About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Finance Analyst...

In this role, you will:

• Participate in functions related to financial research and reporting
• Forecast analysis of key metrics, as well as other financial consulting related to business performance, operating and strategic reviews
• Identify opportunities for process improvements within the scope of responsibilities
• Research moderate to complex financial data in support of management decision-making for a business
• Create and communicate various activities such as product pricing, product, and portfolio performance
• Exercise independent judgment to guide key metrics forecasting, closing data and validation
• Present recommendations for resolving all aspects of delivering key forecasting projections as well as financial reporting to support monthly and quarterly forecasting
• Develop expertise on reporting that meets brand standards and internal control standards
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

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

• CA / CMA / MBA Graduate with financial or banking sectors experience
• Progressive track record of management reporting experience with familiarity of running and or working in a geographically diverse team
• Strong Financial analysis and experience in providing timely and relevant recommendations to drive business decisions and outcomes
• Demonstrable change management skills, particularly those involving process re-engineering and systems change
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to give presentations and briefings to senior management
• Creative and strategic thinking skills, including the ability to analyze business transactions and identify key Finance risks/mitigating controls,
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain high energy levels
• Must be able to work independently with positive collaboration within a fast paced, team environment

• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills
• Exposure to key accounting tools like Oracle Financials, Essbase etc.
• High integrity and do what is right, fair and respectful
• Innovative problem solver
• Relationship building skills
• Attention to detail - Recognizes the importance of detail to ensure data integrity
• Comfortable to work in Rotational shifts
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) skills and exposure to tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx would be an added advantage

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FPA) activities
  • Tracking and execution of CIB management reporting deliverables. This is aligned with financial data, analysis and insights provided to US Banking LOB business partners
  • Forecasting on the annual plans, 5 year, outlook and rolling forecasts with monitoring and tracking against the outlook.
  • Understand and where required, communicate on details of revenues, direct and indirect operating expense planning and analysis.
  • Ad-hoc management reporting analysis on Banking balance sheet, income and expense items.
• Data analytics and management
  • Maintain Essbase data, organization hierarchies, data mapping
  • Loading and analysis data on large data sets
  • Advanced Excel and moderate Visual Basic skills would be an advantage
• Presentations and documentation, as required
  • Prepare presentations based on FPA insights and reviews for senior management
  • Maintain process documentation and maps, SOPs, etc.
  • Standardize presentations across multiple stakeholder
• Project support
  • Execution support of Banking strategic initiatives
  • Participate or manage ad-hoc project that may arise from Finance project initiatives
• Control activities and operational Risk support
  • Develop processes and infrastructure controls to ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant Wells Fargo's policies and procedures.
  • Issue management support to close, monitor, build controls, etc.
  • Operational support of model risk, end user computing tools, tracking, remediation, etc.
  • Maintain and support business continuity plans
• Produce complex reporting and analytics to provide management with meaningful insight into underlying drivers impacts balances and income forecasts
• Ensure accurate recurring deliverables are completed timely, establish controlled processes, and support ongoing strategic initiatives such as forecast transformation efforts, process improvements, forecasting model built-out and enhancement, etc.
• Constantly look for opportunities to improve processes, enhance controls, and build advanced analytics
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to meet deadlines, resolve issues and achieve goals
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements