Regulatory Reporting Lead Accountant - Fixed Term Contract

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a skilled Regulatory Reporting Lead Accountant with a strong financial and accounting background to join their team. Responsibilities include preparing and submitting prudential and financial regulatory reports, supporting change management projects and user testing with Axiom, participating in governance meetings like the Regulatory Interpretation Forum, and assessing the regulatory impact of new business ventures. This key position focuses on ensuring compliance with relevant regulations in regulatory returns and timely submission. You will also play a role in improving data analysis capabilities. Control activities are vital, and your role will involve evaluating and upholding their effectiveness. This role is critical in upholding regulatory compliance, enhancing data analysis capabilities, and overseeing control functions to ensure operational excellence. Join us in driving regulatory adherence and data analysis improvements for operational excellence. In this role, you will: Manage the performance of regulatory reporting production tasks as necessary, including: Run defined production processes involving data transformation, and as necessary adjustment, to create required outputs. Operate key production related controls, including investigation and resolution of issues where required. Perform analytical review of reporting output, including provision of commentary as necessary. Support development and maintenance of a robust and effective control environment: Work with control stakeholders to ensure that operating controls are fully aligned to the standards and expectations of the EMEA Controller function. Perform scheduled/recurring control testing in conjunction with control team members to assess status & effectiveness. Assist in development of ‘rules traceability’ tools and information to increase transparency on reporting approaches and outcomes. Participate in change management activities to support ongoing reporting accuracy and process efficiency: Partner with the change management and technology functions to support major change delivery, including (but not limited to) provision of technical/business requirements, engagement with testing, creation of revised operating models and supporting documentation. Engage with control partners across the three lines of defence: Answer technical queries on an ad-hoc basis. Provide reviewers with supporting information and rationales underpinning reporting treatments. Required Qualifications: Experience in Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Financial Reporting, Accounting Reporting, Risk Reporting, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education. Experience preparing regulatory returns for a financial services organization, ideally encompassing both US and International (UK/European capital & liquidity returns, as well as financial/statistical reporting) output. Strong knowledge of regulatory rules and instructions including (but not limited to) CRR2, MIFIDPRU, IFR/IFD, BoE statistical returns. Experience of performing technical or substantive reviews across regulatory reporting output. Strong communication skills, with the ability to present concisely and accurately to senior audiences. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently within a team structure. Innovative mindset, with a track record of process enhancement (enhancing efficiency, control, transparency). Understanding of regulatory/best in class expectations in respect of controls and governance. Honesty and integrity in all aspects of their work. Intuitive; fast learner with good problem-solving skills. Good time management and organisational skills. Knowledge of ‘NextGen’ tools such as Alteryx, Workiva, PowerBI and similar considered an advantage. Job Expectations: Wells Fargo operates a Hybrid working model combining office and home working. The requirement is a minimum of 3 days in the office. Posting End Date: 31 Mar 2025 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 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. 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