Senior Accountant

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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 provides innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions, upholding service, expertise, and integrity with more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners.

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant - Oversight Lead within the Limerick Financial Control team. This permanent role will complete financial control processes, produce reports, resolve issues timely, and provide ad-hoc support to the EMEA regional finance teams. The team is responsible for monthly management accounts, month-end close, and statutory accounts production for several EMEA legal entities. The successful candidate will collaborate with operations and other Finance teams to ensure books and records reflect the business with adherence to accounting policy and local GAAP for the relevant entities.

• Oversee and lead the completion of centralized processes and guide other team members
• Daily accounting, administration and oversight to support the financial accounts production for several legal entities
• Produce monthly management accounts for multiple legal entities
• Prepare reconciliations and ensure documentation and accounting align with corporate requirements and policies
• Generate month-end analytics and trend data to assist review and validation of financial results
• Complete annual statutory financial statements, provide inputs to the audit process, and work with External Auditors
• Manage financial processes and accounting operations for the EMEA region
• Lead change management and implement standardized process improvements with the EMEA Financial Control team in Limerick
• Respond to and resolve queries from Business and Finance colleagues in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Finance teams in other locations

• Qualified accountant (preferable ACA / ACCA) with several years post-qualification experience in a multi-currency financial services environment
• Experience in a corporate financial control environment with knowledge of accounting, reporting, financial control requirements, statutory and audit requirements
• Ability to work as part of a regional and broader EMEA Finance team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Proven ability to assess issues, identify solutions and problem solve
• Flexible approach to changing work methods, deadlines and workloads
• Experience dealing with stakeholders across multiple locations
• Experience of US GAAP or IFRS is an advantage
• Advanced IT skills, notably MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability support new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged; senior leaders are accessible, and the company is committed to assisting communities. We value an inclusive workplace and flexibility for different needs. Apply today and discuss your flexible working requirements.

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We look forward to learning how your interests and experience could fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies. Build your career with us and apply today.

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