About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Corporate Accounting Engine Transformation Lead to support transformation initiatives for the Corporate Accounting Engine platform. The role focuses on documenting high quality accounting requirements and partnering with technology leads, Group controllers to re-build an efficient and scalable accounting engine system. The role leads various stakeholders through the planning, analysis, and implementation phases of each initiative.

In this role, you will:

• Corporate Accounting Engine Transformation Lead to support transformation initiatives for the Corporate Accounting Engine platform. The role focuses on documenting high quality accounting requirements and partnering with technology leads, Group controllers to re-build an efficient and scalable accounting engine system. The role leads various stakeholders through the planning, analysis, and implementation phases of each initiative.

  
  In this role, you will:

• Act as a liaison between IT and finance/accounting (Group controllers) functions.

• Lead deep dive work sessions with accounting domain partners and document high quality accounting requirements

• Partner with technology leads across the General Ledger ecosystem to align accounting requirements to build an efficient and scalable accounting engine system

• Support development of the Corporate Accounting product roadmaps, prioritization of epics, features, and user stories

• Build test strategies and plans. Write and execute test scripts.

• Communicate practices and procedures for proper financial control functions in accordance with the company's internal controls policies

• Provide work guidance or mentorship to peers or junior members of the team

• Apply extensive specialized knowledge and act as an internal consultant or final authority in area of expertise

• Lead implementation of the most complex projects or initiatives impacting multiple lines of business or across the enterprise

• Identify compliance and risk management requirements for supported area and works with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives

• Provide strategic consultation to leadership

• Support business as usual changes from line of business accounting teams.

Required Qualifications:

5+ 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, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with computer-based accounting systems

• Experience gathering accounting requirements used to build accounting systems

• Experience leading complex projects or initiatives impacting multiple lines of business or across the enterprise

• Experience building large scale financial banking system implementations with hands on involvement in requirements gathering, testing, training, deployment

• Good understanding of multi-currency enabled General ledger Eco systems

• Strong understanding of “generally accepted accounting principles”

• Experience using big data/Cloud/query data tools.

• Ability to build business relationships with multiple stakeholder groups in accounting and technology

• Strong written, analysis and oral communication skills, with ability to communicate with various levels within the organization

Job Expectations:

• Work in one of the locations listed/hybrid schedule

• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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