Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting

About the role

Northern Trust is hiring a Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting for its Luxembourg office, which was founded in 2004 and now has more than 400 people. The role covers the review and filing of financial statements and regulatory reports for assigned funds, and liaising with auditors and clients.

Key responsibilities

• Review annual and interim financial statements of assigned funds
• Review and file monthly and quarterly regulatory reports
• Assist with annual fund investor tax reporting and regulatory reporting
• Deliver high-quality service by completing tasks and information requests accurately and on time
• Meet agreed client service levels and regulatory filing deadlines
• Liaise with external auditors and deal with audit queries
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, auditors and other external parties, as well as with internal departments, offshore partners and other Financial Reporting teams across EMEA
• Occasionally perform other tasks appropriate to the role and business needs

Required profile

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements and auditing or managing audits of investment funds
• Fluent English and excellent interpersonal skills, as the role involves interaction at all levels of the organisation and externally
• Aptitude to own problems and make confident, risk-considered decisions
• Excellent analytical, consultative, communication and judgment skills
• Ability to work in a structured way, set priorities and meet deadlines

Required skills

• Knowledge of Luxembourg GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP and FRS 102/UK SORP accounting standards for investment funds
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel and Word, InvestOne, Confluence UNITY and/or NXT