Senior Financial Accountant

Wells Fargo•Charlotte, NC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join the Group Controllers team. This position is an oversight and support role for reconciliation and exception processing activities for domestic and international fixed Income and equity trade processing. Ensuring data integrity of General Ledger and System of record GL and Stock Record will be a major focus.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

4+ years reconciliation and exception remediation experience, particularly with automated reconciliation tools for both general ledger and stock record for fixed income and equity products.
Experience with Broadridge Suite of products (impact, BPS GPTM) and settlement clearing organizations (DTC, GSCC, NASD, FICC) in operations or reconciliation capacity.
Fixed income and equity product and associated accounting, settlement and corporate action or asset servicing knowledge
Ability to take initiative, identify process improvement opportunities and implement change
Series 7 license is a plus
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
Self-directed and highly motivated, demonstrating strong ownership and accountability while managing competing priorities and delivering results under pressure or in a fast-paced environment
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and PowerPoint) advanced expertise in Excel; emerging AI technologies (Copilot, etc.) is preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor communication for Sr. leader audiences

Responsibilities

Provide consultation to less experienced team members for financial accounting related matters.
Perform complex activities associated with maintaining integrity with books and records, as well as general ledger and stock record accounts that impact financial reporting.
Gather and review financial data for financial and regulatory reports.
Prepare and review account reconciliations and operational processes to contribute with exception remediation, process improvement or enhanced controls.
Analyze projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems.
Perform ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies
Provide functional advice and training to team members.
Provide support for compliance and risk management requirements.
Collaborate and consult with stakeholders throughout the enterprise.