Corporate Actions Processing Analyst

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.

The Corporate Actions Processing Analyst will be responsible for processing Corporate Action related instructions and entitlements in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring internal and external reconciliation.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Processing all types of Voluntary and Mandatory with Option Corporate Actions in a timely manner.
• Ensuring all cash and stock exceptions are investigated.
• Displaying Pro-active approach ensuring team goals are achieved, communicating within the team to identify best use of capacity and resource.
• Contributing to internal controls, and audit requirement by maintaining electronic folders ensuring relevant documents are included.
• Static data updates escalated when identified to ensure continuous improvement of the team processes.
• Following documented procedures to ensure team compliance with industry regulation and best practice.
• Acting with honesty and integrity at all times, performing duties with a high level of skill, care, diligence and sound judgement.
• Maintaining a high level of client service by responding to client queries resulting from processing promptly and efficiently.

The ideal candidate should have a fair amount of the following qualities:

• Prior experience in Investment Operations, specifically Corporate Action related activities
• Understanding of a wide range of Corporate Action event types across major markets and across all instrument types.
• Computer literate
• Extensive knowledge of the EMEA and UK markets and processing methods.
• CREST and Euroclear (Easyway) knowledge is essential
• Corporate Actions swift literate. 

Addition characteristics of a successful candidate include:

• Time Management skills – Able to prioritize throughout the day, displaying flexibility and team work 
• Client Relationships/Client Focus - Demonstrates ability to build long term relationships that add-value to the "client". (Clients can be internal and/or external).
• Results Orientation - Demonstrates ability to maintain focus, overcome setbacks and obstacles to achieve own and team targets. Can work through a problem logically and in a step-by-step way.
• Teamwork - Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team, progressing towards shared goals.
• Communication - Demonstrates ability to communicate clearly.
• Self Development - Demonstrates drive to continually develop own skills and knowledge.
• Commitment to Excellence - Demonstrates commitment to high quality standards, striving continually for self and team improvement

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. #MadeForGreater

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 [email protected].

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.