Description

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:

• Manage accounting-based operational processes, including month-end and quarter-end closing, review activities, and special assignments.
• Review General Ledger (GL) and system-of-record data; conduct research, perform analytical reviews, and complete eOne reconciliations.
• Prepare and validate data for financial, SEC, and regulatory reporting.
• Perform detailed research, interpretation, and reporting for Held for Investment (HFI) and Held for Sale (HFS) portfolios using tools such as Excel, Access, ESSBASE/SmartView, Eagle Web, Oracle GL, IRIS Web, and OBIEE.
• Prepare and/or review bank and general ledger reconciliations, aging schedules, and daily bank transaction matching; ensure accuracy of check payments in company systems.
• Support onshore teams-including reconciliation managers-with ad hoc requests, analytical work, and accounting process reviews.
• Build and maintain End User Computing Tools (EUCT) and ensure proper documentation.
• Establish strong preventive and detective internal control frameworks to ensure accurate financial accounting and reporting.
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with Line of Business (LOB) partners to understand operation impacts and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Provide functional advice, guidance, and training to junior accounting staff as needed.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of accounting policies, US GAAP, and industry practices within financial services and/or retail brokerage.
• CA / CFA / ICWA / MBA-Finance with 2+ years of experience in Finance & Accounting.
• Extensive background in accounting, analytics, financial reporting, accounting reporting, and risk reporting.
• Strong experience in end-to-end reconciliations, SEC and regulatory reporting, and financial statement preparation.
• Proficiency in Power BI and Alteryx for reporting and automation is highly desirable.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Sound understanding of GL systems, accounting controls, and US GAAP frameworks.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of control and risk environments in accounting operations.
• Proven ability to trace, investigate, and resolve questionable data and implement corrective actions effectively.

Job Expectations:

• Strong team player with a proactive, self-starter mindset.
• Hands-on experience with data analytics tools such as Essbase, MS Access, and/or SQL.
• Ability to manage and collaborate effectively within a matrixed organizational structure.
• Strong organizational abilities with excellent multitasking and prioritization skills.
• Effective time management skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Experience working with mortgage systems, including Black Knight-MSP/Fidelity, SHAW, Oracle Essbase, and Oracle General Ledger (GL).
• Direct mortgage experience with Held for Sale (HFS) and Held for Investment (HFI) portfolios is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team environment and across all organizational levels with flexibility, adaptability, and collaboration.

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.

In this role, you will:

• Power BI/Alteryx knowledge in development is mandatory.

• 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

• 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

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
• Primary duties may include preparing and/or reviewing bank and/or general ledger reconciliations, preparing aging information, daily matching of bank transactions and ensuring the accuracy of check payments in Company systems. There may also be involved with ad hoc requests to support the onshore team, including reconciliation managers, or performing a variety of analyses or projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems.
• Role will provide functional advice or training to lower level accounting positions.
• The successful candidate should possess superior accounting policy and US GAAP reporting skills along with knowledge of financial services and/or retail brokerage.

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
• Power BI/Alteryx development experience
• 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.
• Significant experience in preparing end to end reconciliation, SEC and Regulatory reporting, preparation of Financial Statements
• Ability to trace and investigate transactions to resolve questionable data and apply corrective actions when necessary

Desired Qualifications

• Good Team Player and most importantly is self-starter
• 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
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important

Posting End Date:
4 Mar 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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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