Northern Trust

Financial Services

SeniorConsultant,ProductControl,HFS

$83–141k Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Consultant, Product Control, HFS at Northern Trust. Skills: Collateral Management, Middle Office, Hedge Funds Services. Manage daily margin process. Issue and respond to margin calls”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Investigating exceptions; Resolving disputes; Resolving breaks

Eligibility Requirements

No visa sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4-6+ years Collateral Management experience, Bachelor's degree, Authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship

Nice to Have

MBA desired, CPA desired, CFA desired, Project management experience, Client interaction experience, Familiarity with Hedge Fund structures, Familiarity with Hedge Fund products, Familiarity with financial instruments, Familiarity across Futures margin, Familiarity across OTC margin, Familiarity across Repo margin, Familiarity across PB margin

What You'll Do.

Manage daily margin process

Issue and respond to margin calls

Investigate margin exceptions

Escalate margin disputes

Respond to requests in trading environment

Lead client implementations

Onboard Collateral clients

Manage client engagement

Highlight service level

Highlight key controls

Highlight dependencies

Identify client deliverables

Identify client notifications

Investigate bespoke requests

Review client collateral terms

Determine eligible securities

Agree collateral process

Deliver and exchange securities

Process cash transactions

Process securities transactions

Track transactions for settlement

Handle post-settlement

Direct month-end collateral interest process

Reconcile month-end interest

Settle month-end interest

Develop collateral reports

Provide collateral reports

Publish collateral reports

Oversee margin reconciliations

Resolve margin breaks

Resolve disputes with clients

Resolve disputes with counterparties

Resolve disputes with internal partners

Capture client requirements

Formalize client requirements

Support development of collateral offering

Expose additional solutions

Prioritize development

Test collateral management development

Implement collateral management development

Liaise with clients during onboarding

Establish connectivity with counterparties

Administer account implementation

Communicate status to internal partners

Communicate with team members

Communicate with internal groups

Communicate with external counterparties

Define business requirements for IT projects

Define business requirements for enhancements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with clients; Work with partner areas; Work with business development; Work with business owners; Work with SMEs; Work with IT; Work with internal partners; Work with counterparties; Work with team members; Work with internal groups; Work with external counterparties

Communication Scope

Written communication; Oral communication; Effective communication

Process & Methodology

Project management

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