Manager, Financial Reporting

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

You will support the Australian Financial Reporting team as a Manager and will be responsible for monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial reporting, regulatory reporting and tax reporting to a diverse range of investment manager and superannuation fund clients and act as escalation point for any client queries.

It will be crucial for you to establish a level of client knowledge, to ensure all requirements are met and allow the team to build the relationship further. You will also be involved in managing new client onboarding process as it relates to financial reporting and tax, in conjunction with other teams.

You will report to the Head of Financial Reporting and Tax.

We are open to both Melbourne and Sydney locations.

What Will You Do

• Responsible for managing the Financial Reporting for the Client Accounting group(s).
• Conducts performance management and career development processes, and staffing and disciplinary actions.
• Acts as a subject area expert and directs activities of staff.
• Develops and maintains specific subject expertise and advises businesses management, and relevant third parties.
• Provides advice to internal clients on the implications of business trends, issues, operating environment changes and firm or business unit strategy.
• Responsible for interacting with various business areas to determine automation needs and provide ongoing systems support.
• Provides hands-on training to staff
• Develops periodic goals, organizes the work, sets short-term priorities, monitors all activities, and ensures timely and accurate completion of the wor
• Provides input and support to budget management process
• Maintains risk management and compliance programs and activities for their assigned group
• Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function
• As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level
• Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult
• Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities
• Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas
  
  

Essential

About You

• Leadership and organizational skills are required to develop periodic goals and to manage and motivate team members towards the goals set.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
• Analytical and problem solving skills are required
• Extensive experience working within a Custodian, Superannuation fund, or Investment Manager accounting/tax team
• Technical understanding and practical application of accounting and tax concepts as they relate to Managed Investment Schemes (MIS’s) and Superannuation funds
• Demonstrated high level understanding of the application of Australian Accounting Standards as they relate to MIS’s and Superannuation funds, and the different assets they invest in
• Demonstrated high level understanding of the application of Australian Tax rules as they relate to MIS’s and Superannuation funds, and the different assets they invest in, and an understanding of different trust structures and entity types
• Demonstrated understanding of the application of regulatory reporting requirements – APRA, ABS, BAS, PAYG
• Proficient in Excel
• Accounting/Commerce/Finance degree qualified ideally with a CA or CPA
• Understanding of unit pricing and unit registry concepts
• Client service and relationship management experience
  
  

Highly Desirable

Previous experience in managing a small/medium team

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.