Consultant, 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/ Department

The successful candidate will sit within Northern Trust’s Private Capital Administration (“PCA”) in Guernsey. The PCA department comprises of four teams each providing comprehensive Administration and Accounting services to Northern Trust’s clients.

This position is to join a team comprising of 12 team members responsible for servicing 12 clients each with multiple funds at various stages in their life cycle and with different structures and investment strategies. The combined team fund assets under administration total circa. US$2.5 billion. The team work collaboratively to ensure client deliverables are met which will provide exposure to all clients administered in the team over time.

The key components of the role include liaising with the client, the fund directors and internal teams within Northern Trust, completion of cash management, investor and investment activities.

The Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include

1. Develop strong relationships with clients, fund directors, internal departments and other third parties associated with the administration of the funds and their associated vehicles;
2. Develop an in depth understanding of the Northern Trust’s systems and processes together with clients expectations and the funds administered within the team;
3. Accountable for Cash Management Activities including processing banking transactions and invoice payment;
4. Responsible for Investor Activities including Investor Calls and Distributions, Investor Transfers, maintenance of investor contact and banking information, Investor Queries and Investor Reporting;
5. Responsible for Investment Activities including new and follow-on Investments and Divestments;
6. Organisation of Board Meetings including Board Packs, attendance at meetings and preparation of board minutes after that meeting;
7. Responsible for the completion of Know Your Customer/Client Due Diligence for existing investors in the funds on a periodic basis and new investors;
8. Timely completion of activities assigned and communicating the status of activities to your manager;
9. Support other team members with their workloads to ensure all team client deliverables are completed on schedule; and
10. Completion of ad-hoc activities to support team/department projects as assigned.

Skills/ Qualifications

1. Previous Fund, Corporate Secretarial or banking experience;
2. Good customer service skills with attention to detail;
3. Ability to set priorities and work to deadlines with minimal supervision;
4. Possess excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities;
5. Work collaboratively as part of a team with an enthusiastic approach and positive attitude.

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.

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.

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