IRAS Consultant
IRAS Consultant
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Job Description
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized awardwinning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds 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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Investment Risk and Analytical Services
PERFORMANCE Consultant
IRAS Team
Investment Risk and Analytical Services (IRAS) provides Investment Performance and Risk Measurement reporting and
analysis Compliance Guideline Monitoring and Private Markets reporting and analysis across the Corporate pension
funds Public Funds Foundations and Endowments Wealth Management Global Family Office Sovereign Wealth
Funds and Investment Management client segments. IRAS utilizes a suite of both proprietary and vendor reporting
applications to deliver a broad range of investment analysis from rates of return and attribution analysis to risk modelling
and guideline monitoring. This analysis supports the end to end investment management process through the planning
monitoring measurement and evaluation stages. IRAS works in tandem with multiple operational and client service
focused groups across Northern Trust.
Role
The IRAS Consultant uses specific knowledge of the investment analytics and clientservicing disciplines to
achieve goals through own work. Has specific knowledge and expertise in financial markets and financial concepts
typically gained through formal education and equivalent experience. Uses expertise to provide guidance to others as a
project manager or consultant. Requires indepth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic
knowledge of related job disciplines. Solves complex problems. Works independently; receives minimal guidance. Leads projects or project steps within a broader project or may
Knowledge & Skills
- Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field
- Applies best practices and how own area integrates with others
- Interprets internal/ external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products processes or services
- Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others
- Uses insights into how the IRAS team integrates with other Northern Trust teams within Business Services C&IS and Wealth Management to coordinate efforts and resources
- Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions
Principal Responsibilities
Solves complex problems
Takes a new perspective on existing solutions
Exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
Impacts a range of client operational project or service activities within own team and other related teams
Identifies and implements process improvements
Independently manages the most complex client relationships (evaluating and responding to client inquiries
determining service requirements providing training producing client reporting and helping clients interpret financial
metrics to understand the impact of their investment decisions)
Independently manages client relationships with an active awareness of all IRAS products profitability and
commercial opportunities and proactive risk mitigation
Provides leadership to internal IRAS operations and client servicing partners to problem solve the most complex client
issues and requests
Leads client projects and provides solutions to client requests
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Communication (presentation skills listening skills oral communication skills)
- Selfmanagement (adaptability and resilience learning behaviour integrity and ethics)
- Thinking (creative thinking decision making input seeking logical thinking and solution finding)
Qualification & Experience:
- Graduate and above preferred CFA or CIPM certification
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in Investment performance domain
- Must have strong working knowledge of the firm industry and technology
ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNAL PARTNERS
- 24 months as a Technical Coordinator/Associate Consultant to move as a Team Leader/ Consultant.
- Movement within TL and Consultant is 12 months
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.
Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds 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 .
We hope youre 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.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full Time
