We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Financial Analyst to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role focuses on managing selling expenses within the retail sector while partnering closely with senior business leaders to provide actionable insights. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in financial planning and analysis, particularly in retail finance, and a passion for driving process improvements.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze store selling expenses, including labor costs, workforce trends, and occupancy accounting, to optimize financial performance.<br>• Collaborate with Finance team members and Sales Operations leaders to ensure alignment on expense management strategies.<br>• Develop and present business case analyses, identifying trends and providing recommendations based on data-driven insights.<br>• Manage deliverables across Finance and other business units, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.<br>• Drive process improvement initiatives by analyzing existing workflows and implementing enhancements.<br>• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior and executive leadership, communicating financial impacts and insights effectively.<br>• Partner with accounting teams to assess the financial implications of store openings and closures.<br>• Explore profitability drivers within retail FP& A, such as hourly wage impacts and workforce scheduling.<br>• Provide expertise in workforce management, analyzing labor costs and minimum wage impacts.<br>• Ensure adherence to best practices in expense structure management across multi-unit retail operations.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Human Resources (HR) Manager to oversee key HR functions, including recruitment, employee relations, payroll, and compliance. Based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, this role is critical in fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring HR operations run smoothly. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR management and a passion for supporting both employees and organizational goals.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the full recruitment lifecycle, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews, and hiring decisions.</p><p>• Coordinate and oversee onboarding processes, ensuring all new documentation is completed and orientations are conducted effectively.</p><p>• Address employee relations issues by conducting investigations, resolving conflicts, and fostering strong communication between staff and management.</p><p>• Manage and maintain accurate payroll processing and oversee benefits administration, including health insurance and retirement plans.</p><p>• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, updating HR policies and records as necessary.</p><p>• Maintain and organize employee documentation, directories, and organizational charts.</p><p>• Support employee performance management, including annual reviews and career development planning.</p><p>• Assist in the creation and implementation of HR initiatives, such as employee engagement programs and diversity efforts.</p><p>• Track employee participation in training programs, ensuring timely completion of required courses.</p><p>• Provide guidance and support for HR-related projects, including team-building activities and recognition programs.</p><p><br></p><p>This role is 100% onsite, and only open to applicants that are current residents of MN. Some local travel is required to various offices in the NW metro, up to 30 miles from Golden Valley. Candidates must be comfortable with some local travel.</p><p><br></p><p>Beginning pay is $100-115k, depending on qualifications. For immediate consideration, please apply directly with an up to date resume for consideration. </p>
We are looking for a skilled HRIS Analyst to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of employee records in Workday, conduct regular audits, and generate reports to support HR operational needs. The ideal candidate thrives in a detail-oriented environment and possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct regular audits, including daily, pay period, and monthly reviews, to ensure data accuracy.<br>• Generate reports based on organizational needs and maintain proper documentation for all tasks.<br>• Perform manual updates and manage data integration through enterprise interface tools.<br>• Review employee records to identify discrepancies and ensure data quality.<br>• Collaborate with HR teams to address and resolve data-related issues.<br>• Use advanced Excel functions, such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data sorting, to analyze and manage data.<br>• Support the maintenance and accuracy of Workday employee records.<br>• Investigate and resolve data inconsistencies by thoroughly analyzing root causes.<br>• Interpret and apply union contract agreements to ensure compliance in records management.
We are looking for a dedicated HR Project Manager to oversee and drive sales incentive plan initiatives as well as other HR-related projects. This position requires someone who excels at communication and collaboration, while being highly organized and detail-oriented. As part of a long-term contract in Minnetonka, Minnesota, the role offers the opportunity to work closely with teams across compensation, finance, and sales, among others, to deliver impactful outcomes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop and manage project plans detailing tasks, timelines, deliverables, and milestones to ensure objectives are met.<br>• Track project progress regularly and provide updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency.<br>• Document and maintain comprehensive project records, including status reports and key updates.<br>• Facilitate effective communication among stakeholders and coordinate deliverables to meet goals.<br>• Act as a central resource by sharing project-related information, providing direction, and addressing risks or issues.<br>• Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to secure resources and align schedules with project requirements.<br>• Identify and escalate changes in scope, budget, or timing, proposing solutions to address any impacts.<br>• Organize and lead productive project meetings, ensuring agendas are clear and actionable.<br>• Create and maintain project documentation in compliance with HR policies and best practices.<br>• Support communication and change management efforts by integrating them into project plans and creating relevant resources.
<p>Robert Half is seeking a dynamic employee for a temporary / contract to hire opportunity with a growing company! The primary role of the Cash Application Specialist will be to determine how each line item on the customer remittance will be applied against the customer’s account, while strictly adhering to company policy and GAAP accounting standards. Advanced excel skills and heavy accounts receivable reconciliation/auditing experience are a must.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>- Download customer payment and remittance information from the lockbox, customer portals and email daily.</p><p>- Utilize working knowledge of the customer payment breakdown-process, factoring in any issues that may delay the breakdown-process, to prioritize workload, while still ensuring that all cash is posted by daily/monthly deadlines.</p><p>- Following company policy, breakdown customer remittances and research each remittance line item to determine which invoice on the customer account to apply cash.</p><p>- Balance all cash application, unapplied cash and non-AR entries to ensure total cash applied matches the customer payment.</p><p>- Provide auditable support, per company policy, for all cash application and non-AR entries.</p><p>- Develop working relationship with customer contacts and internal teams and communicate any discrepancies or problems timely. Monitor, follow-up and escalate to ensure problems are addressed so cash can be applied by daily/monthly deadlines.</p><p>- Communicate any lien releases or other billing process change documentation that may arrive with the customer remittance to appropriate internal teams.</p><p>- Assist the Cash App data-entry teams in posting cash as necessary to SAP, ensuring all deadlines are met.</p><p>- Assist with month-end close and prepare analysis and/or other administrative reports, review outstanding items and exceptions.</p><p>- Accounting and clerical duties such as filing, scanning, making collections phone calls and sending out past due correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>*Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.</p><p> </p><p>Please submit your resume and call 651-293-3973 for review and consideration. </p>
