Team Leader, Operations Pricing

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.

Major Duties:

1. Carries out complex activities with significant financial, client, and/or internal business impact.

2. Provides critical service to APAC clients, on all key pricing concerns/queries.

3. Assist clients/partners/staff to meet with complex problem resolution, consulting on effective ways to meet client needs and translating into action which gains credibility with clients.

4. May have direct interaction with committees and/or Senior Management.

5. Provides input into long term strategy for department. Representing businesses to current clients via presentations.

6. Coordinate any other global efforts including transfer-of-work testing and business continuity planning.

7. Work closely with our Global Controls and Consultancy team on pricing strategy and providing operations support for projects.

8. Able to serve as a key subject matter expert and mentor to other more junior level employees. Trains to new staff on new system procedures, where required.

9. Identify and delegate projects/assignments and tasks to team members. Maintain accountability for the projects/assignments. Provide progression feedback and recognition to the individuals and the project team.

10. Co-coordinating systems testing in the team. Work with the IT department and the business analysis group to help design solutions that are pragmatic to meet the business need.
11. Review existing procedures, processes, and problems and recommend where automation or improved processes can be implemented.
12. Investigate and identify root causes of errors. Re-engineer processes to ensure that client needs are met and efficient processes are in place.
13. Work with other Pricing teams globally to identify gaps in processes within our follow-the-sun model and look to achieve efficiencies by removing duplication of effort.

Knowledge:

• Solid technical knowledge of securities industry and instruments along with understanding of how the pricing / data maintenance functions relate to other operations areas

• Extensive knowledge of financial industry including securities, investment and accounting, usually obtained by experience in several related areas, is required to design process improvements. Key areas of knowledge to include:

• Fixed Income Securities e.g. Bonds, Equities, ADRs, etc.

• Fund Accounting

• Thorough working knowledge of Interactive Data, Reuters and Bloomberg

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience (focusing on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project) required. Knowledge of Visual Basic preferred.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing business requirements
• Ability to display initiative, confidence, and professionalism in all dealings with cross functional business units
• Experience working with virtual teams
• Excellent time management skills
• Maintain an understanding of the industry and NT, in particular NT's systems, infrastructure and process/data flows.
• Understanding of how Pricing systems link and interface with other systems and an appreciation of how to implement such interfaces.
• Demonstrates willingness to help others outside team
• Good prioritization and multi-tasking skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Organizes own workload and establishes priorities

Experience:

• A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is required / preferred. Related Industry qualification (e.g. ACCA) is required / preferred

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

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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.

About Our Manila Office

The Northern Trust Manila office celebrated a decade of excellence in 2024. Through agility, resiliency, innovation, and excellence, they have evolved into a dynamic hub with diverse capabilities and a thriving workforce of over 1,200 — driving meaningful impact and sustainable growth.

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