Independent Testing Specialist

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Independent Testing Specialist in Wealth Investment Management Team

In this role, you will:

• Participate in less complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework.
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies within Independent Testing
• Support and implement less complex initiatives with low to moderate risk and exercise independent judgment to guide risk reporting, escalation, and resolution.
• Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in risk management framework and the risk and control environment.
• Collaborate and consult with colleagues, internal partners and management.

• 2+ years of experience in Internal Audit/Process Testing/Control Testing, Independent Testing.

• Familiar with building constructive and effective relationships and holds self-accountable for delivering on commitments and renegotiates when needed.
• Has familiarity with testing topics, risk types, line of business process walkthroughs, test results, researching, and issue identification.
• Gaining skills in listening without interrupting or instantly judging; asks clarifying questions as needed.
• Is familiar with abilities to evaluate both the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems and internal controls, while analyzing business and/or systems changes to determine impact.
• Proficient with quality assurance

• Executes review activities in an effective manner. May lead moderate to high risk or complex review activity engagements in a matrixed environment and communicates emerging risks to management.
• Completes review activities on schedule. Raises schedule delays to the review activity lead. Looks for opportunities to remediate schedule issues.
• Escalates any potential issues discovered during the completion of review activities to a review lead. Identifies potential corrective actions, and follows through on reporting, escalation, and resolution.
• Completes all documentation under limited supervision and appropriately retains all work papers (testing schedule, templates, work-papers, deferrals, deviations, etc.).
• Consults and implements initiatives with moderate to high risk.
• Internal interface with business regarding risk management. Limited to no external interaction.