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:

• Good Team Player and most importantly is self-starter
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to track deadlines and submissions on time
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, Alteryx, will be an added advantage

Job Expectations:

• Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA with relevant experience in Finance & Accounting
• Significant experience in preparing end to end reconciliation, SEC and Regulatory reporting, preparation of Financial Statements
• Knowledge of US GAAP, particularly Accounting for Loans
• Control focused, knowledge of controls around reconciliations, Journal entries and Financial Reporting
• Liaise and effectively present owned processes to auditors, other teams
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Advanced Microsoft excel skills
• General ledger experience
• Ability to trace and investigate transactions to resolve questionable data and apply corrective actions when necessary
• Shift timing: 1.30pm to 10.30pm IST. Need to work till 1am on critical days like BD1 & BD15 and whenever there is a business requirement
• 3 days in a week is mandatory to report to office. No exceptions