Lead Financial Controls Analyst

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Financial Controls Analyst - Business Process Automated Controls (BPACs) within the Enterprise COSO testing team. 
 
The Enterprise Finance function contains the Corporate Controllers division, which includes the Enterprise Controls & Oversight (EC&O) group. The Enterprise COSO testing team is a component of EC&O. Enterprise COSO testing professionals will have enterprise-wide exposure to key stakeholders within the external financial/risk/regulatory reporting infrastructure. 

The Enterprise COSO testing team supports the Company’s on-going objective of maintaining an industry-leading information technology control environment and is responsible for the following directives: 

• Providing meaningful assessments of Business Process Automated Controls (BPACs) covering risks that support financial and regulatory reporting. 
• Assessing compliance with Wells Fargo & Company’s COSO based policies for IT controls impacted by internal controls over financial reporting (SEC and Regulatory Reporting) and strategic planning for on-going IT control compliance with COSO policies (proactive anticipation of internal control related matters). 
• Monitoring new and emerging internal control related guidance and issues. 
• Providing consultation and subject matter expertise for process and IT control related matters including evaluating severity of control deficiencies and related remediation efforts. 
• Providing process and control support and thought leadership for projects. 
• Interfacing with external auditors, regulators and others on control related matters and, 
• Acting as a change agent for continual improvement of the control environment. 

In this role, you will:

• Consult with the line of business and enterprise functions on financial reporting, information technology governance, and control oversight matters 
• Identify compliance and risk management requirements and work with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives 
• Lead planning and execution of IT automated control testing, including control alignment, resource coordination, and testing strategy 
• Oversee execution of Test of Design (TOD) and Test of Effectiveness (TOE), ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment to control objectives 
• Provide technical interpretation of control design, system functionality, data flows, and IT dependencies, including root cause analysis of control deficiencies 
• Lead implementation of complex projects with companywide impact 
• Communicate and provide consultation to leadership across the enterprise 
• Lead initiatives to identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and control optimization 
• Oversee and participate in business process walkthroughs, ensuring risks, controls, and documentation are aligned 
• Challenge and refine control scope and testing approach based on changes in systems, processes, or risks 
• Assess impacts of system or application changes on control design and testing 
• Provide process and control support for governance and oversight projects 
• Collaborate with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals 
• Align with Internal Audit, external auditors, and stakeholders on testing approach, documentation, and reliance strategies 
• Identify and escalate control issues, testing delays, and stakeholder risks 
• Support preparation and review of control issue documentation (e.g., issue memos) 
• Oversee maintenance of key control systems and trackers to ensure data accuracy and completeness 
• Provide guidance and mentorship, including workpaper review and feedback to ensure audit-ready quality 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ 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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience assessing and documenting financial and/or regulatory risk and controls 
• Internal controls testing experience including Business Process Automated Controls (BPACs) and/or IT General Controls (ITGC) 
• Experience and understanding of SOX/COSO frameworks and regulatory agencies (Federal Reserve and OCC)  
• Experience partnering with financial and IT audit reams on integrated audits 
• Experience with large professional service firms 
• Experience with large financial institutions  
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills 
• Ability to present results of analyses and recommenda