Team Lead, Fin 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.

The Northern Trust Company seeks a Team Lead, Fin Reporting to review key deliverables for financial reporting. Oversight of the preparation and review of financial statements and provision of financial reporting expertise. Onboards new funds and templates, identifies and resolves issues in the reporting system, manages funds, audits, client cycle deadlines, and staff workload to ensure deliverables are met. Trains team members on complex financial reporting tasks.

Assigns work within Financial Report and Client Accounting and conducts performance management.

Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field and 3 years of experience with reviewing financial reports including schedules of investments and cover-to-cover financial statements. Experience must include a minimum of:

• 3 years of experience providing financial reporting expertise for new investments, derivative products, financial statement preparation, and auditor inquiries;
• 3 years of experience managing funds, audits, client cycle deadlines, and staff workload;
• 3 years of experience performing qualify checks of financial reports;
• 3 years of experience identifying and implementing process improvements to reduce risk and increase team efficiencies;
• 3 years of experience performing audit and client management;
• 3 years of experience automating financial statement content.

Part‑time telecommuting may be permitted.

Job Location:

Chicago, IL.

Rate of Pay: $ - $ per year.

To apply, please visit our website and enter job requisition number R150557 when prompted. Alternatively, please send your resume, cover letter, and a copy of the ad to: G. Duggan, 181 W. Madison, Chicago, IL 60602.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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