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:
A career in our Data, Digital, and Enterprise Change (DEC) Audit team will provide you with the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most complex global transformation initiatives at Northern Trust Corporation. You will collaborate with a team whose focus is on evaluating complex subject matter across data governance and management, digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and large and complex programs. Our business units and corporate functions look to us to leverage our prior experience and skillset to bring insight, best practices and help them successfully navigate their complex transformation journeys.
Our DEC team is growing and comprises a truly international team, with a wealth of experience in data governance and management, new and emerging technology risk management, and program and project delivery and risk management. Based on our success in the organization, we are looking to expand our team’s footprint and support Audit Services rapidly growing demand on business units and corporate functions initiatives.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Support the audit engagement team by assisting with planning documents and performing test of design and operational effectiveness of controls for less complex areas. Audit engagements may include assessment of complex transformation programs/projects, data governance and management, emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, digital assets, etc)
• Applies analytical skills to review information received and independently assess potential control weaknesses
• Participates in audit meetings with auditees throughout the audit engagement and continuous monitoring if involved and communicates with partners at all levels
• Prepares high quality standard working papers from planning and testing in accordance with Northern Trust Internal Audit Methodology

Skills/Qualifications:

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• Exposure to accounting and/or information technology
• A self-starter that demonstrates the ability to lead through caring and to drive all aspects of the work through to completion with strong work ethic is needed.
• Ability to quickly understand new concept including audit methodology/standards, core project management process areas (i.e., IT governance, quality assurance, and SDLC) and emerging technologies.
• Exceptional commitment to providing excellent service, by building and maintaining productive relationships with Audit Services teams, Business Units and Corporate Functions
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem solving, and project management skills
• Flexibility, multi-tasking, creative thinking, good business judgment skills are required to meet strict deadlines
• Must be a team player and able to work under pressure during peak periods
• Interest in pursuing professional certifications (e.g., CISA, Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

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
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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

• Support the audit engagement team by assisting with planning documents and performing test of design and operational effectiveness of controls for less complex areas. Audit engagements may include assessment of complex transformation programs/projects, data governance and management, emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, digital assets, etc)
• Applies analytical skills to review information received and independently assess potential control weaknesses
• Participates in audit meetings with auditees throughout the audit engagement and continuous monitoring if involved and communicates with partners at all levels
• Prepares high quality standard working papers from planning and testing in accordance with Northern Trust Internal Audit Methodolog