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Job Description
**Investment Data Management Consultant**
A highly skilled professional is sought to manage investment data for institutional clients, providing holistic data sets to fulfill stakeholder requirements.
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust is a globally recognized financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. We provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions.
**Job Responsibilities:**
* Manage investment data, including entry of investment transactions, valuations, and underlying holdings manager exposure data
* Prepare investment reconciliations, including reconciliation of cash, positions, performance, transactions, and alternative investment metrics
* Review NAV, allocation, and underlying client performance for alternative investments
* Participate in ongoing process improvements based on specialized skills, knowledge, and experience
**Required Knowledge & Skills:**
* Basic knowledge of the investment industry, including markets and instruments
* Basic investment concepts knowledge: IRR, time-weighted return, NAVs, accruals, etc.
* Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and perform effectively under deadlines
* Commitment to project success, requiring working unconventional hours during critical project phases
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* Functional/industry knowledge of complex asset allocators, such as endowments, foundations, family offices, institutional asset managers, pension funds, or sovereign wealth funds
* Technical skills/systems knowledge (investment administration & portfolio analytics platforms)
* Orientation to operational process improvement
* Client servicing experience
* Ability to work closely and collaborate with internal stakeholders
**Education:**
* College or University degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field
* Interest in pursuing: CFA, CAIA, CIPM