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First American

Title insurance and real estate services

Senior Accountant

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/24/2026
$73.9k - $98.5k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's, MBA
West Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA
In Person
AccountingFinancial Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
  • At least 4 years of progressive accounting, audit, financial reporting, or related experience is required.
  • Advanced knowledge of interpreting and applying U.S. generally accepted accounting principles is required.
  • Experience analyzing account activity and financial results, investigating variances, identifying trends and anomalies, and explaining underlying business drivers is required.
  • Experience working on implementation of the Stripe application or a similar system is required.
  • Proficiency in Fabric is required.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills and experience using data extraction or query tools to analyze financial information are required.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment is required.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Written and verbal communication skills to explain financial and accounting matters to finance and non-finance stakeholders are required.
Responsibilities
  • Perform financial and account analysis, including balance sheet and income statement analysis, account-level reviews, and integrated revenue and expense analyses.
  • Perform fluctuation, variance, and trend analysis to identify unusual activity, emerging risks, and key business drivers.
  • Work cross-functionally on implementation of the Stripe application.
  • Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules.
  • Collaborate across Finance and the broader organization to strengthen reporting, controls, and business decision-making.
  • Analyze account balances and financial results to identify errors, control issues, and risks that could materially affect the company’s financial statements.
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting processes to help ensure complete, accurate, and timely financial results.
  • Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, responding to requests, researching accounting matters, and partnering with auditors and internal stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial results, accounting issues, risks, and recommendations to multiple levels of the organization and escalate significant matters to management when appropriate.
Desired Qualifications
  • Public accounting experience, with demonstrated experience in audit, financial statement analysis, technical accounting, or financial reporting, is strongly preferred.
  • An MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.
  • Experience partnering with geographically dispersed or non-U.S.-based accounting teams is preferred.
  • CPA or CPA-candidate status is preferred but not required.

About the company

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First American

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First American provides title insurance, settlement services, and property data to facilitate real estate transactions. Users access these services through digital platforms like myFirstAm and DataTree to track orders, verify ownership rights, and analyze property records. The company distinguishes itself by maintaining a massive database of over 5.5 billion document images covering 99 percent of U.S. housing stock. Its goal is to protect property ownership rights and streamline the closing process for homebuyers, lenders, and real estate professionals.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$800.2M

Headquarters

Santa Ana, California

Founded

1889

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 title-and-services revenue rose 17%, with average revenue per order up 17%.
  • September 2026 dividend increased 11% to 61 cents, signaling strong cash generation.
  • Home Warranty pretax margin reached 21.3% in Q2 2026, cushioning housing-cycle volatility.

What critics are saying

  • Residential order counts fell 1% in Q2 2026 despite revenue growth.
  • Novad’s 2026 lawsuit shows collections risk in outsourced mortgage-services contracts.
  • A 2026 shareholder investigation keeps securities-law and governance overhangs alive into 2027.

What makes First American unique

  • First American controls 8.6 billion document images and 99% U.S. housing coverage.
  • July 2026 ArcGIS integration embeds its property intelligence directly into Esri workflows.
  • Its title and data businesses feed each other, strengthening underwriting, search, and valuation.

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Benefits

  • 401k matching
  • Health, vision, dental insurance
  • Professional development

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Oct 25th, 2026
First American Financial Q3 revenue up 5.3% to $2.08B, but profit falls 6.6% as shares stall

First American Financial reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $2,084.6 million, up about 5.3% from $1,978.9 million a year earlier. Net income fell about 6.6% to $177.0 million, and basic earnings per share dropped to $1.72 from $1.84. Shares trade around $64.72, down over the past three months. Trailing 12-month earnings reach about $7.13 per share on roughly $8.09 billion of revenue, giving the insurer a single-digit price-to-earnings ratio. Automation is progressing: Endpoint automation rose to 42% from 30% in the first quarter. Commercial revenue climbed 21%, but purchase revenue fell 3% and refinance revenue slipped 1%. Management expects residential volumes to stay pressured into 2027.

