Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong financial reporting governance and internal controls experience to join our Governance and Oversight team within the Corporate Controller group as a subject matter expert (SME). This role supports enterprise-wide governance over the financial and regulatory reporting control environment, including COSO-based policy expectations, control environment assessments, deficiency evaluation, and oversight of key reporting control maters.

The team supports the company’s on-going objective of maintaining a strong financial and regulatory reporting control environment and is responsible for:

• Developing, maintaining, and providing oversight of COSO-based policies and governance expectations for financial and regulatory reporting controls.
• Assessing the effectiveness and maturity of the financial and regulatory reporting control environment.
• Providing subject matter expertise on control design, deficiency evaluation, remediation and emerging reporting control matters.
• Monitoring internal control and regulatory reporting developments and facilitating training or communication to impacted stakeholders.
• Supporting enterprise initiatives that strengthen governance, consistency, and continuous improvement across the reporting controls environment.

In this role, you will:

• Consult with lines of business and enterprise functions on financial and regulatory reporting governance internal controls and oversight matters.
• Provide oversight and subject matter expertise for complex financial and regulatory reporting control assessments, including control environment trends, identified deficiencies, and remediation consolidations.
• Provide technical interpretation of financial and regulatory reporting control requirements and translate complex matters into practical guidance, governance expectations, and leading practices.
• Lead initiates to strengthen process design, identify key reporting risk points, evaluate control deficiencies, severity, and support consistent remediation oversight.
• Lead or support enterprise initiatives that modernize, simplify, and strengthen the financial and regulatory reporting control framework.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Reporting or Business and Technology Audit experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• A Master of Business Administration or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• 4+ years of Big Four public accounting experience
• Financial services industry experience
• Experience with internal controls over financial reporting, internal control over regulatory reporting, and COSO-based control expectations
• Experience with banking regulatory reporting, a reporting governance, external reporting control environments, or Federal Reserve/OCO regulatory expectations
• Audit, assurance, or controls advisory experience related to financial or regulatory reporting
• Experience evaluating control deficiencies, issue management, remediation plans, or severity assessments
• Executive-ready written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex control matters into clear guidance and influence senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, drive accountability, and collaborate effectively across organization levels in a dynamic environment

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule in our 11625 N. Community House Road Charlotte, NC or 550 S. 4th Street Minneapolis, MN locations.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$119,000.00 - $206,000.00

Posting End Date:

16 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.

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:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

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