Senior Financial Accountant

About this role:




Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join The Foreign Exchange Reporting Team. Team Members in this group have a good understanding of non-USD transactions, including derivatives, deposit liabilities, NOSTRO accounts and payment and settlement products.




The transaction information is compiled from industry standard capital markets systems like Calypso, OPICS, CLS and FlexCube. The accountant will analyze the data to determine whether the transactions meet the requirements of regulatory reports like TFC-1, FRY-15, FR 2510 and the FFIEC 009 country exposure report. Team members are experienced in reviewing reporting instructions for interpretive items and working with professionals in various policy and legal teams to ensure the transactional data meets the scope of the reporting requirements.




In this role, you will:

• Act as a primary contact for teams responsible for filing various regulatory reports and other control functions
  
• Provide product and industry expertise regarding non-USD transactions, inclusive of technology teams that develop data sourcing and automated processing solutions to the team
  
• Aggregate, credibly challenge transactional data and prepare data submissions under production timelines for teams responsible for external reporting
  
• Perform ongoing financial control functions in accordance with the company's internal controls policies
  
• Lead implementation of complex projects and initiatives impacting one or more lines of business
  
• Evaluate complex reporting requirements and assist with design and implementation of automated solutions to compile and extract the appropriate data from the data warehouse
  
• Define the data elements required to satisfy the reporting requirements and in some cases, to perform complex calculations on accounting information to generate the requested derivatives information
  
• Drive continuous process improvement
  

This position will require onsite presence in a hybrid arrangement at one of the following locations: Phoenix, AZ; Des Moines, IA; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; and St Louis, MO. Relocation is available for this position.




Required Qualifications:

• 4+ 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:

• A BS/BA degree or higher in one or a combination of the following: Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or Reporting
  
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  
• Big 4 public accounting experience
  
• SEC and regulatory reporting experience (TFC-1, FR Y-15, FR 2510 and the FFIEC 009)
  
• Ability to re-engineer accounting and reporting processes to gain efficiencies and to enhance controls
  
• Derivatives experience
  
• Experience with data analytic tools (i.e. Alteryx, Power BI, Python or Tableau)
  
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities
  
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
  

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, or status as a protected veteran.




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