Financial Controls Manager
Current• Leads 11 direct reports, with experience serving as interim senior manager for team of 40 individuals. Onshore and offshore team is responsible for the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), Securities and Operations Accounting (SOA), and Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) audit areas, overseeing compliance with Wells Fargo’s Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) based policies for internal controls related to SEC, Regulatory, and Broker Dealer reporting.• Leads department-wide training initiatives for 250+ team members, ensuring compliance with COSO-based policies. Training initiatives include partnering with Learning & Development to create the company’s first CPE-eligible trainings within Develop You.• Manages team member workload, evaluates staffing levels and hiring needs, conducts yearly planning, leads pre-walkthrough and walkthrough meetings, identifies areas of significant risk, reviews workpaper documentation, oversees and reports on the completion of testing, coordinates with internal and external auditors, and presents findings and testing conclusions to senior leadership.• Developed risk assessable unit (RAU) risks, controls, and flowcharts during RCSA workshops as key contact representing COSO control testing function.• Established COSO quality assurance program to demonstrate commitment to quality, transparency, and accountability in the testing of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR).