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Accountant
First American
Scottsdale, AZ, United States
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Looking for someone with a solid background and understanding of general accounting and strives for excellence in the workplace. You will play a major role in our month end close process. You will prepare complex account reconciliations and ensure they accurately support the general ledger account balances. You will have opportunities to provide accounting and analysis support to our business groups while learning about their operations. You will be actively involved in process improvements and identify what success looks like to the customer. You will be committed to providing accurate and timely financial information.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic, established company and enjoys opportunities to expand their accounting and business knowledge.
Job duties include:
• Performs simple to moderately complex accounting activities to maintain complete and accurate general ledger
• Supports accounting in preparation of financial statements
• Prepares journal entries, reconciles accounts and financial records, performs monthly and quarterly fluctuation analysis; creates reports
• Performs various month end and quarter end close activities
• Assists with external, internal audit and corporate compliance requests, including compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act.
• Assists with special projects including process improvement initiatives.
Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA desired but not required
• 2-4 years of experience in general accounting: month-end close and account reconciliation processes
• Large ERP Software experience, Oracle preferred.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting principles and practices.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office. Must be strong in Excel. Ability to query data using data extraction tools.
• Hyperion experience preferred.
First American invests in its employee’s development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.