Financial Accountant

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Accountant.

This role is for skilled professionals with experience in public accounting. The candidate would be providing support in financial accounting domain to multiple lines of business & control functions and would be communicating frequently with mid to senior level stakeholders throughout the organization. The candidate would be expected to perform varied accounting functions, incl. reconciliations of associated ledger accounts used in preparing & presentation of financial statements and reports.

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/CPA/CFA/ICWA/MBA/Bachelors/ Postgraduate up to 9+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• Ability to work in changing priorities and deadlines both independently and within team environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Good understanding on balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation and bank reconciliation.
• Ability to review/perform daily or month-end related journals.
• Ability to review/perform REG reporting activities.
• Ability to perform complex analyses, draw conclusions, and communicate recommendations to business leaders
• Prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Power point.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders in the applicable line of business and IT functions related to assigned projects
• Experience with data analytic tools (such as Essbase, Power BI, Alteryx)
• Advance knowledge of Excel, Alteryx or similar ETL platforms.
• Financial services industry expertise with specific experience in financial reporting as per US GAAP would be preferred

Job Expectations:

• Gathering and reviewing financial data available from various platforms for preparing financial and regulatory reports.
• Reviewing data from the general ledgers, 3rd Party reports and other data sources to ensure accuracy & performing a variety of analysis relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems.
• Preparing and reviewing account reconciliations and certifications.
• Provide functional advice or training to lower level accounting positions.
• Provide remediation support, consultation and subject matter expertise for process and internal control remediation efforts.
• Lead implementation of complex projects and/or initiatives impacting multiple lines of business across the enterprise.
• Develop and build strong relationships and effective communication processes with customers, partners and stakeholders.
• Critical assessment of corrective actions to ensure accurate root cause analysis addressing strategic solutioning and leading to a sustainable solution.
• Serve as a key change agent in building/adopting best practices for continuous improvement of the control environment.