Senior Manager, Fund Accounting - Operations & Control

About Northern Trust

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Manage the Fund Accounting (unit pricing) business groups and lead subordinate Team Leads.
• Manage performance and career development, training, staffing input and disciplinary input.
• Set goals and priorities, organize work, monitor activities and ensure timely, accurate completion.
• Support budget management and maintain risk management and compliance programs.
• Monitor the business risk profile against the firm's risk appetite.
• Lead complex cross-functional operational activities and contribute to strategic direction and functional programs.
• Advise management, committees, internal clients and business partners on business trends, operational changes and strategy.
• Identify automation needs with business areas and provide ongoing systems support.
• Act as the principal escalation point for client service delivery; build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate on process improvements, client satisfaction and end-to-end enhancements using fund accounting data.
• Promote employee participation, teamwork and communication; improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Strong technical knowledge of Australian fund accounting operations, business controls and technical system specifics.
• Excellent internal and client relationship management, oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership and organizational skills to set unit goals, determine resources and develop staff.
• Broad industry knowledge, commercial awareness and in-depth functional or industry knowledge.
• Appropriate educational background and professional qualifications; post-qualification experience in increasingly senior roles.
• Experience in a major financial services business; well-developed management, leadership, coaching and counselling skills.
• Ability to engage internal and client stakeholders to achieve business and service delivery outcomes.

Working with Northern Trust

• Northern Trust describes its work culture as flexible and collaborative, with movement within the organization encouraged.
• The company states its commitment to an inclusive workplace and community philanthropy.