Northern Trust
Audit Specialist - Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
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About Northern Trust
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations, and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.
With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Role / Department
Audit Services provides independent assurance over how Northern Trust manages risk, strengthens controls, and supports responsible growth. This role will bring deep enterprise risk and audit expertise to help shape audit validation work connected to Northern Trust’s Risk and Control Enhancement transformation program.
The successful candidate will work with audit teams, business leaders, and senior stakeholders to interpret risk themes, challenge control design and effectiveness, and translate complex enterprise risk topics into practical audit insights.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Lead audit validation work focused on enterprise risk and control transformation.
- Partner with audit teams to plan, challenge, and deliver high-quality audit coverage.
- Interpret regulatory expectations, risk themes, and industry practices to guide control assessment.
- Analyse risk and control information to identify issues, insights, and practical improvements.
- Prepare clear reporting for senior leaders on audit observations and control effectiveness.
- Advise on testing approaches, issue development, and audit reporting quality.
- Coordinate with business and risk stakeholders to understand change activity and emerging risks.
- Support team capability through knowledge sharing, coaching, and participation in relevant forums.
Skills / Qualifications
The successful candidate will benefit from having:
- Extensive enterprise risk management experience, including knowledge of risk and control self-assessment and third-party risk practices.
- Proven experience applying audit, risk, or control principles within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
- In-depth understanding of relevant regulatory expectations and how they inform audit coverage and control evaluation.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and develop practical recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present risk and control insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Relevant professional certification or advanced qualification, such as accounting, audit, information systems, risk, or business administration credentials.
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Work Authorization
Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application and for the duration of employment. Please note that Northern Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. This includes Skilled Worker visas, Global Business Mobility routes, Graduate visas, Youth Mobility Scheme, High Potential Individual visas, Scale-up Worker visas, Temporary Worker visas, and other employer-sponsored visa categories.
Working with Us
As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.
Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
Terms and Conditions
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- Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (U.S)
- Transparency in Coverage Disclosure – North America
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center or call 1-800-807-0302 (North America), +630-276-5353 (Asia Pacific), 1800-425-0333 (India), +44(0)207 982 4357 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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APAC/INDIA EEO STATEMENT
It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.
Canada EEO STATEMENT
Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at Northern Trust are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
EMEA EEO STATEMENT
It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.
USA EEO STATEMENT
It is the policy of The Northern Trust Company to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
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