Finance Analyst

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Finance Analyst.

Wells Fargo is seeking a Finance Associate to perform highly visible work focused on data integration, data aggregation, analysis, and insight in support of decisioning and supporting business initiatives, strategies, and practices. The larger objective will be to provide standardized, curated, and high-quality information to stakeholders, quick data integration based on Downstream user data needs to fulfil Regulatory and Management Reporting, enhance value creation through decision outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in functions related to financial research and reporting
• Forecast analysis of key metrics, as well as other financial consulting related to business performance, operating and strategic reviews
• Identify opportunities for process improvements within the scope of responsibilities
• Research moderate to complex financial data in support of management decision-making for a business
• Create and communicate various activities such as product pricing, product, and portfolio performance
• Exercise independent judgment to guide key metrics forecasting, closing data and validation
• Present recommendations for resolving all aspects of delivering key forecasting projections as well as financial reporting to support monthly and quarterly forecasting
• Develop expertise on reporting that meets brand standards and internal control standards
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

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

Job Expectations:

• Work in agile teams using scrum methodologies for product development that facilitates activities and Projects related to Applications support in Finance Data Operations.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, product owners, stakeholders, and leadership to serve Downstream User community’s Data needs by achieving product vision.
• Use Analytical skills and Project Management techniques to support data integration, minimum curation to facilitate production of reports that enables Regulatory Report submission and analysis, insights gathering to support decision making by Management.
• Use data analysis techniques by interacting with SQL platforms to aid data sourcing from multiple Data domains.
• Spearhead efforts in identification of Risk and implementation of controls, documentation of our consolidated reporting and control architecture, establishing an effective and G&O compliant architecture for daily financial reporting.
• Face off with internal and external audit and COSO for a high-risk application as defined under operational risk guidelines.
• Have a robust understanding of relational databases where the Associate will need to analyze large volumes of data via SQL queries to aid Gap analysis as part of Data study to eliminate Data redundancy and overlap between source domains.
• This is a very high exposure group and the ideal candidate will be a driver of change in establishing Data sourcing, developing Application controls and building effective partnerships within and across cross functional teams like Sourcing team, Data Landing Zone team, Technology team, Risk-Control, Operations team and Downstream teams.
• Strong experience in projects involving data sourcing, data integration, performing related data study, Gap analysis of Data elements between the key reports and Data available in the Application to aid adoption of new System for achieving the larger objective of FTO to eliminate Data redundancy, standardize data and establish single source for Finance Use cases as medium term priority and Non-Finance Use cases as the long term priority by performing the above activities in financial services industry or equivalent demonstrated through the following – work experience, training, and education.

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US: 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.

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