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Job Description
Accountant role in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Team, providing Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Relationship Management services to clients.
Northern Trust is a globally recognized financial institution with over 130 years of experience, serving the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
About the Role
- Develop an understanding of Fund Accounting requirements for Real Estate and Infrastructure Funds and stay up-to-date with current market activities and industry developments.
- Collect relevant information to produce Net Asset Values ("NAVs") and management accounts, and issue these accurately and within defined timeframes.
- Understand the structure of property transactions and the process and approvals required.
- Assist with the payment of operating expenses.
- Liaise with internal departments such as Depositary, Legal, Transfer Agency, and Company Secretarial.
- Provide unrivalled client satisfaction and continuously improve the department's performance.
- Ensure operating arrangements are clearly established on inception of a fund.
Requirements
- Be on course towards gaining or hold a Professional Accounting Qualification.
- Previous experience in financial services or audit firm.
- Knowledge of Irish/UK GAAP and IFRS and Irish regulatory/tax regime.
- Strong communication skills.
- Previous Client Services experience.
- Previous exposure to Accountancy software.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a Fortune 500 company with a flexible and collaborative work culture, where financial strength and stability emboldens us to explore new ideas.
We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.