About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution with over 130 years of experience in providing innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions.
Role/Department:
An opportunity has arisen for the role of Accountant in the Real Estate and Infrastructure (REIF) Team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop an understanding of Fund Accounting requirements for Real Estate and Infrastructure Funds and keep abreast of current activities in the REIF market as well as industry and regulatory developments.
* Collection of relevant information to facilitate production of Net Asset Values ('NAVs') and management accounts and issue these accurately and within defined timeframes.
* Understand the structure of property transactions and the process and approvals required.
* Liaising with other internal departments such as Depositary, Legal, Transfer Agency and Company Secretarial.
Requirements:
* Be on course towards gaining or hold a Professional Accounting Qualification.
* Previous experience in financial services or audit firm.
* Knowledge of Irish/UK GAAP and IFRS and Irish regulatory /tax regime.
* Strong communication skills.
* Previous Client Services experience.
* Previous exposure to Accountancy software.
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).
Working with Us:
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.