Lead Financial Controls Analyst IT General Controls (ITGC)

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Financial Controls Analyst within the Enterprise COSO testing team.

The Enterprise Finance function contains the Corporate Controllers division which includes the Enterprise Controls & Oversight (EC&O) group. The Enterprise COSO testing team is a component of EC&O. Enterprise COSO testing professionals will have enterprise-wide exposure to key stakeholders within the external financial/risk/regulatory reporting infrastructure.

The Enterprise COSO testing team supports the Companys on-going objective of maintaining an industry-leading information technology control environment and is responsible for the following directives:

• Providing meaningful assessments of IT General Controls (ITGCs) covering applications that support financial risk and regulatory reporting.

• Assessing compliance with Well Fargo & Companys COSO based policies for IT controls impacted by internal controls over financial reporting (SEC and Regulatory Reporting) and strategic planning for on-going IT control compliance with COSO policies (proactive anticipation of internal control related matters).

• Monitoring new and emerging internal control related guidance and issues.

• Providing consultation and subject matter expertise for process and IT control related matters including evaluating severity of control deficiencies and related remediation efforts.

• Providing process and control support and thought leadership for projects.

• Interfacing with external auditors regulators and others on control related matters and

• Acting as a change agent for continual improvement of the control environment.

In this role you will:

• Lead a team of individual contributor roles in the execution of ITGC testing in support of addressing financial reporting risks

• Monitor the teams testing status and escalate as required to ensure testing deadlines are met

• Manage team members schedules and the allocation of testing resources

• Consult with IT the line of business and/or enterprise functions on financial reporting information technology governance and controls and oversight matters

• Identify compliance and risk management requirements for supported area

• Provide process and control support and leadership for governance and oversight related projects

• Plan execute or provide oversite for testing and monitoring involving complex subject matter or control areas

• Provide technical interpretation on various matters

• Communicate and provide consultation regularly with stakeholders throughout the enterprise

• Collaborate and consult with peers colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

• Lead the following IT General Control (ITGC) testing in the access to programs and data change management computer operations and software development lifecycle domains:

  • Oversee walkthroughs of significant technology processes and ensure required COSO documentation is accurate and reflects relevantrisk and key controls.

  • Assess the appropriateness and completeness of key risks and key controls identified

  • Validate and provide credible challenge to identified shared services third-party service providers and significant applications

  • Review COSO testing of key ITGCs including design effectiveness assessments and operating effectiveness testing.

  • Analyze the severity of control deficiencies and their impact to internal control over financial reporting

• Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders and leaders within Technology

• Assign and review the work of Senior Financial Control Analysts

• Lead and assist with complex projects impacting the team or other lines of business including identification of risks and consulting on controls for newly implemented processes and applications.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Finance Accounting Analytics Reporting or Business and Technology Audit experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience assessing and documenting financial and/or regulatory risks and controls

• Internal controls testing experience including automated controls and/or IT General Controls (ITGC)

• Experience identifying ITGCs and developing and executing test plans for ITGCs including access to programs and data change management computer operations and software development lifecycle

• Experience partnering with financial and IT audit teams on integrated audits

• Experience with large professional services firms

• Experience with large financial institutions

• A BS/BA degree or higher in one or a combination of the following: Accounting Information Systems or Information Technology

• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to present results of analyses and recommendations

• One or more of the following certifications: CPA CIA CISA

• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory agencies: Federal Reserve and OCC

Job Expectations:

• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing;affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements skills experience or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Posting End Date:

*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 units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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