Associate Specialist - Finance Data Analytics

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Northern Trust's Finance Data & Automation (FDA) team is seeking a seasoned analytics professional to drive data-driven decision making across business units. You will define analytic capabilities, support cross-functional analytics, and design scalable solutions leveraging BI, data warehouses, and statistical methods.

With 7+ years of experience and strong leadership and communication skills, you will partner with business leaders to deliver insights, build dashboards, and influence strategic

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• College or University degree in a relevant field.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and Excel.
• Experience with BI tools and data analytics.
• Familiarity with data warehouses and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Defines and develops analytic capabilities to solve cross-business function challenges.
• Supports analytical needs of various business functions for strategic prioritization.
• Analyzes core business processes and data flows to design enduring analytical solutions.
• Ensures best practice reporting and governance across BI/analytics.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Data warehouses

Project management

Relational databases

Education

College or University degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft BI Suite

QlikView

Informatica

SSRS

SAS

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.

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.

Finance Data & Automation (FDA) is redefining how Finance works by transforming fragmented data, manual reporting, and legacy processes into digital products, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled insights. We are looking for a curious, driven innovator who wants to operate at the intersection of Finance, data, technology, and artificial intelligence, helping shape the future of decision-making at Northern Trust. This is an opportunity to solve complex business challenges, influence senior leaders, and build solutions that change the way Finance and the business operate

Major Duties

• Works with business leaders and stakeholders to understand their strategies, how they align with corporate strategies and determine ways to use analytics to drive decision making
• Defines and develops analytic capabilities that can be leveraged to solve cross-business function challenges in a business unit
• Supports the analytical needs of various business functions in a business unit, enabling strategic prioritization to deliver the most value
• Analyzes and understands Northern Trust’s core business processes and data flows to design and develop enduring solutions that provide analytical insights (both historical and predictive)
• Ensures best practice techniques are used to report the data in a form that is accurate and insightful
• Contributes to the development and delivery of solutions that: leverage and extend existing Business Intelligence and analytics infrastructure; consider metric governance and enterprise solutions alignment; are scalable, repeatable and effective; follow agreed upon governance and technology policies including use of Agile or SDLC processes
• Assists with applying and developing statistical models/methods to address business issues
• Develops metrics and create ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Assists internal customers with operational change management activities required to realize business value from the analytics solution
• Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
• Rapidly and effectively adapts to highly dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Participates in special projects as needed and perform other duties as assigned
• Fosters a positive and collaborative environment
• Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• May lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Knowledge

• Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
• Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff
• Database systems competence is expected
• Familiarity with data analysis and/or reporting
• Strong mathematical skills required
• Experience with SQL and Excel
• Strong project management skills
• Strong team/relationship building skills
• Familiarity with other analytics tools (e.g., Microsoft Business Intelligence Suite, QlikView, Informatica or other tools) preferred
• Familiarity with relational and dimensional database concepts, querying, data warehouses, requirements gathering and/or decision support tools preferred
• Prior experience using statistical software or knowledge of various data mining and analytical tools (SSRS, SAS, etc.) preferred

Experience

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• A College or University degree in a relevant field.

Working Model

Hybrid (#LI-Hybrid)

We have a balanced hybrid working model to ensure you get the flexibility you need, and the successful candidate will spend their time between working in the office and working from home.

Salary Range

$95,600 - 162,400 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.