Senior Investment Portfolio Control Consultant

Wells Fargo & Company•St. Louis, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The WIM Investment Solutions Center of Excellence (IS COE) is seeking a Senior Investment Portfolio Control Consultant for the FA Directed Portfolio Analysis (FADPA) team. The team monitors investment risk for advisors with discretion and fiduciary responsibility and provides portfolio analytics support to advisors. The role partners across Wells Fargo Advisors to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate current and emerging investment risk. The consultant works directly with Financial Advisors and collaborates with business leaders, using sophisticated third-party tools and internal reporting to help advisors identify appropriate portfolio benchmarks. The role provides investment risk data, reviews investment strategies and benchmarks, identifies key risks in client accounts, and helps advisors use analytical tools, firm resources, risk controls, and alert-resolution processes. It also assesses portfolio risk exposures, provides an aggregate view of portfolio risk, contributes to investment processes and governance, and produces investment risk reports for senior management. The position may lead projects and team initiatives or guide less experienced consultants. This position follows a hybrid work schedule and is posted at Wells Fargo locations in St. Louis, Missouri, and Charlotte, North Carolina. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 4 years of investment portfolio control experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination.
Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic, complex environment.
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Excel.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

At least 4 years of investment acumen and investment risk experience.
FINRA registration, including Series 7 and Series 66, or FINRA-recognized equivalents.
Demonstrated leadership on cross-functional business initiatives and experience leading small working groups.
Broad experience working with departments such as Product Management, compliance, operations, business control, EIT, and supervision.
Experience implementing policies and procedures, overseeing controls, and conducting supervisory review tasks.
Project management experience leading projects and risk-control efforts; Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate.
Experience developing new control processes, understanding data file structures, and coordinating with EIT and Product Owner business partners.
Experience leading projects with third-party vendors such as BlackRock Aladdin, Morningstar Direct, or FactSet.
BS/BA degree or higher in accounting or finance, computer science, engineering, or another scientific field.
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or demonstrated progress toward the designation.

Responsibilities

Work with advisors daily to provide investment risk data, review investment strategies and benchmarks, and identify key risks in client accounts.
Proactively reach out to advisors to help reduce investment risk in client accounts.
Train advisors on analytical tools, firm resources, investment risk controls, and resolving control alerts.
Assess portfolio risk exposures and provide an aggregate view of portfolio risk as a subject matter expert in measuring and managing investment risk.
Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate current and emerging investment risk, partnering with relevant business groups.
Consult on and provide input into investment processes, business processes, control execution, policies, procedures, implementation, and governance.
Produce daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual investment risk reports for senior management.
Compile and mine multiple complex data sources to meet analytical needs while adhering to data management and governance policies for data integrity.
Collaborate with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
Potentially lead projects and team initiatives to advance risk monitoring or guide less experienced consultants.
Support applicable risk programs and Wells Fargo policies, including proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, issue remediation, and sound risk decisions.