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 Asset Management is a global, multi‑asset investment manager supporting institutional and personal clients worldwide. The Front Office Support (FOS) team provides critical, front‑line operational and data support to Portfolio Management and Trading, enabling investment teams to focus on alpha generation, risk management, and execution. This role partners closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Risk, Operations, Technology, and external service providers to ensure accurate data, timely trade processing, and smooth day‑to‑day portfolio operations across global markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary day‑to‑day support contact for assigned Portfolio Management teams.

• Perform daily validation of positions, market values, cash balances, and exposures; investigate breaks and coordinate resolution with Reconciliation, Custody, and accounting teams.

• Monitor trades from execution through confirmation, settlement, and downstream reporting; proactively resolve exceptions with internal and external counterparties.

• Act as a liaison between Front Office, middle/back-office teams, vendors, and outsourced partners to resolve data, process, and lifecycle issues.

• Support onboarding and maintenance of new accounts, strategies, and instruments across investment platforms, coordinating with New Account Setup and Technology teams.

• Manage corporate action elections, lifecycle events, and instrument‑specific processing (including derivatives and OTC products where applicable).

• Support counterparty, venue, and broker relationships, including setup, entitlements, and ongoing operational readiness.

• Assist with performance and attribution reviews, ad‑hoc analysis, and client or internal data requests.

• Generate and deliver Transaction Cost Chargeback (TCC) and ETF P&L breakdowns, partnering with Portfolio Management and Trading to explain drivers, reconcile variances, and support investment and execution reviews.

• Contribute process improvements, automation initiatives, and control enhancements to reduce operational risk and improve scalability.

• Partner with global teammates across North America, EMEA, and APAC to provide consistent coverage and knowledge sharing.

Necessary Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to investigate complex data and process issues.

• Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with senior investment stakeholders.

• Solid understanding of securities markets and the investment lifecycle across equities, fixed income, FX, futures, and derivatives.

• Working knowledge of trade execution, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation processes.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with data analysis and reporting.

• Familiarity with corporate actions and instrument lifecycle events.

• Experience with investment and market data platforms such as Aladdin by Black Rock, Bloomberg, FXall, Perform, IHS Markit/S&P, and internal NT systems (e.g. TCC, IIP) strongly preferred.

• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Necessary Experience & Education:

• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in investment management, front office support, or investment operations.

• Bachelor’s degree required (Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field preferred).

Salary Range:

$61,500 - 98,300 USD

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. #Made For Greater

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.