Become A Finance Technician

* Demonstrates competence of engineering concepts, theories and principles combined with business insights
* Integrates and applies elements of other disciplines to solve problems
* Works independently on whole design, development, configuration or operational support for projects and problems of increasing scope and impact
* Makes decisions which influence and impact the success of team owned projects and/or efforts
* Identifies trends that warrant immediate attention
* Develops solutions using a variety Java, .Net, and open source technologies in an iterative manner
* Strives for continuous improvement of code quality and development practices
* Works in a DevOps model to own the end to end solution from development to delivery and support
* Participates in design and code review to ensure quality and testability of feature code
* Implements test automation to validate new and existing code
* Adjusts positively to quickly-changing priorities and shifting goals
* Contributes to story definition, sizing and work estimates for implementation, validation, delivery and documentation

* Assist in month-end close activities: preparing and submitting journal entries, working with budget owners to develop accruals, preparing expense and balance sheet account reconciliations and preparing detailed spending reports (overtime, temporary workers, etc.).
* Responsible for bi-weekly payroll.
* This includes collecting and reviewing for accuracy all time records, importing the data to the Colgate Business Services team, resolution of all discrepancies and reporting as needed.
* Work with Plant Controller and Finance Team Leader to prepare accurate and detailed reporting of overtime spending by reason code vs.
* Budget/Latest estimate.
* Collaborate with Plant Human Resources to validate absenteeism and paid time off to ensure accurate payroll reporting and payroll-related accruals.
* Administering all functions related to the plant Company Store, including ordering and stocking of supplies, ordering product, cash register maintenance and running the store one day a week.
* Individual will work closely with the Finance Team Leader on weekly deposit reconciliations and review & counting of inventory levels.
* Maintain and reconcile Petty Cash
* Create purchase requisitions and convert to purchase orders after approval as requested.
* Monitor purchase order reports in eBuy and SAP to ensure timely and accurate goods receipts.
* Drive improvement activities in A/P to reduce transactional costs and increase value-added reporting capabilities to the plant, including working with plant personnel to ensure timely resolution of invoices in query resolution.
* Administration of new vendor set up, master vendor list and filing systems.
* Participate in capital project closures in coordination with the plant Engineering team and Plant Controller to include verification of payments and supporting documentation, reconciliation of vendor spending reports to SAP account activity and reconciliation of capital purchase commitments.
* Participate in full physical inventories, assisting in researching inventory variances.
* Participate in the preparation of the plant’s annual operating budget, latest estimates and standard costs.
* Maintain Plant’s open commitments list in SAP.
* Work with budget owners to ensure open Purchase Orders are closed in a timely manner.
* Sarbanes
* Oxley audit monthly and annual testing.
* Participation on cross-functional teams and special projects, as needed

* The Strategic Initiatives team is a component of the Corporate Financial Reporting team which resides within the Finance division of Wells Fargo spanning across all segments of the Company.
* The Corporate Financial Reporting team consists of approximately 200 individuals with varying degrees of skillsets.
* The Strategic Initiatives team is a newly created team within Corporate Financial Reporting with the responsibility to drive quality, execute effectiveness initiatives, and ensure strategic initiatives are successfully accomplished.
* This group is dedicated to process control improvement and the betterment of corporate reporting for regulatory filings as well as legal entity reporting.
* The Strategic Initiatives team works closely with the other components of the Corporate Financial Reporting team as well as many other departments and businesses throughout the Company.
* The Strategic Initiatives team is in process of building its depth and bandwidth given the increased level of strategic initiatives and overall Corporate Financial Reporting projects.
* This position is an important aspect to the success of these initiatives.
* This role will act as an advocate for senior management in the execution of strategic initiatives important to the Corporate Financial Reporting team.
* Primary responsibilities include ensuring that strategic initiatives are organized, communicated proactively, involve all necessary stakeholders, and executed effectively in-line with firm-wide initiatives.
* A candidate in this role is required to have a strong understanding and knowledge of financial institutions, various departments, businesses, and products common to such organizations.
* Additionally, a successful candidate will need to partner with other functions throughout the firm (operations, technology, compliance, risk management, legal, etc.) to accomplish strategic initiatives.
* The position also requires a broad knowledge base in technical accounting for financial products along with understanding the economics of such transactions including risk mitigation, allowing the candidate to draw parallels to such concepts in understanding and evaluating the corresponding reporting requirements.
* Along with project management, this role provides technical expertise regarding accounting, SEC reporting and regulatory information and research.
* Duties include leadership of cross functional/virtual teams to strategize, plan and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives.
* Examples might include, but are not limited to: finance/operational/executive management review coordination, process improvement and redesign, change management initiatives, ongoing oversight of a leadership / diversity/ recognition / Q12 or general program oversight.
* Provides leadership in the integration/implementation of programs / services /initiatives with cross functional business partners, recognizing the significance of competing priorities and strategies, and adjusting as necessary.
* Develops metrics and tracks/evaluates performance of programs, services and initiatives.
* Ensures plans/programs adhere to appropriate policies and regulations.
* In addition to the above, this position will be responsible for the following:
* Identify areas for improvement and drive implementation of strategic financial reporting initiatives.
* Proactively lead the team in remediating REG/SEC deficiencies throughout the financial reporting team.
* Understand interconnections and direction of various firm-wide strategic initiatives to ensure all change management activities/decisions are in-line with such initiatives.
* Understanding interaction between FASB accounting updates, business impacts and how that impacts related financial products in order to fully understand impacts to SEC & REG reporting.
* Provide consistent guidance to all stakeholders and influence outcomes while taking ownership for all projects under direct supervision.
* Ensure all stakeholders are identified and actively involved in the applicable project, setting up and leading steering committee discussions as necessary.
* Execute independently on certain strategic initiatives
* Represent Wells Fargo within applicable industry groups and accounting related industry initiatives

* You will analyze financial transactions to ensure the data is current and accurate in accordance with financial management policies and procedures.
* You will extract data from electronic records to prepare reports on the status of pay actions within the organization.
* You will maintain ledgers and arrange funding data to keep track of budgetary transactions.
* You will provide technical work in support of the receipt, disbursement, examination, deposit and custody of cash items.
* You will provide advice to employees, supervisors, financial specialists and personnel on pay related rules, regulations, and procedures

* Manage actionable and timely insights to business leaders on Medicare membership to ensure accurate and timely financial / statistical reports and data
* Develop methods and criteria for measuring and summarizing financial data and preparing complex analyses
* Ensure departmental adherence to corporate guidelines, performance standards and all applicable laws and regulations
* Build reconciliation systems, migrating data to a single platform and aligning Humana’s internal reporting with the Enterprise Data Warehouse
* Identify the root cause and recommend solutions based upon data and feedback on issues
* Think outside the box on developing new tools and capabilities on how we drive insights in our Medicare business
* Identify strategic opportunities for improving the financial performance and member outcomes though rigorous data analysis
* Other projects as assigned