Wells Fargo

Sr. Business Aligned Finance Analyst - Corporate Finance Advisory

Wells Fargo • $100K — $163K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of Finance experience or equivalent through work, training, military, or education.
  • Experience in finance, FP&A, investment banking, or strategy within financial services.
  • Familiarity with regulatory capital rules and liquidity standards.
  • Strong analytical skills for financial analysis and reporting.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills for financial modeling and executive presentations.
  • Familiarity with AI/GenAI tools for financial analysis, and enterprise planning systems.

Responsibilities

  • Assess business performance and competitive positioning to find financial improvement opportunities.
  • Perform ad hoc analyses related to profitability and business strategy metrics.
  • Support Finance leadership with high-profile presentation materials for boards and investors.
  • Build and maintain financial models and reporting packages.
  • Partner with FP&A for executive meetings, budget reviews, and variance analysis.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance data aggregation and analytical work.
  • Support methodologies and infrastructure improvements in Finance.

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life and critical illness insurance
  • Parental and caregiving leave
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement and scholarships for dependents
  • Adoption reimbursement
Full Job Description
About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Sr. Business Aligned Finance Analyst to work on the Corporate Finance Advisory (CFA) team. In this role you will drive strategic financial analysis, peer benchmarking, and executive reporting to support business performance and decision-making. At the direction of the senior most levels in Finance, work on ad hoc requests and project with impacts across the enterprise and providing broad exposure across the Finance organization (CFO teams, Investor Relations, Corporate Development, FP&A, Treasury, Controllers, etc.).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assess business performance and competitive positioning; identify financial improvement opportunities
  • Perform ad hoc analyses in support of key deliverables related to profitability/other key metric comparisons, business strategy, valuation and capital positioning vs competitors
  • Support Finance executive leadership on high-profile presentations, including Board and Investor Relations materials
  • Build and maintain financial models and recurring reporting packages
  • Partner and support core FP&A deliverables where needed: ad hoc analysis for executive meetings, Budget and Forecast reviews, management reporting, and actual-vs-plan variance analysis with driver commentary
  • Leverage AI-enabled tools (e.g., Copilot, GenAI platforms, ROGO, automation scripts) to accelerate data aggregation and enhance analytical work across ad hoc and recurring deliverables, improving turnaround speed and analytical depth
  • Support improvements to Finance methodologies and infrastructure
  • Support senior management discussions via key workstreams


Required Qualifications:
  • 4+ years of Finance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education


Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience within finance, FP&A, investment banking, strategy, or related roles covering the financial services industry
  • Familiarity with regulatory capital rules, liquidity standards, and asset/liability management practices
  • Proven ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership; Visual/verbal data trend presentation preparation for management reporting
  • Strong analytical skills specifically related to assembling and interpreting financial analyses to support deliverables across CFA and FP&A related to planning, forecasting, management reporting, and variance analysis
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills: financial modeling and proficiency creating presentations suitable for executive management
  • Familiarity with AI/GenAI tools and their practical application to financial analysis, modeling, or reporting automation (e.g., Excel Copilot, LLM tools like Rogo Felix, Python-based automation) a plus
  • Familiarity with enterprise planning systems (e.g., Oracle Hyperion Essbase), data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau),
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills


Job Expectations:
  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule from our 550 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 location.
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position
  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship


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.$100,000.00 - $163,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement


Posting End Date:

10 Oct 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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