CRE Product Control - Senior Lead Business Aligned Finance Analyst

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a seasoned Product Controller responsible for supporting the Commercial Real Estate(CRE) Line of Business.

In this role, you will:

• Responsible for reviewing the daily Profit & Loss (P&L) – Comprehensive P&L, Buy &Hold (i.e. ‘Clean’) P&L, Volcker P&L, Front Office risk-based P&L.
• Credibly challenge and analyze the P&L by understanding how it was earned or lost, watching for signs of risk such as market abuse, by analyzing risk-drivers, news deals, funding charges, market changes, and other relevant factors.  
• Review and approve P&L adjustments across all P&L types – Comprehensive, Clean, Volcker.
• Analyze Volcker metrics to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with the rules.
• Provide high quality commentary on P&L and balance sheet drivers to senior management.
• Review large transactions to ensure they are booked and accounted for correctly, and that pricing is reasonable against market standards.
• Provide challenge and Finance subject matter expertise in the New Products approval process.
• Help to research and resolve P&L issues arising from incorrect trade bookings, system errors, and valuation discrepancies, using both Finance and Front Office systems.
• Oversee the month-end close process for P&L, including general ledger reconciliations, and substantiation of balance sheet at a detailed level.
• Coordinate with India Product Control team on all aspects of the Product Control function.
• Maintain accurate policies and procedures that are up to date and can be easily followed by internal and external audit groups.
• Ensure compliance with internal guidelines (e.g. COSO controls), and internal and external audit recommendations.
• Develop and improve upon internal controls through critical evaluation of current environment, with the goal of implementing consistent, industry best practices across the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Finance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• BS/BA degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Business

Required Qualifications for Europe, Middle East & Africa only:

• Experience in Finance or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of financial products: exposure to fixed income securities, derivatives, and foreign exchange
• Capital markets experience
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Financial modeling experience
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Familiarity with Wells Fargo Securities systems a plus (e.g Calypso, Broadridge, GMI, Opics
• Knowledge of Wells Fargo reporting systems and internal databases (i.e. IRIS, Essbase)
• Advanced desktop programming skills (SQL/Access/VBA/Excel)   

 

Posting End Date: 

28 Jul 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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 ri