams to understand the business and ensure that the books and records accurately reflect the business undertaken, with adherence to accounting policy requirements, US GAAP and IFRS for the relevant legal entities.

• Complete the daily/weekly/monthly accounting, reporting and oversight to support the financial accounting and reporting processes;
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and ensure all documentation and accounting is completed in line with corporate requirements and policies;
• Produce month end analytics and trend data to assist with the review and validation of financial results;
• Understanding of the end to end process flow, acting as the link between the front/middle/back office and Finance;
• Investigation of issues affecting financial and regulatory reporting, documentation of issues and concluding on new or improved controls required;
• Work with the Functional Control Team locally and Globally to recommend and implement standardized process improvements identified in day today activities;
• Respond to and resolve queries on a timely basis from the Business, Finance colleagues and Head Office as they arise.

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to assess issues, identify solutions and problem solve
• Ability to react and respond on a timely basis
• Ability to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment
• Flexible approach towards changing work methods, deadlines and variable workloads
• Qualified accountant (preferable ACA / ACCA) with experience in a multi-currency financial services
• environment(banking background preferred, including FX, Treasury and/or Custody)
• Part qualified accountant working towards full qualification with relevant experience will also be considered.
• Experienced background in a corporate financial control environment with a sound knowledge of accounting, reporting and financial control requirements
• Advanced level of IT skills notably MS office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio)

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 and apply today.

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 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.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance