Senior Accounting Analyst (Remote)

First American•Scottsdale, AZ

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Accounting Analyst performs routine and moderately complex financial analysis within general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or other finance functions. The role partners with business units to investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, support special projects, and develop performance metrics. It also leads process improvement initiatives by standardizing and streamlining workflows, documenting desktop procedures, and delivering training to promote consistency, accuracy, and operational efficiency. The analyst performs reconciliations across internal accounting systems, researches general ledger discrepancies, and helps improve service levels through ongoing partnerships with internal customers. The role also participates in or provides oversight for mergers and acquisitions activities, including system and process integrations, and reviews offshore production performance against service-level agreements. This is a remote position.

Requirements

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, including evaluating options, assessing risks, and determining 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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Oracle experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform reconciliations across internal accounting systems and research and resolve variances in a timely manner.
Identify and pursue process improvement opportunities that address customer and business needs.
Build and maintain partnerships with internal customers to enhance service levels and meet expectations.
Research and resolve general ledger discrepancies within 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, identify quality, turnaround-time, or productivity gaps, and recommend corrective actions to management.
Lead process improvement initiatives by standardizing and streamlining workflows, creating written desktop procedures, and delivering training.