About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Independent Testing Officer.

In this role, you will:

• The Lead Independent Testing Officer will be responsible for completing timely and high quality validation activities, as well as, for identifying issues, validation concerns, and observations, recommending corrective actions, presenting results of validation reviews, interfacing with business partners, and writing reports.
• Leads multiple engagements with assigned testing resources in a matrixed environment as an individual contributor; validates highly complex remediations
• Possesses strong risk acumen and functional knowledge of procedures, risks, controls, compliance, testing, assessment of findings, escalation, and reporting, while developing business acumen
• Strong knowledge of risk profile of engagement review's subject matter (i.e. LOB, Enterprise Function, risk program, etc.)
• Leads planning and scoping activities and assessment of adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems, and control environment and ensures market/ business/ regulatory changes are incorporated
• Responsible for determining engagement's scope and approach for engagement management approval
• Leads engagement execution activities and performs quality reviews, assesses findings, and escalates to engagement management
• Leads report preparation, review, and distribution activities ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procedures
• Leads collaborative team activities support of engagement's overall review activities
• Manages stakeholders' relationships exercising effective communication behaviors
• Lead complex initiatives executing moderate to high risk or complex review activities and engagements in a matrixed environment
• Communicate emerging risks with broad impact and act as key participant in large scale planning for Independent Testing
• Develop and design methodologies and standards for review activities across the enterprise in alignment with the risk management framework
• Review and research complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks and controls
• Make decisions in complex situations requiring solid understanding of risk management framework and the risk and control environment that influence and lead enterprise testing to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with Audit, Legal, external agencies, and regulatory bodies to resolve risk related topics
• Lead project teams and mentor individuals

• 5+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience in risk management (includes control testing, compliance, financial crimes, operational risk, internal audit, business process management)
• Experience in Issue Management and Issue Validation
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Experience creating, executing, and documenting compliance, control, and business process testing
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience reviewing testing strategies and methodologies; evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, products and internal controls; and identifying issues

• Minimum 4 years at Big Four or super regional public accounting firms or financial industry with experience in business process, regulatory, audit and/or advisory/consulting services
• Demonstrated success with influencing business units to identify, formulate and implement processes/procedures to mitigate risk