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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:

• Manages the preparation and completion of all applicable financial reports timely, accurately, and in conformity with all regulatory reporting requirements for a region.
• Responsible for implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure integrity of financial information for a region.
• Proactively identifies accounting and reporting issues that may impact the Corporation, and oversees the research to determine the overall impact. Recommends steps for resolution and communicates recommendations to management.
• Responsible for the monthly/quarterly/annual reporting process, prepares and reviews analyses of results relative to prior year, prior month, and/or Plan focusing on key business factors driving financial performance.
• Responsible for the monthly/quarterly forecast process reviewing expected results with business unit managers to ensure the most accurate forecast.
• Develops periodic goals, organizes the work, sets short-term priorities, monitors all activities and ensures timely ad accurate completion of the work.
• Manages special projects and ad hoc requests to support the Corporate Controller, senior group manager and upper management of the organization.
• Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise.
• Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities.
• Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues.
• Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.
• Makes staffing decisions, manages expenses and salary review process for the division.
• Participates in developing division strategic plan and sets goals and priorities based on the direction set for the unit; follows through to ensure that objectives are met.
• Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.

Knowledge:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge is required
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change
• Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Peoplesoft) is required
• Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff.

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

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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .

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. Learn more.