<p>Robert Half is looking for a skilled Financial Accounting Analyst to join our manufacturing client near Waterloo, Iowa. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing financial data, preparing reports, and contributing to the organization's overall financial strategy. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in accounting, budgeting, and capital management within manufacturing industry.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Conduct detailed financial analyses to support decision-making and strategic planning.</p><p>• Prepare and manage budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.</p><p>• Analyze and interpret variances in financial performance, providing actionable insights.</p><p>• Oversee capital management processes to optimize resource allocation.</p><p>• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to monitor and manage cost accounting activities.</p><p>• Perform month-end close activities, including reconciliations and financial reporting.</p><p>• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting and planning efforts.</p><p>• Provide recommendations to improve financial processes and systems.</p><p>• Assist in preparing presentations and reports for management and stakeholders.</p>
<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical <strong>Investment Analyst </strong>to join this busy Cedar Rapids team. This role is ideal for professionals who excel at maintaining data quality, thrive in detail-intensive environments, and bring both technical and business analysis expertise to investment operations. This role offers a hybrid schedule.</p><p><strong>Day-to-Day Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure quality data across multiple domains: Security, Analytics, Benchmarks, and Pricing for daily and monthly processes.</li><li>Review and reconcile security holdings, analytics, and performance data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and logical outcomes.</li><li>Move, format, and validate large data sets using Excel; Ability to make sense of large volumes of data</li><li>Create or update securities, such as Corporate Bonds, by adhering strictly to procedures and templates—precision is critical.</li><li>Follow standard operating procedures for all security updates, with attention to each unique instance and its nuances.</li><li>Support ongoing process completion, maintaining a focus on meeting customer/client needs and ensuring all steps are properly documented.</li><li>Apply technical skills and business understanding to monitor, improve, and guarantee data integrity within investment systems.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Our growing client is seeking a customer-focused <strong>Tier 1 Helpdesk Analyst</strong> to serve as the first point of contact for technical support across the organization. In this role, you’ll handle day-to-day user issues, triage and resolve tickets efficiently, and escalate more complex matters while gaining hands-on exposure to modern infrastructure, cloud, security, and networking technologies. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a strong IT foundation while working alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Provide first-line technical support for end users, including printer issues, login problems, screen/display issues, and general workstation troubleshooting</li><li>Manage and resolve helpdesk tickets across multiple systems, ensuring timely updates and resolution</li><li>Support core IT platforms including <strong>Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, and telephony systems</strong></li><li>Perform user and device support using <strong>Entra ID (Azure AD) and Intune</strong>, including access, device enrollment, and basic policy troubleshooting</li><li>Troubleshoot and support <strong>Windows desktops and Windows Server environments</strong></li><li>Assist with routine infrastructure tasks such as <strong>system reboots, backups, and basic maintenance</strong></li><li>Provide initial support or exposure to <strong>Hyper‑V environments and SQL maintenance tasks</strong>, escalating as needed</li><li>Identify, assign, and escalate <strong>security-related tickets</strong> to the appropriate teams</li><li>Support and escalate network-related issues involving <strong>Cisco switches and Fortinet firewalls</strong></li><li>Document incidents, resolutions, and procedures to improve response efficiency and knowledge sharing</li></ul><p><br></p>