Senior Independent Testing Specialist - Finance

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Sr. Independent Testing Specialist within the Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V) Finance group as part of Corporate Risk. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

IT&V is responsible for establishing and maintaining a consolidated Enterprise Testing program at the corporate level and teams are responsible for implementing the Enterprise Testing methodology, standards, and executing group specific testing.

The IT&V team is seeking a Senior Independent Testing Specialist to support the IT&V Enterprise Functions (EF) Finance testing and validation team. This role will contribute to a high-performing team of testing and validation professionals with subject matter expertise in a financial institution. Finance functions, including but not limited to financial planning & analysis, cost allocations, stress testing, product control and pricing, international business/regional reporting, Treasury support activities, SEC and regulatory reporting, and internal control frameworks for financial reporting.

In this role, you will:

• Serve in either a testing execution and/or lead capacity, participating in complex testing engagements in a matrixed environment, and communicating emerging risks to management
• Lead and support efforts to effectively challenge risks in the end-to-end reporting processes and evaluate controls designed to mitigate those risks
• Partner with business partners to understand the environment and related initiatives to develop appropriate and complementary testing procedures
• Execute substantive outcome-based testing of regulatory and risk reports with limited supervision
• Document test results and timely escalation of exceptions identified 
• Proactively communicate issues to stakeholders including ownership, while providing recommendations to management
• Develop clear and concise reporting to be shared with IT&V management and Front-Line Units
• Lead or participate in moderate to high risk or complex review activities in a matrixed environment and communicate emerging risks to management within Independent Testing
• Contribute to large scale planning related to Independent Testing deliverables
• Review and research moderately complex potential corrective actions, and follow through on reporting, escalation, and resolution
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs and controls according to standards and other applicable policies
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet Independent Testing deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment
• Collaborate and consult with colleagues, internal partners, management and lines of business regarding risk management

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Public accounting firm experience in business process, regulatory, or compliance audits and/or business process, regulatory, or advisory/consulting service
• Demonstrated success with influencing business units to identify, formulate and implement processes/procedures to mitigate risk
• Demonstrated negotiation skills, especially with difficult topics when partnering with lines of business. This includes the willingness and ability to question decisions, understand direction and escalate issues, where necessary
• Exposure to bank financial reporting requirements, such as familiarity with CCAR related processes
• Foundational understanding of Finance functions and related supervisory expectations for large financial institutions
• Strong knowledge of the COSO Framework and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) programs
• Experience using and/or knowledge of key risk and control considerations for key finance applications and tools.
• Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Testing
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.  
• Ability to research trends and analyze data.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to drive and lead organizational change, prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Strong strategic and conceptual thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to m