Financial Accountant

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Accountant.

Primary duties may include preparing and/or reviewing bank and/or general ledger reconciliations, preparing aging information, daily matching of bank transactions and ensuring the accuracy of check payments in Company systems. There may also be involved with ad hoc requests to support the onshore team, including reconciliation managers, or performing a variety of analyses or projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems. Role will provide functional advice or training to lower level accounting positions.

The successful candidate should possess superior accounting policy and US GAAP reporting skills along with knowledge of financial services and/or retail brokerage.

In this role, you will:

• Provide consultation to more experienced leadership for financial accounting related matters
• Perform complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, developing financial statements and regulatory reports
• Gather and review financial data for financial and regulatory reports
• Review data from the general ledger, unit reports and various financial systems to ensure accuracy
• Prepare and review account reconciliations and certifications
• 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 individuals
• Provide support for compliance and risk management requirements
• Collaborate and consult with stakeholders throughout the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ 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

Desired Qualifications:

• Good Team Player and most importantly is self-starter
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to track deadlines and submissions on time
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, Alteryx, will be an added advantage

Job Expectations:

• Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA with relevant experience in Finance & Accounting
• Significant experience in preparing end to end reconciliation, SEC and Regulatory reporting, preparation of Financial Statements
• Knowledge of US GAAP, particularly Accounting for Loans
• Control focused, knowledge of controls around reconciliations, Journal entries and Financial Reporting
• Liaise and effectively present owned processes to auditors, other teams
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Advanced Microsoft excel skills
• General ledger experience
• Ability to trace and investigate transactions to resolve questionable data and apply corrective actions when necessary
• Shift timing: 1.30pm to 10.30pm IST. Need to work till 1am on critical days like BD1 & BD15 and whenever there is a business requirement
• 3 days in a week is mandatory to report to office. No exceptions

Posting End Date:
23 Jan 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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 unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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