Financial Controls Senior Manager

at  Wells Fargo

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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WELLS FARGO RECRUITMENT AND HIRING REQUIREMENTS:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Reporting, Business and Technology Audit experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management experienc

Desired Qualifications:

• A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Designation
• 5+ years Big Four/super regional public accounting firm experience in IT audit and/or IT SOX advisory/consulting service
• 5+ years of experience leading teams that perform IT audit and/or IT application controls testing at peer-size companies
• Ability to present to senior level executives
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory agencies: Federal Reserve and OCC
• Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization
• Prefer one or more of the following certifications: CISA, CISM, CISSP
• Practical experience performing IT audit and/or IT application controls testing process re-engineering/process improvement
• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to credibly challenge status quo; significant experience with continuous improvement of application control testing processes and results
• Strong executive relationship management skills: ability to negotiate difficult positions without harming relationships
• Experience integrating offshore and/or third-party resources into IT audit/IT testing organizatio

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Controls Senior Manager to support our Technology ITGC team. This team supports the firm’s maintenance of an effective system of internal control over reporting by performing testing of information technology (IT) general internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting that are designed to meet regulatory and industry-expected standards of excellence. We accomplish this in the following ways:

• Partner with lines of business, the COSO testing team, IT lines of business, and the EC&O Governance and Oversight team to identify key applications associated with significant business processes.
• Manage the Significant Applications Matrix (SAM) process and publish the SAM monthly.
• Partner with Enterprise Information Technology (EIT), Enterprise Information Security (EIS), and Enterprise Data & Analytics (EDA) to identify Information Technology General Controls (ITGCs) that align with using the COBIT 5 Framework.
• Perform control design assessment and operating effectiveness testing of ITGCs for significant applications.
• Perform validation testing over IT issues logged deemed to have COSO impact after corrective actions have been completed.
• Support our external auditor’s requests for information to complete their IT work related to the SOX and SOC1 audits.

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of individual contributors and managers in roles responsible for complex subject matter
• Oversee control areas related to financial reporting, information technology governance and controls or oversight matters
• Design, manage, and execute programs that test and monitor compliance with governance and oversight framework
• Communicate and provide strategic consultation to executive leadership throughout the enterprise
• Lead multiple initiatives around process design, identification of important risk points, evaluating severity of control deficiencies and monitoring of related remediation
• Lead implementation of complex projects and initiatives with companywide impact
• Oversee effective consultation and reporting related to multiple elements of the company’s policy, governance, and oversight framework
• Make decisions that have a significant and direct impact on function and direct impact on line of businesses
• Recommend compliance and risk management requirements for supported area and works with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Interact with leadership to provide support and drive strategic initiatives for the business
• Interact with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums
• Lead a team of managers, individual contributors, and virtual teams in accomplishing goals
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in Enterprise Finance
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Reporting, Business and Technology Audit experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management experience

Desired Qualifications:

• A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Designation
• 5+ years Big Four/super regional public accounting firm experience in IT audit and/or IT SOX advisory/consulting service
• 5+ years of experience leading teams that perform IT audit and/or IT application controls testing at peer-size companies
• Ability to present to senior level executives
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory agencies: Federal Reserve and OCC
• Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization
• Prefer one or more of the following certifications: CISA, CISM, CISSP
• Practical experience performing IT audit and/or IT application controls testing process re-engineering/process improvement
• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to credibly challenge status quo; significant experience with continuous improvement of application control testing processes and results
• Strong executive relationship management skills: ability to negotiate difficult positions without harming relationships
• Experience integrating offshore and/or third-party resources into IT audit/IT testing organization

Job Expectations:

• This position is no eligible for Visa sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule