Operational Risk Consultant 4 - Finance Control Organization - Controllers - Full-time / Part-time

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Enterprise Finance drives financial management for the company and maintains and enhances risk and financial controls. Key functions within Enterprise Finance include finance and accounting; Treasury; corporate development, mergers, and acquisitions; Data Management and Insights, the Customer Remediation Center of Excellence, Enterprise Shared Services, Business Process Management, and Corporate Strategy. Enterprise Finance informs shareholders, regulators, taxing authorities, team members, and leaders of the company’s financial performance through earnings releases, investor meetings and conferences, and meetings with regulators and credit rating agencies, following appropriate reporting guidelines. They also maintain and enhance risk and financial controls and lead many of the company’s shared services functions including corporate properties, security, and global services.

It is an exciting time to be a part of Wells Fargo’s Enterprise Finance Control Organization (FCO). This newly created position will help drive Risk transformation and implementation with a focus on Process, Risk and Controls. This front line Operational Risk Consultant will report to the Business Control Leader within the FCO team.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the implementation of an integrated business process, risk and control operating model
• Involved in the construction of business process design and assessment, including risk and controls
• Ensure comprehensive coverage, consistency in execution, and maintenance of risk activities, including oversight and reporting of results
• Promote a strong risk culture, cultivate relationships and foster a team orientation with business (Controllers) partners, FCO team, and other stakeholders in the second and third lines of defense on Risk programs and initiatives
• Support continued enhancement of procedures and tools
• Support management and coordination of Risk activities related to business process, risk, and controls
• Adaptable to a dynamic and quickly changing, fast-paced work environment where priorities or focus may be flexible
• Ability to focus on the details of an issue or task while keeping the big picture in mind (understand the context and connectivity by applying an integrated risk based approach)
• Engaged project management and ability to drive progress/execution in risk initiatives

Preferred location: Minneapolis, MN 55415.  May consider:Phoenix, AZ; Charlotte, NC; Des Moines, IA

• 6+ years of experience in compliance, operational risk management (includes audit, legal, credit risk, market risk, or the management of a process or business with accountability for compliance or operational risk), or a combination of both; or 6+ years of IT systems security, business process management or financial services industry experience, of which 3+ years must include direct experience in compliance, operational risk management, or a combination of both
• 6+ years of financial services experience
• 6+ years of risk management and mitigation experience

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
• Ability to exercise independent judgment to identify and resolve problems
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important

• Controllership experience with strong risk and controls background
• Experience in Auditing, Compliance, and/or functions performing risk management, assessment, quality assurance, testing and validation, or remediation activities in the financial services industry
• Policy or program  assessment, gap analysis, and implementation
• Must possess a high degree of adaptability and tolerance for ambiguity
• Proven track record of executing and delivering results in a fast paced, high demand, deadline driven environment while balancing multiple priorities
• Proficient at business process, risk, and controls design and continuous improvement
• Proven ability to discern risk and influence risk management practices, formulate and implement effective strategies, and centrally manage risks in collaboration with lines of business/groups and support functions
• Experience in Wells Fargo’s or another financial services organization’s first, second, or third lines of defense
• Data/information system management experience

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

MN-Minneapolis: 600 S 4th St - Minneapolis, MN
AZ-PHX-Northwest Phoenix: 2202 W Rose Garden Ln - Phoenix, AZ
NC-Charlotte: 401 S Tryon St - Charlotte, NC
IA-Des Moines: 800 Walnut St - Des Moines, IA

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.

Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.