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:

The Transfer Agency department provides a third party fund administration service to numerous fund management companies covering the full range of shareholder servicing functions including dealing, registration, finance and investor services.  Transfer Agency is a growing department based over Luxembourg and India. It’s a fast paced environment offering all partners excellent opportunities to grow their careers.   

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Review the team members analysis of investor documentation (for account opening, maintenance, or trigger event) and ensure it is in adherence with Northern Trust’s AML processes and procedures

Escalation point for unresolved issues for the offshore AML team

Review the team members analysis of investor documentation (for account opening, maintenance, or trigger event) and ensure it is in adherence with Northern Trust’s AML processes and procedures.

Timely escalates more complex cases, potential escalation and critical issues, to the line manager, including those received from other Northern Trust partners, investors, etc, and help to solve them.

Works with colleagues and line management to ensure that all queries are dealt with efficiently and professionally.

Maintains strong working relationships with partners in Northern Trust Investor AML Department in Ireland an India.

Maintains an up to date knowledge of Investor AML good practice and uses this knowledge to promote enhancements to Northern Trust’s AML processes and procedures to his/her line manager.

Daily Cash monitoring: help to decide if cash can be released or not, review approval forms, ensure AML sign offs have been obtained and files updated (when required).

Help the team to draft PEP and escalation forms, addressed to management and Compliance.

Prepares audit files and responses where appropriate.

Skills/ Qualifications:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

Sound knowledge of Transfer Agency duties ideally in a similar role and of financial markets

Experience in a similar role of senior AML analyst

Fluency in English (both written and spoken). French or German is a distinct advantage

Good understanding of IT system flows and mastering MS Office

Attention to detail and focus on quality (working with accuracy)

Ability to work independently in an organized way and take up appropriate responsibility

Analytical and technical thinking

Team spirit with a dynamic and flexible approach

Strong communication skills and presentation skills

Please note that in order to be considered for this role, applicants must hold the necessary work permit for full time employment in Luxembourg.

LUX: As Northern Trust is a financial organisation, all new employees will be required to undergo a criminal record check.

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.