About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Role:
Uses specific knowledge of a discipline to achieve goals through own work. Has specific knowledge or expertise typically gained through formal education or equivalent experience. Uses expertise to provide guidance to others as a project manager or consultant. Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines. Solves complex problems. Works independently; receives minimal guidance. May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for on-going activities or objectives. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Job Summary:
The Senior Consultant is responsible for working with control, Risk Management partners and senior leadership & practice managers to actively execute control best practices and advise on risk avoidance and control enhancements. Regular activities to be defined and executed by the senior consultant include a risk-based control review, effective test execution, participation in preparing the business continuity plan, and an in-depth analysis of incidents to identify key trends and solutions to prevent future reoccurrence. The Senior Consultant will also help review assertions from Risk Management audit and regulatory issues, reviewing to see these issues meet minimum requirements to pass a review. Additionally, there is monthly Control reporting for Executive Leadership and the Senior Consultant will help draft metrics and initial analysis for review by management prior to distribution
Major Duties
• Contribute to the periodic risk reviews of, operational processes, procedures, and client specific servicing deliverables. Ensure risk review results are documented and reviewed with the control manager and the global control executive overseeing the practice. Recommend control enhancements for high risk processes.
• Support the risk-based control test plan to identify excessive risk and/or control issues at an early stage. Report process test findings to control management, (via the agreed Control Testing report template).
• Participate with control project deliverables, as assigned, to implement enhanced controls and efficiency enhancements.
• Conduct periodic review of practice specific policies and ensure procedures are in place and follow organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
• Escalate risk and control related matters to the practice control manager.
• Evaluates incidents and operational losses (if necessary) and performs thorough analysis to identify trends and root cause. Prepares recommendations for process and control enhancements in alignment with the practice control manager and the practice management.
• Assist key Control programs such as the Audit Remediation, ASL, ATP Standards etc. Including the definition of the methodology, the execution of the programs, and to ensure the implementation and tracking of agreed actions.
• Assist with operational and/or corporate risk initiatives where directed.
• Assist with Control monthly reporting, including metric deliverables
Knowledge/Skills
• Professional with extensive business experience, multi-disciplinary functional experience with a focus on proactive activities within the Global Control group. Knowledge of the firm and industry.
• Ability to explain difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Attention to detail.
Experience Required
• College or University degree is preferred.
• 8 to 10 years of risk and control experience.
Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.
Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.
We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater
Reasonable accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.