Senior Accounting Analyst — Reconciliations & Improvements

First American Financial Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 51,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Premium benefits package

PTO/paid sick leave

401k

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation seeks a finance professional to perform a range of routine and moderately complex financial analyses within its accounting function. You will research variances, reconcile data, and collaborate with internal partners to improve processes and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), 4–7 years in finance or accounting, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with enterprise financial systems such as Oracle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and related finance/accounting knowledge.
• 4–7 years of finance or accounting experience.
• Demonstrated critical thinking to evaluate options and risks.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and ERP/financial systems (Oracle preferred).

Responsibilities

• Perform reconciliations across internal accounting systems and resolve variances.
• Identify and pursue process improvements to meet business needs.
• Partner with internal customers to maintain service levels and expectations.
• Research and resolve general ledger discrepancies.
• Provide input to management to improve efficiency via standardization and streamlined processes.
• Support or oversee M&A activities, including system/process integrations.
• Collect, analyze, and report metrics for supported business units.
• Review offshore performance against SLAs and recommend improvements.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

First American Financial Corporation seeks a finance professional to perform a range of routine and moderately complex financial analyses within its accounting function. You will research variances, reconcile data, and collaborate with internal partners to improve processes and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), 4–7 years in finance or accounting, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with enterprise financial systems such as Oracle.