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.

Job Posting Title: Wealth Advisor

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for providing goals-based wealth plan consulting services to high-income/net worth individuals and families, including professionals, corporate executives, business owners and others with complex financial circumstances. Collaborate with Lead Relationship Manager and other client service team members to integrate client service delivery. Contribute to thought leadership in wealth planning and mentoring of other partners. Engage with the professional advisor community to advance Northern Trust’s brand and reputation.

Major Duties:

• Work directly with clients to develop an advisory relationship and gather information related to client’s financial circumstances and goals.

• Analyze overall personal financial condition including complex retirement plans, estate plans, investments, taxes, insurance, cash flow, cash management and budgets.

• Determine client financial objectives, risk tolerance and capital requirements.

• Counsel and advise clients on general financial forecasts and trends.

• Develop a sophisticated goals-based wealth plan to bring client’s financial situation in line with their objectives and consult with client and other advisors (specialists) on a course of action.

• Facilitate implementation of sophisticated wealth plans based on the direction given by the client.

• Interact with client’s other advisors and other Northern Trust service partners in the delivery of coordinated financial and wealth planning services.

• Review account relationships and communicate with relationship managers to identify opportunities for cross-selling bank products and services.

• Actively assist in the sales process and the identification of opportunities to expand client relationships.

• Handle billing for client service hours and maintains individual productivity and contribution records.

• Contribute to the development and monitoring of best practices in the delivery of financial planning services.

• Prepare and deliver presentations relating to the ongoing maintenance of client relationships.

• Develop marketing materials and plans and deliver marketing presentations.

• Serve as a mentor to Associate Wealth Advisors.

• Contribute to Northern Trust wealth planning thought leadership, including marketing resources.

• Actively engage in the cultivation of professional advisor relationships, including attendance at and participation in professional conferences and professional advisor networks.

• Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function

• As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level

• Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult

• Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities

• Conducts preliminary analysis

• Responsible for direct interaction with different committees and/or management

• Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of sophisticated income tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning, investment and asset allocation planning, risk management planning and cash flow planning usually acquired through extensive related work experience.

• CFP® designation or equivalent required.

• Effective communicator and collaborative professional.

• Advanced educational and professional designations and evidence of advanced learning and professional qualification including MBA, CPA, JD, CFA, and/or CIMA desired.

Experience:

• 7-10 years in one or more of the stated fields with some consulting experience desired.

Salary Range:

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. #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.