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Consultant, Capital Markets Operations

Northern Trust · Chicago, IL · $67,500–$111,500 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to coordinate several teams to finish a task on a deadline.

What they are checking: Whether they can drive work across teams, which account opening requires.

Tell me about a time you made a process more efficient.

What they are checking: Whether they look for improvements in operations work.

What would you do

A client sends updated settlement instructions by email. What do you do before changing them?

What they are checking: Whether they follow verification controls, since changed instructions are a common fraud route.

A trade settles to the wrong account because of a setup error. How do you fix it and prevent it from happening again?

What they are checking: Whether they resolve the issue and fix the root cause in static data.

Sales Trading wants a new client trading today, but Compliance hasn't approved the account. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they hold firm on approvals while helping move things along.

About the work

Walk me through the account opening process for a new brokerage client and who you'd work with at each step.

What they are checking: Whether they know the handoffs among Client Integration, Compliance, Sales Trading and Operations.

What client static data would you need to set up, such as settlement instructions and commission rates, and why does each matter?

What they are checking: Whether they understand static data drives correct confirmations and settlements.

How would you set up sub-accounts and booking preferences for an asset manager with many funds?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how allocations map to sub-accounts and why setup must be precise.

How do you check documentation for accuracy and completeness?

What they are checking: Whether they have a careful approach to reviewing documents.

How would you handle a confirmation that doesn't match the trade booked?

What they are checking: Whether they can trace the difference and fix it with the client and trading desk.

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The full job description

As published by Northern Trust.

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. Key Responsibilities Major Duties • Provide end-to-end brokerage operations support from trade execution and book-out through allocation, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation. • Manage the account opening process in partnership with Client Integration, Compliance, Sales Trading, and Operations teams to ensure timely and accurate completion of required steps. • Maintain client static data, including confirmation setup, commission rates across markets, sub-account configuration, booking preferences, and client settlement instructions. • Review documentation and account activity for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal procedures and applicable regulatory expectations. • Book out and allocate equity, fixed income and option transactions to the appropriate client accounts, ensuring timely confirmation through Central Trade Manager or manual confirmation workflows. • Monitor market-side and client-side trade matching and settlement, identify exceptions, resolve mismatches, and work with clients, execution brokers, and internal teams to support high settlement performance. • Apply commercial awareness to settlement risk, including high-value trades, sensitive clients, debit-interest exposure, and time-critical market requirements. • Support daily reconciliation and position management to ensure agency brokerage accounts are flat of position and profit/loss at end of day, with any error positions documented and handled in accordance with regulatory and internal control requirements. • Analyze complex issues using multiple sources of information, identify practical solutions, and escalate matters appropriately when risk, client impact, or business impact is identified. • Contribute to process improvement, operational efficiency, and control enhancements across the team, including support for large, complex, or cross-functional projects. • Partner with colleagues across related teams to support service delivery, strengthen team dynamics, and promote consistent execution of brokerage operations standards. Salary Range: $67,500 - 111,500 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). 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.

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