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.

Northern Trust is looking for an Sr. Analyst to join our Global Financial Controls (GFC) team as part of the Corporate Controller’s group. Under direction from a Global Financial Controls Manager, this individual performs testing for Northern Trust’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and System & Organizational Controls (SOC) Programs.

Major Duties:

• Perform SOX/SOC internal controls testing, including all testing phases/processes related to Northern Trust’s programs: planning, walkthroughs, controls testing, status meetings, findings/potential control deficiencies and remediation validation testing.
• Partner with business process owners, external auditors and Governance to support both programs.
• Perform and execute internal controls testing, including documentation for completeness and accuracy, test of design, and test of operating effectiveness.
• Document SOX/SOC controls and related testing attributes, in alignment with test objectives and the department’s standards.
• Deliver quality SOX/SOC controls work paper documentation, in accordance with standards and deadlines.
• Perform reviews of business units by understanding the key risks, objectives and controls within the function being reviewed.
• Communicate testing evidence and requests with control owners.
• Provide SOX/SOC testing status results with management on a continuous basis.
• Identify SOX/SOC training needs and participate in company/team training
• Ability to lead one or more projects across the GFC team.
• Perform any other duties as may be directed by GFC management.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience with GRC tools: WDesk, BWise, Protiviti, ServiceNow, etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and a dynamic work environment as part of a Global Financial Control team working across multiple time zones and jurisdictions.

Qualifications:

• Past work experience with Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX 404), and Service Organization Controls (SOC).
• Bachelor’s degree required, Accounting, Finance or Business preferred. Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business a plus.
• Experience in financial services preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor a plus.
• 5+ years of work experience in Public Accounting, Internal Audit, or Financial Controls.

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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.