Senior Private Capital Accountant & Advisor

Northern Trust; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life & accident insurance

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a skilled professional to support private equity accounting and financial reporting for complex client investments. The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and collaboration with senior partners.

You will leverage Investran and MS Office to prepare reports, analyze financial data, and provide guidance on accounting decisions. Hybrid work, strong analytical skills, and client servicing experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of private equity accounting experience with a related business degree is a must with a minimum of 3 years client servicing or related experience.
• The ideal candidate will have a formal education in accounting and/or related business degree, CPA accreditation, understand the complexities of the private equity markets via their past work experience and have experience with Investran and MS Suite of Systems (Excel/Access/Word) (intermediate/advanced level)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing a variety of accounting, analytical, & financial reporting duties ensuring client and investor activity reporting is prepared and completed appropriately.
• Serves as a technical accounting expert without management responsibilities and is seen as a subject matter expert and key advisor on significant business/accounting decisions to team and partners.
• Assists in preparing, compiling, and verifying external client and regulatory reporting.
• Prepares financial information for stockholders/investor reports.
• Researches and assists in interpreting the impact of recent accounting developments in the division.

Skills

Private equity accounting

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Accounting degree

CPA

Business degree

Tools

Investran

Excel

MS Access

MS Word

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a skilled professional to support private equity accounting and financial reporting for complex client investments. The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and collaboration with senior partners.

You will leverage Investran and MS Office to prepare reports, analyze financial data, and provide guidance on accounting decisions. Hybrid work, strong analytical skills, and client servicing experience are essential.