Financial Accountant

Job Description

In this role at Wells Fargo as a Financial Accountant, you will provide consultation to more experienced leadership for financial accounting related matters. You will perform complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, developing financial statements, and regulatory reports. Your responsibilities will include gathering and reviewing financial data for financial and regulatory reports, reviewing data from the general ledger, unit reports, and various financial systems to ensure accuracy, preparing and reviewing account reconciliations and certifications, analyzing projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods, or systems, and performing ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies. Additionally, you will provide functional advice and training to individuals, support compliance and risk management requirements, and collaborate and consult with stakeholders throughout the enterprise.Qualifications Required:- 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, educationDesired Qualifications:- Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA/MBA-Finance with 10-14 years of experience in Finance & Accounting- Significant experience in accounting, analytics, financial reporting, accounting reporting, or risk reporting- Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy- Knowledge of GL systems and accounting control policies- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills- Understanding of control and risk environments related to processesJob Expectations:- Experience with data analytic tools (such as Essbase, Access, and/or SQL)- Ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills- Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines- Experience using mortgage systems to include one or more of the following: Black Knight-MSP/Fidelity, SHAW, Oracle Essbase, and Oracle General Ledger (GL)- Direct mortgage experience with HFS/HFI portfolios preferredAbout Wells Fargo:Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $2.0 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,500 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com), and mobile banking. With approximately 273,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargos vision is to satisfy customers financial needs and help them succeed financially. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.About Wells Fargo India:Wells Fargo India enables global talent capabilities for Wells Fargo Bank NA, supporting business lines and staff functions across Technology, Operations, Risk, Audit, Process Excellence, Automation, Product, Analytics, and Modeling in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai locations.Department Overview:The CLG Accounting team performs various mortgage accounting functions for Business Units, such as the Consumer Lending Group (CLG). The accounting operations functions within Consumer Lending Accounting are primarily responsible for performing general ledger mortgage accounting loan transfers and validations, as well as reconciliation and resolution functions, in support of CLG. In this role at Wells Fargo as a Financial Accountant, you will provide consultation to more experienced leadership for financial accounting related matters. You will perform complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, developing financial statements, and regulatory reports. Your responsibilities will include gathering and reviewing financial data for financial and regulatory reports, reviewing data from the general ledger, unit reports, and various financial systems to ensure accuracy, preparing and reviewing account reconciliations and certifications, analyzing projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods, or systems, and performing ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies. Additionally, you will provide functional advice and training to individuals, support compliance and risk management requirements, and collaborate and consult with stakeholders throughout the enterprise.Qualifications Required:- 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, educationDesired Qualifications:- Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA/MBA

Keyskills :
Financial AccountingFinancial StatementsFinancial ControlRisk ManagementComplianceData AnalyticsMicrosoft OfficeAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationRegulatory ReportsAccount ReconciliationsGL SystemsAccounting Control Policies