Senior Accounting Analyst: Process Improvement & Analytics

First American Title Company; United States; Remote; USD 51,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

First American Title Company seeks a skilled finance professional to join our accounting team in the United States. You will perform reconciliations across internal systems, analyze variances, and support process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy.

The role requires 4–7 years of related experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with enterprise financial systems such as Oracle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Typically requires 4–7 years of related finance or accounting experience.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate options, assess risks, and determine effective solutions.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, including analyzing complex issues, researching alternatives, and implementing solutions.
• Solid conceptual understanding of accounting and finance principles and the ability to apply them in day‑to‑day responsibilities.
• Advanced computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to diagnose issues, analyze root causes, and drive appropriate resolutions.
• Experience facilitating or participating in meetings with senior‑level, cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Experience working with enterprise financial systems; Oracle experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform reconciliations across internal accounting systems, researching and resolving variances in a timely manner
• Proactively identify and pursue process improvement opportunities, with a focus on meeting customer and business needs
• Build and maintain ongoing partnerships with internal customers to continuously enhance service levels and ensure expectations are met
• Research and resolve general ledger discrepancies related to assigned areas of responsibility
• Provide input to management and recommend strategies to improve efficiency through standardization and process streamlining
• Participate in and/or provide oversight for M&A activities, including system and process integrations
• Collect, analyze, and prepare metrics and reporting for supported business units
• Review offshore production performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs), identifying quality, turnaround time, or productivity gaps and recommending corrective actions to management

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Verbal/written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Oracle experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle ERP

Job description

First American Title Company seeks a skilled finance professional to join our accounting team in the United States. You will perform reconciliations across internal systems, analyze variances, and support process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy.

The role requires 4–7 years of related experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with enterprise financial systems such as Oracle.