MarketBeat
Oct 22nd, 2026
What First American Financial (FAF) said on its Q3 earnings call.

What First American Financial (FAF) said on its Q3 earnings call. October 22, 2026 Key points. * Commercial strength offset residential weakness: First American's Q3 adjusted EPS rose 5% to $1.78, helped by record commercial title revenue, higher investment income and a 49% increase in commercial refinance premium revenue. Residential purchase and refinance activity remained pressured by mortgage rates near 7.5%. * Residential trends are worsening near term: Early October open purchase orders were down 8%, refinance orders fell 35% and commercial orders declined 7%. Management expects 2027 revenue to be roughly flat with 2026, with modest commercial growth and declining residential revenue. * Automation rollout is accelerating: Endpoint task automation reached 42% in Q3, while Sequoia reduced average human review time for purchase transactions to 56 minutes. First American plans a broader national rollout in 2027, targeting majority adoption in its direct division by year-end and potentially larger efficiency gains beginning in 2028. * Tracking First American Financial through earnings season? MarketBeat All Access sends real-time alerts on ratings, earnings, and news - $149 a year, locked in for as long as you stay. First American Financial NYSE: FAF reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.78 per share, up 5% from a year earlier, as strength in commercial title operations and investment income helped offset continued weakness in residential real estate activity. GAAP earnings were $1.72 per diluted share for the quarter. Chief Executive Officer Mark Seaton said National Commercial Services posted its highest third-quarter revenue on record, supported by broad-based activity across commercial property types and a fifth consecutive quarterly record in average revenue per order. Commercial activity included 22 transactions producing more than $1 million of premium each, compared with 12 in the prior-year period. Seaton said only six of those transactions involved data centers, with energy, industrial and multifamily properties also contributing to growth. Commercial refinance premium revenue rose 49% year over year. Commercial growth offsets residential pressure. Title segment revenue totaled $2 billion, up 7% from the third quarter of 2025. Commercial revenue increased 21% to $297 million, driven by a 13% gain in average revenue per order and a 7% rise in closed orders, Chief Financial Officer Matt Wajner said. Residential trends remained difficult. Purchase revenue fell 3%, reflecting a 5% decline in closed orders that was partly offset by a 2% increase in average revenue per order. Refinance revenue declined 1%, as a 4% drop in average revenue per order outweighed a 3% increase in closed orders. Refinance represented only 5% of direct revenue during the quarter. Seaton said the 30-year fixed mortgage rate had risen by about 100 basis points over the prior six months to 7.5%, its highest level since the second quarter of 2024. He said higher rates reinforced the company's expectation of a "lower for longer" residential origination environment. For the first three weeks of October, First American's open purchase orders were down 8%, refinance orders were down 35%, and commercial orders were down 7%. Despite the order decline, Seaton said the company remained bullish on commercial activity in the fourth quarter, citing a strong pipeline and three transactions already closed with more than $1 million in premium each. Wajner said the company currently expects 2027 revenue to be roughly flat with 2026. It anticipates modest commercial growth and declining residential purchase and refinance revenue, while investment income is expected to provide a tailwind. He said title pre-tax margins are expected to be generally stable next year, though they could face modest pressure if market conditions weaken. Technology rollout focuses on automation. Management said it is using the slower residential environment to accelerate development and deployment of its AI-native title and settlement platforms, Endpoint and Sequoia. Discover more Compare Policies Find Title Agents Open Bank Account During the quarter, the company launched the second wave of its Washington Endpoint pilot, expanding to additional users in the Seattle metropolitan area. The automation rate for tasks required to close a transaction rose to 42% in the third quarter, from 34% in the second quarter and 30% in the first quarter. Seaton said First American intends to accelerate a national Endpoint rollout next year and aims to have a majority of direct-division revenue processed through the platform by the end of 2027. He described change management and employee training, rather than technology development, as the principal execution challenge because employees have used the company's legacy FAST system for roughly 25 years. Sequoia, the company's instant title decisioning platform, expanded during the quarter to three additional Southern California counties for purchase transactions and 33 Northern California counties for refinance transactions. Sequoia completed 17% of California purchase transactions processed through Endpoint, up from 11% in the previous quarter, and completed 34% of California refinance transactions processed through the platform. The average human review time for Sequoia purchase transactions fell to 56 minutes in the third quarter, compared with 74 minutes in the second quarter and 83 minutes in the first quarter. Seaton said Sequoia already reduces processing time by about two-thirds versus the traditional process. The company plans to expand Sequoia purchase capabilities across Northern California and into Florida during the fourth quarter. Management's longer-term goal is to automate about 80% of refinance transactions and 70% of purchase transactions in markets where First American maintains title plants. Seaton said the company expects to begin realizing incremental efficiencies as Sequoia expands, while more substantial benefits from the Endpoint and Sequoia initiatives could emerge in 2028 if next year's rollout is executed successfully. Investment income and bank deposits rise. Title segment investment income rose 11% to $169 million, supported by higher deposit balances at First American Trust. Wajner said average deposits at the bank increased nearly 38% from the prior-year quarter, primarily due to deposits connected with ServiceMac and the company's 1031 Exchange business. First American Trust benefited from business outside the company's captive title operations, including ServiceMac and 1031 Exchange balances. Seaton said the company has moved about $1 billion in 1031 Exchange deposits to the bank and is pursuing additional deposits from title agents. He said First American has moved approximately 95% of internal deposits that it can place with the bank. Information and other revenue increased 6% to $292 million, largely due to a 31% increase in ServiceMac fee revenue related to growth in its loan portfolio. Personnel costs rose 6% to $574 million, while other operating expenses increased 11% to $306 million, driven primarily by software and production expenses. Capital actions and other segment results. The title segment generated a 12.4% pre-tax margin, or 12.7% on an adjusted basis. The provision for policy losses and other claims was $45 million, or 3% of title premiums and escrow fees, unchanged from a year earlier. Wajner said the company is reserving 3.75% for the current policy year, with releases from prior-year reserves reducing the reported rate to 3%. Home Warranty revenue was flat at $115 million, while pre-tax income fell 30% to $11 million, primarily because of higher marketing spending aimed at expanding the direct-to-consumer channel. First American raised its common dividend 11% during the quarter to an annualized rate of $2.44 per share. The company repurchased 23,000 shares for $1 million during the third quarter and repurchased another 143,000 shares for $9 million in October through the date of the call. About First American Financial (NYSE:FAF). First American Financial Corporation NYSE: FAF is a provider of title insurance, settlement services and financial technology solutions for the real estate and mortgage industries. Through its First American Title operations, the company helps protect property owners, lenders and other parties against title defects and related risks during real estate transactions. The company's services include title searches and examination, title insurance policies, escrow and closing services, and transaction coordination. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. Before you consider First American Financial, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. 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Oct 21st, 2026
First American Financial's (NYSE:FAF) Q3 2026 earnings results: revenue in line with expectations.

