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.

The Role

Audit Services are offering an exceptional opportunity for you to showcase and expand your audit and control knowledge in identifying and mitigating risk.  The Associate Director role is a key senior position within the global Audit Services organization, responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight of the Asset Servicing audit team, whose primary focus is to identify and evaluate the risks and assess the controls supporting the Asset Servicing line of business at Northern Trust.

Key responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, implementing the target operating model in line with the Audit Service Group objectives and methodologies, fostering an environment where growth and opportunity for career advancement are present, and ensuring Audit Services operations are effective and well controlled, team members complete their responsibilities, and deliverables are complete, accurate, and timely. The role is expected to include responsibility for managing a number of Direct Reports.

In addition, the Associate Director is responsible for work paper quality, thoroughness, accuracy, and timeliness. The Partner may also execute a broader role across the team in terms of recommending or developing operational efficiencies and/or producing and delivering presentations which assist with understanding root causes of control gaps, industry trends, peer practices, etc.

The successful individual will build and maintain vital relationships with the business, operational, and corporate teams

Skills / Experience

Proven assurance experience gained within internal audit, external audit, monitoring or testing functions in a financial institution, regulator, or consulting environmentExperience in the collation and use of data analytics is advantageousAn ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a global audit team across multiple time zones and jurisdictionsProven communication skills, both written and oralExperience with audit workpaper applications is advantageousAbility to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment while delivering to tight deadlinesAbility to develop relationships with diverse groups and various levels of personnelAbility to work autonomously and make sound business judgments in resolving routine and more complex issuesFlexibility, multi-tasking, creative thinking, good business judgment skills are required to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple projectsProfessional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, ACAMS) preferable but not mandatory

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.