Senior Financial Control Analyst, Governance and Oversight

Wells Fargo•Minneapolis, MN

3d•$87,000 - $154,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Financial Controls Analyst to join the Governance and Oversight team within Enterprise Controls & Oversight / Corporate Controller. This role supports enterprise-wide governance over the financial and regulatory reporting control environment, including COSO-based expectations, Financial Reporting Governance & Control Policy support, control documentation and assessment activities, deficiency evaluation, issue and remediation considerations, and governance reporting. The team supports the company’s ongoing objective of maintaining an industry-leading system of internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting. The role requires strong analytical judgment, clear written communication, and the ability to collaborate across Finance, Controllers, Risk, Audit, Technology, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

4+ 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

Nice To Haves

Experience with one or more of the following: COSO/SOX controls, internal control over regulatory reporting, financial reporting governance, deficiency evaluation, issue remediation, regulatory reporting, or control policy/procedure interpretation.
Financial services industry experience, preferably within a complex or highly regulated environment.
Audit, assurance, risk, controls advisory, regulatory reporting, or finance controls experience related to financial or regulatory reporting processes.
Ability to translate complex control, reporting, policy, or issue evaluation concepts into clear written guidance, stakeholder-ready materials, and practical recommendations.
Strong partnership skills, including ability to work across Finance, Controllers, Risk, Audit, Technology, and business teams to obtain information, resolve open questions, and support consistent outcomes.
Strong organizational, analytical, and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality documentation in a deadline-driven environment.
Demonstrated initiative, accountability, adaptability, and sound judgment in supporting complex workstreams or control-related deliverables.
Master of Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant designation, or Big Four public accounting experience.

Responsibilities

Support governance and oversight activities related to financial and regulatory reporting controls, including policy expectations, control documentation, deficiency evaluation, and remediation themes.
Analyze control matters, reporting errors, issue trends, and stakeholder inputs to support well-reasoned governance conclusions.
Prepare clear, audit-ready documentation, summaries, and stakeholder communications related to control design, operating effectiveness, issue evaluation, and governance reporting.
Partner with COSO testing teams, report owners, process owners, control owners, Audit, Risk, Technology, and other stakeholders to support consistent application of reporting control expectations.
Contribute to updates of guidance, procedures, templates, job aids, and training materials that promote consistency and continuous improvement across the reporting control environment.
Support governance committee materials, management reporting, and stakeholder updates related to financial and regulatory reporting control matters.
Monitor internal control, reporting, policy, and regulatory developments and help assess potential impacts to governance expectations, control activities, or stakeholder communications.
Demonstrate ownership, sound judgment, and effective partnership while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic control and reporting environment.