I would generally not recommend this position to new accounting graduates - Audit Associate Wells Fargo Employee Review

2.0
Mar 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good Starting Salary, Vacation, Medium Workload, and Retirement Benefits

Cons

I spent ten months with Wells Fargo. I spent six months doing work that was completely unrelated to my auditing job with the RCC team. I understood that this was due to COVID-19 and dealt with it. When I finally made it to my audit team I received very little guidance on what my job was, how to do it, and when tasks were due. Things were continuing to get worse as time went on and I felt that these factors were making doing the audit with a reasonable standard of competency impossible. I was told that other audit associates had different experiences on their teams but this was also told to me by the recruiter during what was effectively an exit interview. Training is very inconsistent in quality and depends largely on which audit team you are assigned. The work itself is fairly easy but it requires accessing multiple systems of record and these are not intuitive systems that you'll be able to find by guesswork. You'll need training on how to do all of this as well and that was largely the problem I ran into with my team. I felt like my degree in accounting and previous work experience in accounting were largely useless here. Ultimately I left because I felt that my lack of knowledge was negatively affecting my performance on the job and also my teams performance as they relied on my to do audit work and other work.

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5.0
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Pros

Great company to build experience and grow professionally. The benefits and PTO were excellent, and there were many opportunities for career development and internal growth. I learned a lot during my time there, especially in operations, customer service, and working in a fast-paced environment. Management was supportive and often acted more like career coaches, encouraging employees to develop new skills and move forward in their careers. I also built strong friendships and professional connections that I still value today.

Cons

The role could be demanding because Operations Managers often had responsibilities across multiple areas of the branch. At times, it felt like being the bridge between upper management, bankers, tellers, and customers all at once. In addition to management responsibilities, I was also expected to assist on the teller line, maintain a cash drawer, and help resolve escalated customer concerns. The workload could occasionally feel heavy for one person, especially in busy branches.

4.0
Dec 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits (but cost creeping up and coverage creeping down each year), Good Morale Both Management and Coworkers, and Honestly a Great Company.

Cons

Cross Selling is the only focus now, firing employees who are great at their job in every area that should matter but if the cross selling results are not meeting the ever ridiculous quota (which continues to rise) than you may not have a job next month. Expectation for customers to say yes to cross selling, leaving you with no real control of your job security. Stress!

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