Senior Finance Analyst - RCSA/Control

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Business Accountability Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within business and contribute to large-scale, cross-functional planning related to mitigation of current and emerging business risk issues and concerns

• Assess, analyze, and design moderately complex controls, protocols, and approaches with respect to risk mitigation and the control environment, including ensuring effective planning for sustainability, ongoing control adherence, reporting, measurement, technology impacts, and monitoring

• Independently make decisions and resolve moderately complex issues while leveraging solid understanding of the business’s functional area or products, operations, and regulatory environment; facilitate decision-making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans; lead peers and key business partners to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to address current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance or support in interpreting, developing, and implementing risk-mitigating strategies

• Partner with peers and the business in interactions with external parties to support appropriateness and timeliness of response, and effectiveness of communications and materials

• May serve as a mentor for lower-level staff

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of risk management, business controls, quality assurance, business operations, compliance, or process experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:  work experience, training, military experience, education

 

Desired Qualification:   

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
• 4+ years of experience in Finance Risk & Controls, Internal Controls, Audit, or Risk Management
• Strong understanding of RCSA framework, Internal Control Policy, and audit lifecycle
• Experience performing control testing, documentation, and issue remediation
• Proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of Power BI / reporting tools
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills

                

Job Expectation:

Risk & Control Execution

• Execute and support end‑to‑end Technology Finance controls, including both key and non‑key controls across multiple service areas.
• Perform monthly and quarterly control testing, including validation of supporting documentation, evidence retention, and pass/fail assessments.
• Identify control exceptions, assess root cause, and partner with control owners on remediation actions.
• Support control procedure documentation, updates, and standardization to ensure audit‑ready artifacts.

RCSA & Governance Support

• Support annual RCSA refresh activities and ongoing maintenance of suite of Tech Finance control inventory.
• Assist in identifying control gaps, emerging risks, and opportunities for control enhancements.
• Support issue management by tracking, validating, and closing self‑identified and audit‑identified issues.

Audit, Review & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Internal Audit, IT&V, and second‑line teams during control design and effectiveness reviews.
• Prepare walkthrough materials, control evidence, and responses for audit and review engagements.
• Act as a key liaison between India and U.S. teams within the global Technology Finance Risk & Control model.

Analytics, Automation & AI Enablement

• Practical experience using AI‑enabled tools (e.g., Copilot or similar platforms) to:
  • Analyze financial and control‑related data
  • Summarize findings and prepare control documentation
  • Improve efficiency in testing, reporting, and validation activities
• Ability to apply AI responsibly within a risk and control environment, ensuring outputs are reviewed, validated, and audit‑appropriate
• Experience leveraging digital tools (e.g., Excel automation, workflow tools, reporting platforms) to reduce manual effort and improve control execution consistency

Operational Excellence​

• Ensure adherence to timelines, quality standards, and documentation requirements.
• Maintain strong attention to detail while working across complex datasets and control environments.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability in managing assigned controls and deliverables.

Posting End Date: 

27 Jul 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

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b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.