Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

Wells Fargo is seeking a Financial Accountant to join the Tax Credit Accounting Team within the broader CIB, Treasury & Investment Portfolio Accounting Organization. This role will serve as an accounting resource for the Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance (REEF), Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) non-marketable equity investment portfolios.

Activities include applying various accounting methods for non-marketable equity investments across the portfolios. Typical activities also include working with the front office on new transactions and issues, participating in enhancing and championing a COSO compliant control environment and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of SEC and Regulatory reports and filings submitted by the group.

In this role, you will:

• Provide consultation to more experienced leadership for financial accounting related matters
• Perform complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts, developing financial statements and regulatory reports
• Gather and review financial data for financial and regulatory reports
• Review data from the general ledger, unit reports and various financial systems to ensure accuracy
• Prepare and review account reconciliations and certifications
• Analyze projects relating to financial accounting procedures, methods or systems
• Perform ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ 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:

• A BS/BA degree or higher in one or a combination of the following: Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or Reporting
• An active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• Big four public accounting experience
• Experience in tax operations, tax risk mitigation, or tax compliance in a large financial institution
• Knowledge and understanding of US GAAP financial statements or components preparation
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Ability to translate and summarize complex data into understandable, actionable information and recommendations
• Alteryx
• Essbase and/or SmartView experience

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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