Specialist, Accounting

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.

The Specialist, Accounting is responsible for the delivery of all Financial Accounting and related services for the 2 Canadian Asset Servicing legal entities, the Senior Consultant, Regional Finance Canada is a key business partner in the location working with Line of Business heads and functional leads to achieve Northern Trust’s business goals in the jurisdiction. The role is an “Oversight Function” as defined in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) Supervisory Framework.

Reporting to the Canada CFO based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Specialist, Accounting is a member of the Canada Finance Team (and part of the International Finance team), supporting the delivery and oversight of all Finance functions in Canada.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

- Manages the preparation and completion of all applicable financial reports timely, accurately, and in conformity with all Canadian regulatory reporting requirements.
- Responsible for implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of financial information in Canada, and for the US as required.
- Proactively identifies accounting and reporting issues that may impact the Corporation, and oversees the research to determine the overall impact.
- Recommends steps for resolution and communicates recommendations to management.
- Responsible for the monthly/quarterly/annual reporting process, prepares and reviews analyses of results relative to prior year, prior month focusing on key business factors driving financial performance.
- Coordinates the preparation of all tax related deliverables (corporate income taxes and excise taxes) to ensure returns are filed on a timely basis.
- Develops periodic goals, organizes the work, sets short-term priorities, monitors all activities and ensures timely completion
- Manages special projects and ad hoc requests to support the Corporate Controller, senior group manager and upper management of the organization.
- Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function.

**Skills /Experience**
- Qualified Accountant with expertise in financial control, reporting and IFRS.
- Ability to provide direction and leadership to manage staff members and champion new initiatives across all lines of business.
- Excellent analytical and evaluation skills combined with considerable attention to detail.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt to various audiences.
- Flexible approach to process changes and variable workloads.
- Ability to make sound decisions and resolve problems before they escalate.
- Thorough business knowledge and big picture understanding that is likely to have been gained through ten or more years of relevant accounting work experience.

**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.

Reasonable accommodation

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.

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