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 SUMMARY

Our Global Family Office (GFO) Investment Practice Associate will work alongside Client Investment Officers and Investment Relationship Managers to serve our Global Family Office clients and assist senior staff in the management of client investment programs. You will be expected to review client portfolios daily and identify issues based upon understanding of client investment programs and provide client servicing support as necessary. You will be expected to gain a strong knowledge of Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) products, services, clients and partners. You will have extensive contact with our Client Investment Officers, Investment Relationship Managers, other NTAM and Northern partners, as well as and clients/prospects. You will gain an in-depth understanding of client service needs and requests. You must knowledgeably respond to inquiries, as well as coordinate and implement complex solutions.

The position is geared toward early career investment professionals with interest in acquiring the knowledge and skills to develop into Client Investment Officers or Investment Relationship Managers.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key duties and responsibilities include:

Provide investment management support by maintaining awareness of portfolio asset allocation and construction and prepares review material for client meetings

Review client portfolios daily and identify issues based upon understanding of client investment programs

Execute transactions to rebalance client investment programs and work with bank partners to ensure proper settlement of buy/sell transactions

Partner with portfolio management team and manager research on all additions, replacements and removal of managers/investments from client programs

Coordinate with several performance teams to analyze and prepare client portfolio information

Verify data accuracy and complete all client deliverables in a timely manner while accommodating any unique client requirements or requests

Demonstrate advanced technical proficiency in all aspects of client servicing including preparing presentations, analyzing performance, coordinating/implementing new client onboardings and navigating re‐structuring events independently

Initiate communication with clients, committees and/or Senior Management wherever necessary to provide thorough analysis and information

Analyze reports to identify potential situations, trends, and improvement opportunities

Identify, escalate and recommend enhancements to management based on inquiries received

Keep abreast of new and existing NTAM products and services

Maintain awareness of Northern Trust’s economic and market expectations

Execute complex events with significant financial client, and/or internal business impact

QUALIFICATIONS

Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills are required

In-depth knowledge of client servicing, investment, and/or portfolio management is required

Analytical and problem solving skills are required

Ability to research and resolve inquiries and to manage conflicting priorities and workflow

Comfortable recommending enhancements and cross selling products and services

Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Microsoft Office) is required

College degree required

3 to 5 years work experience preferred, ideally in investments, trading, operations

CFA candidate preferred

Comfortable recommending enhancements and cross selling products and services

Series 7 and 63 licenses required and must be obtained within 90 days

Salary Range:

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.

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.