Financial Accountant

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Accountant

In this role, you will:

• Provide consultation to more experienced leadership for financial accounting related matters
• Perform complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, developing financial statements and regulatory reports
• Gather and review financial data for financial and regulatory reports
• Review data from the general ledger, unit reports and various financial systems to ensure accuracy
• Prepare and review account reconciliations and certifications
• Analyze projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems
• Perform ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies
• Provide functional advice and training to individuals
• Provide support for compliance and risk management requirements
• Collaborate and consult with stakeholders throughout the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Financial Reporting, Accounting Reporting or Risk Reporting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA/MBA-Finance with 10-14 years of experience in Finance & Accounting Significant experience in accounting, analytics, financial reporting, accounting reporting or risk reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of GL systems and accounting control policies
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skill
• Understanding of control and risk environments related to processes

Job Expectations:

• Experience with data analytic tools (such as Essbase, Access and/or SQL)
• Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Experience using mortgage systems to include one or more of the following: Black Knight-MSP/Fidelity, SHAW, Oracle Essbase, and Oracle General Ledger (GL)
• Direct mortgage experience with HFS/HFI portfolios preferred

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $2.0 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,500 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 273,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune's 2017 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy our customers financial needs and help them succeed financially. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at .

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Department Overview

The CLG Accounting team performs various mortgage accounting functions for Business Units, such as the Consumer Lending Group (CLG). The accounting operations functions within Consumer Lending Accounting is primarily responsible for performing general ledger mortgage accounting loan transfers and validations, as well as reconciliation and resolution functions, in support of CLG.

About the Role

This is an opportunity for a motivated accounting professional to join the Consumer Lending Accounting team. This role requires a developed understanding of enterprise finance functional areas and responsible for internal financial management reporting to support the enterprise, working with business partners in conducting in-depth research of financial, operating and analyzing, interpreting and report findings.

In addition, this team member will closely work with multiple functions and strategies within Finance, Accounting, Regulatory, Risk, Operations, Line of Business (LOB) and also will be involved in multiple strategic initiatives across the organization in parallel with all the below daily responsibilities and requirements. Domain Finance knowledge is required to lead the analysis of highly complex business problems across all business units that they will then solve and look for opportunities in automation of process solutions. Recommending business strategies or approaches and providing input to business strategic plans based on various analysis.

Responsibilities

• Duties are accounting based operational processes, month-end and quarterly accounting/reviewing tasks, and special assignments
• Reviewing GL and system of record data, completing research, analysis and eOne reconciliations
• Preparing data for financial, SEC and regulatory reports
• Performing detailed research of data and processes, analyzing, interpreting and reporting findings for the Held for Investment and Held for Sale portfolios utilizing Excel, Access, ESSBASE/Smartview and Financial reporting systems (Eagle Web, Oracle GL, IRIS Web, OBIEE)
• Potential to providing functional advice and training to lower-level accounting positions
• Establishing effective preventative and detective internal control's structure to ensure accurate financial accounting and reporting
• Establishing strong relationships with LOB partners and working closely to understand impacts
• Building and maintaining End User Computer Tools (EUCT) and documentation

Essential Qualifications

• Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA/MBA-Finance with 10-14 years of experience in Finance & Accounting Significant experience in accounting, analytics, financial reporting, accounting reporting or risk reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of GL systems and accounting control policies
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skill
• Understanding of control and risk environments related to processes

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with data analytic tools (such as Essbase, Access and/or SQL)
• Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Experience using mortgage systems to include one or more of the following: Black Knight-MSP/Fidelity, SHAW, Oracle Essbase, and Oracle General Ledger (GL)
• Direct mortgage experience with HFS/HFI portfolios preferred

Posting End Date:

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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