Role

Based in the first line of defense within the Enterprise COO function, we are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Reporting Specialist to support the ongoing implementation of the Reporting Standards across Northern Trust. This will involve supporting 1st and 2nd line of defense stakeholders standardizing controls and issues reporting across the governance forums, to ensure consistency through development of reporting standards, data metrics, data dictionaries, reports, and data quality, while establishing communities of practice for ongoing oversight and learning.

This individual will become deeply familiar with data sourcing, data standards and be responsible for answering questions that arise from partners as Issues and Controls metrics are reported in the governance committees. In addition, this individual will also work closely with various stakeholders to ensure ongoing escalation of implementation and compliance concerns. The ideal candidate will have a risk and compliance background, experience working across the three lines of defense, experience with data mapping, business analysis and Power BI (or similar solutions).

Principal Responsibilities

- Reporting Standards and Alignment: Define standard set of tactical and strategic reports needed and align stakeholders on data sources and data maps to be used for board, scorecard, and other metrics within the 1LOD and 2LOD. This includes creation and maintenance of the data map, establishing data dictionary, and aligning standards across 1LOD and 2LOD

- Health of Control Environment and Issue Management: Create standard set of reports, including report trends, and 'central' data extracts. Produce any ad-hoc reports needed by the CCO teams

- Control and Issue standards adherence: create and run data quality reports, work with the team to resolve exceptions, and produce metrics to identifying trends

- Enterprise Thematic Analysis: Understand the overall health of the internal control environment (including issues),



identify trends, weaknesses, and determination of required mitigation actions.

- Review and Challenge: Respond to the 2LOD review and challenge requests

- Identify and escalate situations that include complex challenges and articulate actionable plans to drive results, while demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

- Demonstrate experience in reviewing and interpreting deliverables, providing recommendations, and taking initiative on projects or team tasks, while managing multiple priorities effectively and driving outcomes independently

- Assist in the transformation and change across a global organization in line with a defined project timeline, particularly in enhancing processes and controls supporting issues and control reporting

- Perform thematic read-across to identify enterprise trends and opportunities, formulating remediation plans and ownership to address.

Skills / Experience

- Minimum of 10-15 years in financial services and experience/expertise in Business Analysis, Reporting, CCO or Internal Audit related role.

- Demonstrated willingness in driving transformation and change across a global organization.

- Experience in risk and control assessments (e.g., RCSA, Compliance Risk Assessment) to support an understanding of risk and control framework for the reporting purposes

- Strong communication written/oral skills, ability to communicate complex topics in a simple and concise manner

- Proficient in Excel and PowerBI, and other business applications

- Experience using ServiceNow is strongly desired

- Ability to think strategically, execute with precision and prioritize in a fast-paced workplace

- Bachelor s degree in business administration, management, or a related field. An MBA, or related advanced credentials preferred.

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📌 Senior Consultant (Pune)
🏢 Northern Trust
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