Senior Analyst, Transfer Agency (Reconciliations)

ACCA Careers; Limerick; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust in Ireland is seeking a detail-oriented Reconciliations Specialist to support a cross‑jurisdictional TA team. You will oversee bank accounts and reconciliation entries, ensuring client service standards and regulatory requirements are met.

You will work with Transfer Agency partners and team leaders daily, assisting with queries, deadlines, and process improvements to boost accuracy and efficiency across the department.

Qualifications

• Previous financial services experience is desirable.
• Customer Service experience would be an advantage
• Ability to review and resolve queries
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Strong planning and organisation skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee the oversight of reconciling all assigned accounts accurately and efficiently within deadlines.
• Ensure queries are answered in line with department procedures.
• Work queue management and completion within deadlines.
• Attend and participate in team huddles and team meetings.
• Support team in monitoring mailboxes to ensure all queries are completed within SLA.
• Consult with TA partners to monitor and resolve reconciliation entries & queries.
• Support quality improvements through procedural reviews and enhancements.
• Fulfil additional tasks as required.
• Participate in client visit meetings as needed.
• Take part in project-related work as required.
• Maintain relationships with other TA areas and stakeholders.

Skills

Financial services experience

Customer service

Deadline-driven

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role

Reporting to a Manager, as part of a dedicated cross jurisdictional Reconciliations Team, your main responsibility will be oversight on bank accounts and reconciliation entries, ensuring all relevant deadlines are met. You will also be responsible to ensure all client service standards and regulatory requirements are met.

The Transfer Agency (TA) department provides third party fund services to numerous fund management companies covering the full range of shareholder service functions including client services, dealing, registration, settlements, distributions, and commissions.

You will be responsible for working with TA partners and Team Leaders supporting your team daily in addition to developing the ‘on the job skills’ to enhance the overall performance of the department.

Principal Responsibilities

• Responsible for the oversight of reconciling all assigned accounts accurately and efficiently within relevant deadlines
• Ensure queries are answered in line with department procedures.
• Work queue management and completion within relevant deadlines
• Attend and participate in team huddles and team meetings.
• Support team in monitoring mailboxes to ensure all queries are completed within the service level agreement
• Consult with other TA partners to monitor and resolve reconciliation entries & queries
• Support the improvement of quality through procedural reviews and enhancements.
• Fulfil additional, relevant, tasks appropriate to the role and business requirements
• Participate in client visit meetings as required.
• Take part in any project related work as required
• Maintain a close working relationship with other areas of TA and external stakeholders
• Ensure adherence to all Northern Trust policies, procedures, and controls

Accountabilities

• Employees are required to comply with the regulatory regime in which Northern Trust operates as appropriate to the above role.
• Employees are expected to exercise due care and diligence, ensuring the areas the incumbent is responsible for are organised and controlled.
• Employees are required to observe proper standards of market, business and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

• Previous financial services experience is desirable
• Customer Service experience would be an advantage
• Ability to review and resolve queries
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative for items? They all have close. We had