Consultant / Senior Consultant - Administration - Private Equity

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.

Role

An opportunity has arisen for the role of Consultant Administration in the Private Equity Team. The team provides Fund Administration and Accounting, Financial Reporting and Transfer Agency Services to our clients.

This role will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop both knowledge and experience of a dynamic and varied client environment and represents an exciting opportunity to work with a number of niche asset managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Liaison with the client and lawyers to work on acquisitions, disposal and restructuring of investments.

Drafting of relevant documents for inclusion in the board pack.

Liaison with third parties and internally for company set up, liquidation, company secretarial and compliance issues.

Coaching of junior team members

Capital call / distribution process, including review of payments, notices and sign-off of completed files.

To ensure investor queries are responded to on a timely basis.

To ensure all investor static data is accurate.

To ensure appropriate AML is in place for each investor.

Cash management and processing of payments.

Assisting with bookkeeping of cash transactions on the relevant accounting systems.

Assisting the accountants where required with the NAV preparation within defined timeframes.

Liaison with tax advisors.

Liaison with clients and external auditors, dealing with audit queries.

Preparation of regulatory returns, including compliance reports, BCL and CSSF reports.

Carries out relatively complex, extensive, high profile activities e.g. direct interaction with committees and more senior management.

Technically competent to act as first point of reference for day-to-day queries, and serves as a liaison to related areas.

May lead projects and / or train lower-level staff.

Focuses on maintenance and implementation of policies and procedures in the function, building towards becoming an area expert.

Any additional tasks that fall under the remit of an admin

requirements

Knowledge and proven experience in Private Equity Fund Administration.

Demonstrates commitment to producing high quality work and to timeframes required.

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Team player

Knowledge of Investran would be an advantage

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 .

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.