Consultant, Asset Management Front Office Support

ntrs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Asset Management Operations professional in Chicago to provide expert support to Portfolio Management teams. The role covers daily validation of positions, market values, and cash balances, plus continuous monitoring of trades and lifecycle events to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

You will liaise with Front Office, middle/back-office, vendors, and outsourced partners, assisting onboarding, corporate actions, and performance reviews while contributing to process

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of asset management/financial services experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate data and process issues.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication; able to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of securities markets and investment lifecycle across equities, fixed income, FX, futures, derivatives.
• Knowledge of trade execution, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation processes.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data reporting.
• Familiarity with corporate actions and instrument lifecycle events.
• Experience with market data platforms such as Aladdin, Bloomberg, FXall, Perform, IHS Markit/S&P, and NT systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for Portfolio Management teams.
• Validate positions, market values, cash balances, and exposures; investigate breaks and resolve with Reconciliation, Custody, and accounting teams.
• Monitor trades from execution through settlement and downstream reporting; resolve exceptions with counterparties.
• Liaise between Front Office, middle/back-office teams, vendors, and outsourced partners to resolve data and lifecycle issues.
• Support onboarding and maintenance of new accounts, strategies, and instruments across investment platforms.
• Manage corporate actions elections and instrument lifecycle events, including derivatives where applicable.
• Support counterparty, venue, and broker relationships, including setup and entitlements.
• Assist with performance attribution reviews, ad-hoc analyses, and data requests.
• Generate and deliver Transaction Cost Chargeback (TCC) and ETF P&L breakdowns; explain drivers with Portfolio Management.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation, and control enhancements to reduce risk.
• Partner with global teammates across NA, EMEA, and APAC for consistent coverage.

Skills

Asset management

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Aladdin

Bloomberg

FXall

Perform

IHS Markit

NT TCC/IIP

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.

Summary

Northern Trust Asset Management is a multi‑asset class investment manager offering a broad range of investment solutions. The primary focus of this role will be to provide expert support the Portfolio Management teams in the overall management of their accounts and to provide dedicated "front line" support to allow them to focus on Investment Management and Trade Execution. Functions will include Trade Monitoring, Cash Monitoring, Position Monitoring, Counterparty and Venue Management, Account Setup and Maintenance, Corporate Actions Input and Responses, Exception Resolution, Performance Attribution Reporting, Custody FX instruction, Transaction Cost chargeback.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day‑to‑day support contact for assigned Portfolio Management teams.
• Perform daily validation of positions, market values, cash balances, and exposures; investigate breaks and coordinate resolution with Reconciliation, Custody, and accounting teams.
• Monitor trades from execution through confirmation, settlement, and downstream reporting; proactively resolve exceptions with internal and external counterparties.
• Act as a liaison between Front Office, middle/back‑office teams, vendors, and outsourced partners to resolve data, process, and lifecycle issues.
• Support onboarding and maintenance of new accounts, strategies, and instruments across investment platforms, coordinating with New Account Setup and Technology teams.
• Manage corporate action elections, lifecycle events, and instrument‑specific processing (including derivatives and OTC products where applicable).
• Support counterparty, venue, and broker relationships, including setup, entitlements, and ongoing operational readiness.
• Assist with performance and attribution reviews, ad‑hoc analysis, and client or internal data requests.
• Generate and deliver Transaction Cost Chargeback (TCC) and ETF P&L breakdowns, partnering with Portfolio Management and Trading to explain drivers, reconcile variances, and support investment and execution reviews.
• Contribute process improvements, automation initiatives, and control enhancements to reduce operational risk and improve scalability.
• Partner with global teammates across North America, EMEA, and APAC to provide consistent coverage and knowledge sharing.

Necessary Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant asset management/financial services experience, preferably in investment operations.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to investigate complex data and process issues.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with senior investment stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of securities markets and the investment lifecycle across equities, fixed income, FX, futures, and derivatives.
• Working knowledge of trade execution, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation processes.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with corporate actions and instrument lifecycle events.
• Experience with investment and market data platforms such as Aladdin by BlackRock, Bloomberg, FXall, Perform, IHS Markit/S&P, and internal NT systems (e.g. TCC, IIP) strongly preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Salary Range

$74,200 - 126,200 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).