First American Financial's (NYSE:FAF) Q3 2026 earnings results: revenue in line with expectations. Title insurance provider First American Financial FAF met Wall Street's revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $2.08 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 3.4% below analysts' consensus estimates. First American Financial (FAF) Q3 2026 highlights: * Revenue: $2.08 billion vs analyst estimates of $2.09 billion (5.3% year-on-year growth, in line) * Pre-tax Profit: $227.6 million (10.9% margin) * Adjusted EPS: $1.78 vs analyst expectations of $1.84 (3.4% miss) * Market Capitalization: $6.77 billion "Continued growth in our commercial business and higher investment income drove our earnings this quarter," said Mark Seaton, chief executive officer at First American Financial Corporation. "The recent increase in mortgage rates reinforces our expectation for a lower-for-longer residential origination market. We will use this environment to deepen our customer relationships and execute the rollout of our new AI-native title and settlement platforms, which will enhance the customer experience, improve operating efficiency and position First American for stronger earnings growth as the market recovers." Company overview Tracing its roots back to 1889 when California was experiencing its first major real estate boom, First American Financial FAF provides title insurance, settlement services, and risk solutions for residential and commercial real estate transactions across the United States and internationally. Revenue growth Insurers earn revenue three ways. The core insurance business itself, often called underwriting and represented in the income statement as premiums earned, is one way. Investment income from investing the "float" (premiums collected upfront not yet paid out as claims) in assets such as fixed-income assets and equities is the second way. Fees from various sources such as policy administration, annuities, or other value-added services are the third. First American Financial's demand was weak over the last five years as its revenue fell at a 2.1% annual rate. This was below our standards and suggests it's a lower quality business. Long-term growth is the most important, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes and market returns. First American Financial's annualized revenue growth of 17.4% over the last two years is above its five-year trend, suggesting its demand recently accelerated. Note: Quarters not shown were determined to be outliers because they were impacted by outsized investment gains/losses that are not indicative of the recurring fundamentals of the business. This quarter, First American Financial grew its revenue by 5.3% year on year, and its $2.08 billion of revenue was in line with Wall Street's estimates. Net premiums earned made up 80.8% of the company's total revenue during the last five years, meaning First American Financial barely relies on non-insurance activities to drive its overall growth. Our experience and research show the market cares primarily about an insurer's net premiums earned growth as investment and fee income are considered more susceptible to market volatility and economic cycles. ONE MORE THING: The $21 AI Application Stock Wall Street Forgot. While Wall Street obsesses over who's building AI, one company is already using it to print money. And nobody's paying attention. AI chip stocks trade at ridiculous valuations. This company processes a trillion consumer signals monthly using AI and trades at a third of the price. The gap won't last. The institutions will figure it out. You need to see this first. Read the FREE Report Before They Notice. Net premiums earned When insurers sell policies, they protect themselves from extremely large losses or an outsized accumulation of losses with reinsurance (insurance for insurance companies). Net premiums earned are therefore net of what's ceded to reinsurers as a risk mitigation and transfer strategy. First American Financial's net premiums earned has declined by 2.4% annually over the last five years, much worse than the broader insurance industry and in line with its total revenue. When analyzing First American Financial's net premiums earned over the last two years, we can see that growth accelerated to 16.1% annually. Since two-year net premiums earned grew slower than total revenue over this period, it's implied that other line items such as investment income grew at a faster rate. These additional streams do play a key role in the bottom line, but their impact can vary. While some firms have excelled in consistently investing their float, sudden shifts in the fixed income and equity markets can heavily sway short-term performance. Key takeaways from First American Financial's Q3 results We struggled to find many positives in these results. Its EPS missed and its revenue was in line with Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a weaker quarter. The stock remained flat at $66.51 immediately after reporting. Is First American Financial an attractive investment opportunity right now? If you're making that decision, you should consider the bigger picture of valuation, business qualities, as well as the latest earnings. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here (it's free).

Yahoo Finance
Oct 6th, 2026
First American Celebrates a Decade as One of the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance(TM), According to Great Place to Work(R) and Fortune

First American Celebrates a Decade as One of the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance(TM), According to Great Place to Work(R) and Fortune

Yahoo Finance
Sep 16th, 2026
First American Financial increases quarterly dividend 11% to 61 cents per share

First American Financial Corporation has raised its quarterly cash dividend to 61 cents per share, an 11% increase from the previous 55 cents. The dividend will be paid on 5 October 2026 to shareholders of record as of 28 September 2026. Chief executive Mark Seaton said the increase reflects confidence in the company's business prospects and commitment to returning capital to shareholders. He cited improving market conditions, particularly in the commercial sector, as reasons for optimism. First American provides title, settlement, and risk solutions for real estate transactions. The company reported total revenue of $7.5 billion in 2025.