Senior Administrative Assistant

Northern Trust

. Provides administrative support to senior managers or other partners in the department.

Posted 4/2/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $52,800 - $79,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides administrative support to senior managers or other partners in the department.
Composes and creates documents, spreadsheets and/or presentations.
Maintains and organizes paper and electronic files. Ensures confidentiality.
Manages database files.
Handles and confirms travel arrangements and processes travel expense reimbursements.
Schedules meetings and conferences.
Works on special projects, such as gathering, inputting and compiling information for reports as required by manager or other partners in the department including legal billing, credit committee submission, agenda and other related administrative duties tied to credit committee, past due loan report.
Track or monitor expenses for the department.
Greet or assist clients and/or vendors.
Responsible for identifying and resolving problems within established guidelines.
Expected to take initiative but refer more complex problems to supervisors/experts.
Works effectively as a team member but also independently.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
Basic Functional / Financial Industry Knowledge is preferred.
Analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
Advanced technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Concur, Peoplesoft, Workday, SharePoint) are required.
Previous administrative supportive experience or completion of professional administrative support training is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
other voluntary and well-being benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

document creationspreadsheet managementpresentation designdatabase managementtravel expense processingreport compilationexpense trackingproblem resolutionadministrative support

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsinitiativeteamworkindependence