Senior Finance Analyst

Wells Fargo & Company•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst. In this role, you will lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives as a technical professional, providing broad expertise and unique skills to develop company objectives and standards for a specific business unit, division, or product. You will review and analyze moderately complex data that contributes to large scale planning, such as economic research in support of management decision-making. You will research key forecasting projections and manage financial reporting to support monthly and quarterly forecasting. You will perform work on significant and unique issues involving data and evaluation or highly complex situations. You will develop strategies and make recommendations for forward financial planning in support of line of business goals. You will lead the implementation of moderately complex projects impacting one or more lines of business. You will establish effective and efficient reporting delivery that meets brand standards and internal control standards. You will collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers in finance and in a given line of business to resolve issues and achieve goals. You will exercise independent judgment while leveraging a solid understanding of the knowledge policies, procedures, and compliance requirements within the function.

Requirements

4+ years of Finance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Exposure to key accounting tools like Oracle, Hyperion, Essbase, SAP
Prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines
Strong communication and presentation skills. Must be comfortable presenting to Finance leaders
Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
Able to build and maintain good working relationships with internal partners.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Finance and Accounting concepts, methodologies and systems (GAAP, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting)
Knowledge of real estate project accounting principles including rules for fixed asset capitalization and amortization, lease accounting and other rules and regulations associated with owned and leased real estate
Ability to perform complex analyses, draw conclusions, and communicate and articulate conclusions visually and verbally
Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with other business and functional areas
Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills
Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (pivot tables, v-lookups, creation of graphs/charts, Power point; experience with macros and VBA coding is a plus)
Strong knowledge in PowerPoint, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus but not required
Ability to create financial analyses to support business strategies and/or business cases.
Experience developing real estate cash flow and GAAP-based analysis to make informed portfolio decisions is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives as a technical professional
Provide a broad expertise and unique skills used to develop company objectives and standards for a specific business unit, division, or product
Review and analyze moderately complex data that contributes to large scale planning such as economic research in support of management decision making for a specific business unit, division, or product
Research key forecasting projections as well as management of financial reporting to support monthly and quarterly forecasting
Perform work on significant and unique issues involving data and evaluation or highly complex situations
Develop strategies and make recommendations for forward financial planning in support of line of business goals
Lead the implementation of moderately complex projects impacting one or more lines of business
Establish effective and efficient reporting delivery that meets brand standard and internal control standards
Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers in finance and in a given line of business to resolve issues and achieve goals
Exercise independent judgment while leveraging a solid understanding of the knowledge policies, procedures, and compliance requirements within the function