Consultant,FundAccounting(Alternatives)

**_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:_** Our Fund Accounting department are seeking an enthusiastic professional to join our 14 person team in Basel. This is a dedicated team within the fund accounting department, supporting alternative products mainly Private Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate but also Hedge Funds and Private Debt Products. Team and product range has experienced continuous growth over recent years and we are excited to now expand the team to further support our institutional clients including pension funds, banks, investment foundations etc. **_The key responsibilities of the role include:_** * Reporting and administration services for Limited Partners / Investors * Processing of Capital Call and Distribution Notice for Limited Partners / Investors * Setup and review Static Data through Notices and Investment Memos * Responding to client requests and regular contact and interaction with Asset Manager and other internal and external parties * Set Up of new products and implementation of new processes and workflows * Processing of quarterly data / reporting and tracking of deadlines * Client specific reporting * Internal and external Audit Liaison ** _Skills/ Qualifications:_** * Excellent analytical and problem solving skills * a strong numeric flair * Excellent verbal/written communication skills are required to effectively interact with clients and partners. Fluency in German is required