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.

Our Fund Accounting are seeking an experienced funds professional to join our team in Basel.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Management of a team of 14 partners including goal settings, performance reviews, education, etc.
• Functional responsibility for the team including priority settings, work allocation, process optimization and quality assurance.
• NAV calculation and administration of alternative products (Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Private Debt, Hedge Funds)
• Accounting and processing of year-end closings and distributions
• Execution and monitoring of investments and related payments
• Reporting and administration services for Limited Partners
• Responding to client requests and regular contact and interaction with Asset Manager and other internal and external parties
• Client specific reporting
• Set Up of new products and implementation of new processes and workflows
• Audit Liaison

Skills/ Qualifications

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills are required, as well as strong numeric flair
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills are required to effectively interact with clients and partners. Fluency in German is required
• The ability to work inclusively in a team environment as well as an individual contributor, exhibiting initiative and flexibility to meet client expectations.
• Ability to work effectively to multiple competing deadlines.
• Interested in fund administration and middle-office activities
• Very good knowledge of MS Office and ability to quickly learn new IT Applications
• Very good knowledge of accounting in general and a numerical flair
• Accurate way of working, good attention to detail

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 Write an email.

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.