Finance Control Associate

• About this role:

  Wells Fargo is seeking a Finance Control Associate.

  
  In this role, you will:

• Provide support for the line of business and enterprise functions on financial reporting information technology governance, and controls and oversight matters

• Provide oversight for testing and monitoring involving moderate risk subject matter or control areas

• Receive direction from manager and exercise independent judgment while developing understanding of certain elements of the company's Committee of Sponsoring Organizations policy and governance and oversight framework

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

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  Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months 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:
   

• University degree in Business or related discipline.

• Minimum of 6+ months of experience in IT audit and/or IT SoX advisory/consulting service or Public Accounting

• Experience with large financial institutions

• Strong knowledge of the COSO and COBIT 5 Frameworks.

• Prefer one or more of the following certifications: CISA, CISM, CISSP

• Practical experience performing and documenting IT audit/IT COSO ITGC/ITAC testing

• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to credibly challenge status quo

• Strong organization and prioritization skills

• Strong relationship management skills; ability to negotiate difficult positions without harming relationships

• Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills

• Intermediate Microsoft Visio skills

• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and achieve goals and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability.

• Job Responsibilities:

• Performing the following for IT Application Control (ITAC) and IT General Control (ITGC) testing 

• Partnering with IT/LOB Process Owners/Control Owners to document significant in-scope processes according to corporate COSO policy (both process narratives and process flow diagrams).  Additionally, assessing the appropriateness and completeness of key risk and key controls identified;

• Performing walkthroughs of significant processes and ensure required COSO documentation is accurate and reflects relevant  risk and key controls;

• Partnering with IT/LOB Process Owners/Control Owners in the creation of process risk assessments (RAM) as well as validating and challenging risk assessment conclusions;

• Validating and providing credible challenge to identified shared services, third party service providers, and significant applications.

• Performing COSO testing of key ITACs and ITGCs, including design effectiveness assessments and operating effectiveness testing.

• Validating and challenging documentation of control deficiencies, including issue description, root cause, unmitigated impact, and corrective actions;

• Analyzing the severity of control deficiencies and their impact to internal control over financial reporting.

• Validating corrective actions and issues and building relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders in the applicable line of business (IT) functions related to assigned process areas

• Assisting with projects impacting the team.

Posting End Date: 

*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 risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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