Senior Investment Associate

• Prepare portfolio materials for client account review meetings
• Retrieve reports from EDS, PIMS, IMS, and PAS systems
• Set up account documentation files for existing and new clients
• Order reports for portfolio managers and clients
• Communicate with clients and portfolio managers regarding client requests
• Coordinate daily administrative information exchange with partners about client relationships and portfolios
• Research tax discrepancies and oversee account adjustments with the tax area
• Respond to account information inquiries and initiate client-requested transactions
• Process physical stock and bond certificates and complete DTC transfers
• Follow up with clients by telephone or written correspondence
• Process client cash transfer requests and determine fund availability
• Contact Investment Advisors when cash must be raised
• Process fund trades through CIT or all-in-one bank applications by established deadlines
• Review and analyze fee worksheets for accurate fee calculations
• Adhere to National Investment Guidelines, REV peer review feedback, and sound risk management practices
• Make proactive recommendations supporting Investment Advisors
• Participate in client meetings
• Demonstrate mastery of the GDWM tool and run it in client meetings
• Solve straightforward problems and analyze solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents
• Provide informal guidance to new team members

• Knowledge of investment products, services, and terminology
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Coursework completion towards obtaining a CFA or CFP designation
• Expanded conceptual knowledge in own job discipline
• Understanding of key business drivers
• Ability to explain complex information in straightforward situations
• 1-3 years of experience within the financial services industry
• Provides informal guidance to new team members
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Northern Trust will not sponsor employment-based U.S. work visas for this opportunity

Demonstrates expertise in investment products and services, with strong analytical and organizational skills to manage client accounts effectively. Proficient in communication and problem-solving, with the ability to provide guidance and support to team members and clients.

• Knowledge Of Investment Products
• Strong Analytical Skills
• CFA Or CFP Coursework Completion
• Financial Services Industry Experience
• Client Communication

• Portfolio Management
• Account Documentation
• Fee Calculation Analysis
• Cash Transfer Processing
• DTC Transfer Processing
• Tax Discrepancy Research
• Fund Trade Processing
• Client Inquiry Response
• Report Retrieval
• Client Relationship Management

• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Team Guidance

• CFA
• CFP

• National Investment Guidelines
• Risk Management Practices
• Investment Advisors
• Client Meetings
• Financial Services

• GDWM Tool
• CIT Application
• All-In-One Bank Applications
• EDS System
• PIMS System
• IMS System
• PAS System