Principal Responsibilities
• Monthly verification & validation of the fees invoiced by the Sub-custodians used by Northern Trust including oversight of the expense coding process recently offshored to Bangalore
• Approval of payments and general ledger entries.
• Ensuring all expenses are correctly recorded in the accounting system and that the Sub-custodians are paid on a timely basis.
• Calculating accurate expense accruals using internal systems data.
• Communicating with the Network Management group on any issues regarding the billing.
• Analysing Expenses to assist Network in Fee Renegotiations and Fee Team Recoveries.
• Preparing and posting journals into the accounting system
• Monthly reconciliations of the general ledger including aged creditor analysis
• Running monthly queries and preparing reports in relation to asset values and trade volumes
• Collating information for profitability purposes
• Assisting the Management Reporting team to prepare monthly commentaries on any variances to budget for inclusion into the monthly management accounting package.
• Prepare detailed variance analysis to Senior Management on a monthly basis
• Preparing monthly reports for inclusion on the NTRS internet site and for regulatory reporting
• Monthly re-forecasting and annual budgeting of this expense.
• Monitoring and assigning the cash exceptions for Financial Control. Ensuring items do not exceed 60 days old.
• Producing monthly KPI information
• Apply knowledge and experience to new situations and varied queries.
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Skills / Experience
• Part qualified CIMA/ACCA
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on adhering to strict controls
• Ability to manage multiple tasks whilst prioritising accordingly
• Willingness to take on extra responsibility if needed
• Ability and confidence to work autonomously
• Ability to work within a team, assisting and providing cover when required
• Able to work alone, investigating ideas and achieving solutions.
• Strong Excel Skills
Northern Trust
Note: Please quote eFC Ref: 586936 when applying for this job.