Wells Fargo Looking for Financial Accountant at Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

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About Wells Fargo India

Wells Fargo India enables global talent capabilities for Wells Fargo Bank NA., by supporting over half of Wells Fargo’s business lines and staff functions across Technology, Business Services, Risk Services and Knowledge Services. We are operating in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai locations. Learn more about Wells Fargo India at our International Careers website.

Department Overview

The APAC Controllers team is responsible for all entities in the Asia Pacific region to ensure among others the accuracy and completeness of its accounting and general ledger, timely and accurate local/US regulatory and financial reporting, adherence with regulatory requirements, management of audits and other quality assurance activities, and generally maintaining strong controls and governance for international businesses.

About the Role

The role requires a developed understanding of enterprise finance functional areas and responsible for internal financial management reporting to support the enterprise, working with business partners in conducting in-depth research of financial, operating and analyzing, interpreting and report findings. Also team member will closely work with multiple functions and strategies within Finance, Accounting, Regulatory, Risk, Operations and also will be involved in multiple strategic initiatives across the organization in parallel with all the below daily responsibilities and requirements. Domain Finance knowledge is required to lead the analysis of highly complex business problems across all business units that they will then solve and look for opportunities in automation of process solutions. Recommending business strategies or approaches and providing input to business strategic plans based on various analysis.

Responsibilities

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and onshore stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Support the project execution and governance by tracking deadlines, deliverables, resources, and timelines throughout the project process.
• Ability to work on multiple projects/Initiatives, meet deadlines and organize and prioritize assignments
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills which support and enable sound decision making
• Displays willingness to make independent and timely decisions, exhibits sound judgment, and accepts responsibility for results. Confident decision maker.
• Initiate and support new projects and implementation
• Create/review SOP’s and process mapping
• Creating PowerPoint presentations
• Establishing strong relationships with business partners and working closely to understand impacts
• Preparation and review of journals.
• Preparation/Review of various business reports like Forex Reports, Cash Flow statements, ALCO reports etc.,
• Preparation of statutory & Tax Financial statements and ability to respond to audit queries and provide required audit support.
• Understand various geography reporting requirements and local tax reporting requirements.
• Have quick learning skills and ability to work in dynamic work environment.
• Should be open to changes and ability to adopt to change quickly.
• Should be able to deliver quality work under tight deadlines

Essential Qualifications

• Qualified CA/CFA/ICWA/MBA-Finance with 6-7 years of experience in Projects, initiatives and strategies in Finance & Accounting
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in financial services sector, preferably in Banking.
• Has strong initiative and ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Power point
• Candidate should be flexible to work in 8.30AM to 5.30PM shift and might require working on weekends

Desired Qualifications

• 6 to 7 years of relevant experience in operations roles.
• Experience working with US GAAP and/or IFRS
• Advance knowledge of PowerPoint and/or the creation of executive financial briefings

Shift Timings : 13:30 to 22:3

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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 US: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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