What You'll Do:
- 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
What You'll Bring:
- 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
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
What We OfferBy choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 4-7 years of related finance or accounting experience
- Strong problem-solving capabilities
- Experience with enterprise financial systems, Oracle preferred
What We Do
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. The First American Family of Companies’ core business lines include title insurance and closing/settlement services; title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust, and investment advisory services. First American Title Insurance Company provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for homebuyers and sellers, real estate agents and brokers, mortgage lenders, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and developers, title agencies and legal professionals to facilitate real estate purchases, construction, refinances or equity loans. First American's thorough title searches, title clearance and title insurance policies help to produce clear property titles and enable the efficient transfer of real estate. As one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, First American offers title insurance and settlement services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and internationally. First American Title Insurance Company traces its history to 1889 and is the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).
