Depositary Senior 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.

**Role/ Department**:
As Depositary Senior Analyst you will be a key member of the Luxembourg Depositary Alternatives Team providing technical, monitoring and operational support and day-to-day contacts at clients. With on-going daily responsibility for Private Debt Depositary Operational requirements, the provision of operational advice on all Luxembourg funds technical matters and running appropriate operational monitoring programmes, the job holder will make a major contribution to the key infrastructure enabling Depositary Services to be provided effectively to Private Debt clients. Periodic involvement with other jurisdictional work is also possible at an Operations and SME level. The job holder will have an agreed responsibility for the seamless delivery of Operational Support of Depositary Services for NT Alternative clients.

**The key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Ensure all Fiduciary and Depositary requirements are met and escalate any issues where appropriate to management
- Work with the Depositary Manager(s) and EMEA Product Development to ensure that all client technical advisory requirements are anticipated, responded to and validated
- Ensure that any information relating to the client is disseminated internally with clarity and efficiency
- Identify and act upon opportunities to improve operating processes
- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of the operational output from the hub and/or third party service providers
- Provide data, Management Information and Risk Reporting specific to Depositary Private Debt clients, to support monitoring at the relevant Depositary governance forums
- Build strong relationships with clients, identifying opportunities to enhance service and escalate as appropriate
- Keep up to date with internal and external market developments in the Regulatory field, specific to the Private Debt sector
- Ensure that all service level description (SLD) requirements are monitored and met
- Daily, weekly and monthly checks of the Depositary function for Private Debt Funds
- Liaise with and assist on operational and technical queries internal and external parties to Depositary Operations
- Act as the local operational liaison with EMEA Depositary operation’s team
- Provide local support for all on-boarding initiatives

**Skills/ Qualifications**:

- University degree or equivalent in accounting, economics, finance or law
- Experience in the financial services industry, preferably in the asset management sector or with companies which service the investment management sector
- Demonstrated experience in the field of Private Debt, with affinity for numbers and experience in Fund Accounting being an advantage
- Proven knowledge of financial services regulations specifically in Luxembourg, EU and the US
- Solid understanding of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the Depositary function within the Luxembourg Funds industry
- Good understanding of operational Depositary processes in relation to the Private Debt funds
- Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills with attention to detail
- Sound understanding of change and the ability to transition and on-board client relationships
- A ‘can do’ attitude - including a willingness to tackle a broad range of work and to work enthusiastically within a team
- Ability to work under pressure and to represent Northern Trust professionally and positively, both internally and externally
- Team player with good personal confidence and flexibility to work in a “start up business unit” and the flexibility to undertake the variety of tasks required to build out the proposition and win and support client mandates
- Good training skills and the ability to mentor and educate new members of the team

**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**:
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