Executive Director, EMEA Head of Capital and Disclosure Reporting

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Manager in Finance – International Controllers to provide functional leadership for Prudential Regulatory Reporting across all entities and branches within the EMEA Region. This role will serve as a key finance partner and ensure that the external and internal reporting are prepared and submitted under the International Controllers’ risk and control framework.

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team supporting large, complex functional areas related to financial accounting.
• Work with management to establish companywide strategic plans and objectives, directing and controlling accounting, internal controls and reporting functions and activities.
• Act as the subject matter expert or final authority in specified accounting disciplines.
• Provide technical interpretation on various matters and is essential in building and adopting best practices within the functional area.
• Lead implementation of complex projects and initiatives impacting one or more lines of business.
• Interact with leadership to provide support and drive strategic initiatives for the business.
• Recommend compliance and risk management requirements for supported area and works with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives.
• Provide strategic consultation to leadership throughout the enterprise.
• Interact with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums.
• Lead a team of managers, consultants, cross functional or virtual teams in accomplishing goals.
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in Enterprise Finance.
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.
• Provide functional leadership for Prudential Regulatory Reporting across all entities and branches within the EMEA Region.
• Is Responsible for the external prudential regulatory submission for UK (Wells Fargo Securities International Limited), France (Wells Fargo Securities Europe), and Ireland (Wells Fargo Bank International Unlimited Company ) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), The French Prudential and Supervisory Authority (ACPR), and Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), and the internal ownership and communication of the prudential figures.
• Ensure the regulatory disclosures (e.g. MIFIDPRU Disclosure, IFR Disclosure, and Pillar 3) are published timely and in line with the underlying regulations and directives.
• Manage key senior stakeholders’ relationships and communications about regulatory reporting for the entities listed above.
• Ensure there is a robust regulatory assumption and interpretation framework in relation to the outcomes the team manage and that this is effectively governed, communicated, and managed.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities (e.g. reporting automation, reporting visualisation, and control enhancements).
• Communicate efficiently and regularly progress on regulatory reporting to management, escalate issues that require management attention.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including the FCA, CBI, and ACPR through Regulatory Relations when needed.
• Develop a high-performing team culture with a focus on talent development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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, education
• Management or leadership experience.
• Significant Finance experience demonstrated through work experience and education.
• Significant years of management or leadership experience running large teams or complex processes.
• Post-graduate qualification in Finance, Accountancy, or Risk related discipline.
• Deep knowledge and exposure to banking and capital markets products and prudential regulatory requirements linked to those products.
• Excellent prudential regulatory knowledge with experience of managing and reporting to key ratios.
• Strong history of managing stakeholders at various levels up to and including Board level.
• Proven ability to translate complex data into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrated track record of driving process improvements, automation, and reporting efficiency.
• Proven ability to analyse, understand, and articulate complex technical problems and to develop high value propositions.
• Ability to operate in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Proven track record of delivering strong risk and control frameworks as evidenced by oversight teams such as Internal Audit.
• Strong understanding control expectations, and proven leadership ability to set correct tone from the top with team members.
• Strong understanding of and proven track record on delivering to regulatory expectations relating to governance, controls, data quality, documentation, accountability, and reporting integrity.
• Deep knowledge of capital management and ICARA/ICAAP processes.

Posting End Date:

*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.

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