Technical Coordinator - Fund Accounting New Business and Transitions

Tech Coord, Fund Acctng

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.

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Position Title:  Technical Coordinator  - New Business and Transitions team

Role Description:

The Technical Coordinator will be responsible for the set-up and production of new business activity across EMEA Fund Accounting. The candidate will be the subject matter expert on the team for all new business specific requirements. Should work independently and be able to provide training to new partners within the team. Should take a key role in the handover of business to the Fund Accounting business unit and any associated training.

Core Skills & Competencies Required:

Experience

• Strong knowledge and experience of Fund Accounting
• An understanding of the industry and NT, in particular NT’s systems, infrastructure and process/data flows
• New business and/or transitions experience preferred
• Demonstrate an eagerness to learn new activities and be a team player
• Strong communication, internal and external client-servicing skills

Systems

• Detailed knowledge of InvestOne Enterprise and related Fund Accounting applications
• Understanding of how Fund Accounting systems link and interface to other systems and an appreciation of how to implement such interfaces (e.g. TLM)
• Experience with vendors’ systems preferred (Bloomberg, Reuters etc)
• Advanced proficiency of MS Office specifically Excel and PowerPoint

Process Skills

• Analytically and procedurally competent to represent the team on cross-function process or project deliverables
• Ability and desire to adhere to automation and standardisation of processes and propose enhancements
• Work independently with little guidance from manager
• Ability to provide input into long term strategy for department

Client Service

• Demonstrate an excellent NT client service culture and ensure that all clients receive a quality service
• Ensure accuracy and timings are consistently achieved within the team and when not achieved actively pursue a solution.
• Collaborate and consult with project/assignment stakeholders with ease. Prepare and recommend solutions to project/assignment issues and risk factors. Provide regular updates to the stakeholders on project status

Personal Qualities

• Ability to prioritise workloads effectively
• Enthusiastic, good communicator, good team player
• Confident, well-balanced and resilient
• Results-oriented, ambitious, highly driven
• Ability to think and act creatively
• Identifies solutions as well as issues
• Takes initiative to propose improvements to areas outside of immediate responsibilities   
• Partner should be flexible to work in any of the three locations (Manyata, GVT & Pune).

Major Duties / Key Responsibilities:

• To be the technical and subject matter expert on new business in Fund Accounting Bangalore and handle fund activity as agreed with the EMEA location(s)
• Core production activities performed - inspecies, valuations, mergers
• Support EMEA new business resource in the completion of transitions
• Work closely with Consulatnt and Sr.Consultant to derive at areas of improvement within the team
• Lead knowledge share sessions with the team
• Document and maintain any new procedures within the process
• Identify and respond to operational risk throughout the business unit
• Ensure all scheduled work is completed by agreed deadlines, checklists are signed & all agreed backups saved
• Minimise errors in all deliverables at all stages
• Demonstrate learning and experience

Working with Us:

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. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

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.

About Our Bangalore Office

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Experience Level

Senior Level