Senior Accountant

• →Performs complex accounting activities to maintain complete and accurate general ledger. This includes researching, as necessary, new pronouncements for reporting. Review and identify trends or issues and the related sources to make recommendations for change.
• →Prepares journal entries and reconciles ledger accounts, and performs monthly and quarterly fluctuation analysis.
• →Interface and assists with internal and external audit
• →Leads special projects including process improvement initiatives
• →Plays key role in monthly and quarterly close process
• →Perform account analysis to assist with ensuring accurate financial reporting
• →Perform high level review of account balances.
• →Ability to demonstrate critical thinking by calling out assumptions and identifying root cause.
• →Identify errors and risks that could have a financial impact on the company’s financial statements in accordance with company policies, US GAAP and in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
• →Communicate with multiple levels in the organization and escalate issues to appropriate management.
• →Partner with Training or Subject matter experts to develop desktop procedures and training material
• →Train or assist the Trainer in conducting offshore and onshore training
• →Analyzes offshore production against Service Level Agreements (SLA) to identify issues with substandard quality, turn-around time and productivity and suggest solutions to management team
• →Prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports; ensures financial information has been recorded accurately
• →Prepares integrated revenue/expense analyses

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge in the interpretation and application of accounting principles and practices under US GAAP. Knowledge of IFRS a plus.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office. Ability to query data using data extraction tools.
• Large ERP Software experience, Oracle preferred.
• Hyperion experience preferred.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Critical Thiing - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solvi - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Maki - Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• MBA preferred
• 4+ years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Prefer 2+ years of experience working with non-domestic based accounting teams.
• CPA desired but not required

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.