ABOUT NT OMNIUM SERVICES — DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
NT Omnium Services is Northern Trust's integrated global operating model for delivering middle- and back-office solutions to clients pursuing complex, multi-asset investment strategies. The Data Management Solutions (DMS) team within Omnium is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant data and reporting solutions that support regulatory obligations, client commitments, and internal risk and control requirements.
The Regulatory Reporting practice partners directly with trading, pricing, investor and accounting teams to meet obligations across global regulatory frameworks including Form PF, AIFMD, CPO-PQR, and SEC Form ADV.
The Senior Consultant operates as a senior technical and strategic resource within the Regulatory Reporting team. This role assumes ownership of complex, multijurisdictional regulatory filing programs while driving the design and enhancement of scalable control frameworks, data processes, and client advisory practices.
The Senior Consultant serves as a key liaison between the Regulatory Reporting team and Northern Trusts technology, compliance, fund accounting, and senior client stakeholders. The role carries significant crossfunctional responsibility and provides high visibility with senior leadership and institutional clients.
- Serve as the accountable subjectmatter authority for a defined portfolio of regulatory filing programs spanning Form PF, AIFMD Annex IV, CPOPQR, SEC Form ADV, and TIC reporting, ensuring endtoend quality, timeliness, and compliance
- Proactively monitor regulatory guidance issued by the SEC, CFTC, FCA, ESMA, and other authorities; perform impact assessments and translate regulatory change into actionable operational updates ahead of effective dates
- Act as the internal escalation authority for complex data exceptions, regulatory interpretation questions, and edgecase filing scenarios, partnering closely with clients and external teams as needed
- Lead postsubmission quality reviews and rootcause analyses, producing structured findings and remediation plans that measurably reduce risk recurrence
- Operate as a primary senior point of contact for a portfolio of institutional hedge fund clients, providing proactive, solutionsoriented guidance on regulatory obligations, data requirements, and emerging regulatory developments
- Develop and deliver clientfacing materials including regulatory briefings, filing summaries, exception analyses, and forwardlooking impact assessments
- Partner with Relationship Management and senior leadership on client onboarding, expanded mandate scoping, regulatory feasibility analysis, and responses to investor and regulatory inquiries
- Collaborate across trading, fund accounting, operations, prime brokerage, and compliance teams to ensure complete and accurate reporting across complex client structures
- Provide structured mentorship and daytoday technical guidance to Analysts and Consultants, fostering deep subjectmatter expertise and professional growth
- Support Managers in workload planning, quality review, capacity management, and onboarding of new mandates and team members
- Contribute to the design and delivery of internal training programs, regulatory knowledge resources, and onboarding materials
- Represent the Reporting function in crossdivisional initiatives and firmwide regulatory programs, translating complex requirements for both technical and nontechnical audiences
Required
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline; advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred
- 4 6 years of progressive experience in regulatory reporting, fund administration, investment operations, or a closely related financial services function
- Deep expertise in at least two regulatory frameworks relevant to alternative investments (e.g., Form PF, AIFMD, CPOPQR, SEC Form ADV, TIC), with working knowledge of a broader regulatory landscape
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and at least one analytical or scripting environment (Python, SQL, or equivalent)
- Proven ability to independently manage complex, deadlinesensitive workstreams with high precision and accountability
- Exceptional analytical and problemsolving skills, with the ability to synthesize ambiguous data into structured findings and executivelevel communication
- Strong clientfacing communication skills across written, verbal, and presentation formats
Preferred
- Audit, assurance, or advisory experience (e.g., Big Four or similar), particularly within financial services or asset management, is strongly preferred given the roles emphasis on data integrity, controls, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
- Multijurisdictional regulatory experience spanning U.S. and EMEA regimes and complex fund structures (e.g., masterfeeder, fundoffunds, SMAs, multistrategy platforms)
- Proficiency in BI and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx, including experience building operational or executive dashboards
- Demonstrated experience interpreting regulatory change and independently developing implementation plans and operational responses
- CFA, CAIA, or progress toward a relevant professional designation; or pursuit of an advanced quantitative or regulatory degree
- Prior experience in a senior analytical or advisory role at a global fund administrator, bulgebracket bank, Big Four advisory firm, or institutional asset manager
- Experience with regulatory change management, including gap analysis, system testing, parallel runs, and stakeholder communication
Salary Range:
$83,100 - 141,300 USD
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).