Accounting Governance & Oversight Consultant 2 - Enterprise Controls & Oversight Governance & Oversight SEC Reporting (SOX) Subject Matter Expert

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Controllers Group Division is responsible for the Companys financial statements, establishing corporate accounting policies, preparing SEC and regulatory reports and ensuring the adequacy of internal controls. The Division also manages and supports the Companys General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets systems.

Job Description:

Wells Fargo is seeking highly motivated individual with a strong understanding of SEC Reporting governance and controls to join our Governance and Oversight team as a subject matter expert (SME). The Governance and Oversight team has enterprise-wide exposure to key stakeholders within the external financial reporting infrastructure and is a component of the Enterprise Controls & Oversight group that reports to the Corporate Controller.

The team supports the companys on-going objective of maintaining an industry leading financial and regulatory reporting control environment and is responsible for the following directives:

• Providing meaningful assessments of the current financial and regulatory reporting control environment, including internal control over the Companys financial and regulatory reporting environment
• Development, governance and oversight of Well Fargo & Companys COSO based policies for internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting. Strategic planning to maintain industry leading financial and regulatory reporting COSO polices and proactive anticipation of internal control related matters
• Monitoring new and emerging internal control and financial and/or regulatory reporting related guidance and issues and assist with facilitating group-wide training to interested and impacted stakeholders
• Providing consultation and subject matter expertise for process and control related matters, including evaluating severity of control deficiencies and related remediation efforts
• Providing process and control support and thought leadership for EC&O; sponsored projects
• Interfacing with regulators, external auditors, and other stakeholders on control related matters
• Acting as a change agent for continual improvement of the control environment

This individual will be governance & oversight subject matter expert with an emphasis on financial and regulatory reporting that is subject to COSO-based policies. Specific responsibilities include:

• Developing processes to execute on team directives related to internal control over financial reporting
• Building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders in the SEC reporting and regulatory reporting internal control infrastructures
• Assisting with implementing key initiatives related to internal control over financial and regulatory reporting.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated team player that has a strong interest in COSO, is a self-starter who is accustomed to working in complex organizations with a diverse group of stakeholders, and someone who is able to withstand challenges and adapt accordingly. This individual should have practical experience with financial reports filed with the regulatory agencies (FRB, OCC, FDIC) and knowledge of financial services products. Additionally, the candidate should possess executive presence and be accustomed to presenting material to senior executives. The candidate should be flexible, be able to withstand challenges and adapt accordingly.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: accounting, consulting, or public accounting

Desired Qualifications

• A BS/BA degree or higher in accounting, finance, or economics
• Big four public accounting experience
• Financial services industry experience
• Highly refined and professional verbal and written communications
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

Other Desired Qualifications

• Practical experience with the COSO Framework
• Practical experience with financial reports filed with the regulatory agencies (FRB, OCC, FDIC)
• CPA or MBA
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of constituents at all levels of the organization
• Experience evaluating control deficiencies and related remediation activities
• Experience with relationship building and collaboration with stakeholders spanning multiple levels from staff level to senior and executive management
• Experience with large financial institutions

Disclaimer

All offers for employment with Wells Fargo are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Wells Fargo will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.
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