Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting (pooling)

Northern Trust; Taguig; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is searching for a candidate to evaluate and reconcile funds, ensuring accurate month-end client reports and daily valuations. This role demands a strong understanding of financial instruments and capital markets, as well as excellent language skills and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality service by completing NAV valuations accurately and within defined timeframes while actively resolving queries. Collaborative teamwork and knowledge sharing are essential aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of financial instruments and capital markets.
• Ability to articulate functional processes.
• Evidence of teamwork and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality service through timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Accurate completion of NAV valuations within deadlines.
• Check for errors in defined processes and procedures.
• Assist in preparing client reports and resolving queries.
• Own and reconcile problems in a timely manner.
• Act as a team member and share knowledge.

Skills

Financial / capital markets knowledge

Excellent written and verbal language skills

Analytical acumen

Working knowledge of Excel

Sustainable performance (18 months)

Job description

Evaluates and reconciles funds including mutual, commingled, and collective for production of client month-end reports or for daily valuation. Verifies transactions, audits income reports within scheduled timeframes and resolves exceptions on a daily basis for fund accounts.

Core Skills & Competencies Required

• Working knowledge of financial / capital markets (e.g., Good understanding of financial instruments, operation of capital markets, lifecycle of trade, valuations etc.)
• Good understanding and ability to articulate current role / functional process
• Demonstrate through examples /evidence excellent written and verbal language skills, collaboration, analytical acumen, “raising your hand”, sense of urgency, escalation channels/process and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Excel
• Sustainable performance demonstrated through examples/evidence, the above listed core skills and competencies in the current role over a period of at least 18 months

Major Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality service to customers by accurate, timely completion of all assigned tasks (which may be parts of larger processes) and requests for information.
• Complete NAVs valuations accurately and within defined timeframes
• Perform tasks under supervision of defined processes or procedures and check for errors. Ensure procedures in relation to above tasks are adhered to.
• Collect, enter and extract data and undertake analysis as directed. Assist in the preparation of client reports e.g. taxation, equalization, funds under custody/admin. Resolve queries.
• Identify and ‘own’ problems, correct them as far as is possible and refer as/if appropriate. Reconcile Queries in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Seek to learn quickly and continually improve service offered.
• Assist other colleagues as appropriate. Act as effective team member within the unit and with other units by imparting knowledge as appropriate.