<p><strong>Payroll Manager—Lead, Transform, and Elevate Payroll Excellence</strong></p><p>Are you an experienced payroll professional ready to take the next step as a strategic leader? We’re seeking a Payroll Manager to drive our payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and stellar service for all employees. This is a pivotal role with real impact, offering opportunities to modernize processes and develop a high-performing team.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Lead and Inspire:</strong> Mentor and develop the payroll team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.</li><li><strong>Shape Operations:</strong> Oversee the entire payroll lifecycle for multiple employee groups, maintaining precision and compliance with evolving regulations.</li><li><strong>Strengthen Controls:</strong> Streamline workflows, automate processes, and enhance internal controls while partnering with HR, Benefits, and Finance to ensure alignment.</li><li><strong>Champion Compliance:</strong> Stay current on wage and hour laws, tax rules, and audit standards; serve as the primary contact for payroll matters with internal/external stakeholders.</li><li><strong>Drive Change:</strong> Identify and implement best practices and technology enhancements to maximize efficiency and improve the employee experience.</li><li><strong>Empower Cross-Functional Success:</strong> Partner with HR and Finance to deliver insightful reporting and exceptional support, resolving payroll inquiries professionally and clearly.</li></ul><p><strong>Why Work Here?</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Collaborative Team Environment:</strong> Join a group of supportive professionals who value teamwork, open communication, and shared success.</li><li><strong>Mission-Driven Organization:</strong> Be part of a company that is dedicated to serving its community and making a positive impact.</li><li><strong>Opportunity to Make a Difference:</strong> Your expertise helps improve payroll processes and ultimately the lives of employees and those we serve.</li><li><strong>Service to the Community:</strong> Work for an organization that believes in giving back and making meaningful contributions beyond the workplace.</li><li><strong>Purposeful Work:</strong> Experience daily satisfaction knowing your role enables others and supports an important organizational mission.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Robert Half is partnering with a respected affordable housing organization in the Des Moines area to identify a Property Manager for a contract-to-hire opportunity.</strong> This role offers the chance to join a mission-driven team dedicated to providing quality housing and exceptional resident services within low-income and tax-credit housing communities.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Oversee daily property operations to ensure resident satisfaction, occupancy goals, and regulatory compliance are met.</li><li>Manage move-ins, move-outs, lease renewals, resident communications, and resolution of resident concerns. </li><li>Coordinate with maintenance teams to ensure timely completion of work orders and property upkeep.</li><li>Monitor rent collections, delinquency reports, budgets, and overall property financial performance. </li><li>Market available units, conduct property tours, and support leasing efforts to maintain occupancy.</li><li>Ensure compliance with LIHTC, Section 8, Fair Housing, and other affordable housing regulations.</li></ul><p>The ideal candidate will be customer-focused, highly organized, and capable of balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a positive living environment for residents. Please apply today or call 515.706.4974 if interested! </p>
<p><strong>Join a Growing Company Where Your Ideas Matter</strong></p><p>Are you an Accounts Payable professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys improving processes? Do you want to be part of a company that values collaboration, encourages new ideas, and truly feels like a team? If so, we'd love to connect with you.</p><p><br></p><p>We are seeking an <strong>Accounts Payable Manager</strong> to lead our high-volume AP function and supervise one team member. This is an opportunity to join a growing organization where you'll have a voice at the table, work alongside supportive colleagues, and play an important role in driving efficiency and continuous improvement.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee the full-cycle accounts payable process in a high-volume environment</li><li>Lead, coach, and support one Accounts Payable team member</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices and vendor payments</li><li>Build strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders</li><li>Monitor AP aging, reconciliations, and month-end activities</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve processes and implement better ways of working</li><li>Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to support business growth</li></ul><p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p><ul><li>Growing and stable organization with exciting opportunities ahead</li><li>Collaborative, team-oriented culture where people genuinely enjoy working together</li><li>Family-like atmosphere that values relationships, respect, and teamwork</li><li>Leadership that welcomes employee input and encourages innovation</li><li>Opportunity to make a visible impact and help shape processes</li><li>Competitive compensation and benefits package</li></ul><p>If you're looking for more than just another accounting job and want to join a company that values people, teamwork, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced ERP Integration Manager to lead Record to Report operations supporting Finance and Controlling functions in West Des Moines, Iowa. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for a hands-on leader who can guide cross-functional teams, align technology solutions with business priorities, and improve the effectiveness of enterprise applications. The role partners closely with business stakeholders, project leadership, and IT teams to shape requirements, manage delivery, and support scalable SAP FICO solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct day-to-day support and strategic planning for the Record to Report landscape, balancing team capacity across enhancement work, production issues, and project initiatives.</p><p>• Lead and develop a blended team of functional and technical professionals responsible for defining requirements, configuring solutions, and supporting SAP FI/CO processes.</p><p>• Collaborate with business engagement, data, and IT partners to create application plans covering upgrades, integrations, vendor coordination, and ongoing platform support.</p><p>• Drive configuration and design decisions that strengthen enterprise process alignment while supporting broader business integration goals.</p><p>• Work with finance and operations stakeholders to design improved workflows and deliver system capabilities that address business objectives.</p><p>• Prepare and maintain fit-gap analysis, solution documentation, and design rationale to ensure customizations are supported by clear business value.</p><p>• Manage multiple initiatives at once by overseeing scope, status communication, prioritization, documentation, scheduling adjustments, and stakeholder alignment.</p><p>• Support issue resolution and continuous improvement by analyzing custom enhancements, troubleshooting data or application challenges, and recommending practical solutions.</p><p>• Establish team procedures for testing and validation, including guidance for test scenarios, test data preparation, and verification activities.</p><p>• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements, map current and future processes, and translate business needs into functional specifications.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis for our organization in Des Moines, Iowa. This role will partner closely with leadership to translate financial data into strategic recommendations, improve planning accuracy, and support sound business decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, advanced modeling capability, and a proven background in corporate finance within a dynamic business environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities to support operational and strategic goals.</p><p>• Build and refine financial models that evaluate business performance, investment opportunities, and future growth scenarios.</p><p>• Deliver clear variance analysis and management reporting that highlights trends, risks, and opportunities across the organization.</p><p>• Collaborate with senior leaders to develop actionable financial insights that guide decision-making and resource allocation.</p><p>• Support corporate planning efforts by preparing annual financial plans and monitoring progress against established targets.</p><p>• Assess potential mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives through detailed financial analysis and scenario evaluation.</p><p>• Maintain and enhance planning processes and reporting tools, including the effective use of platforms such as Adaptive Insights.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen financial visibility, improve forecasting assumptions, and drive accountability for results.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager/Supervisor to oversee investment accounting activities for a leading insurance organization in the Des Moines metro. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to guide a high-performing team while supporting accurate financial reporting, portfolio analysis, and regulatory compliance. The position plays an important part in strengthening controls, improving processes, and delivering insight that informs planning and business decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Guide and mentor investment accounting staff, creating a collaborative team culture focused on accountability, skill development, and strong execution.</p><p>• Direct the month-end close process for investment-related activity, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger results are completed accurately and on schedule.</p><p>• Manage the accounting and financial reporting for a broad investment portfolio, maintaining consistency with applicable insurance and corporate reporting standards.</p><p>• Work closely with Finance, Treasury, Actuarial, Investment Management, Operations, and external auditors to ensure transactions are properly recorded and disclosures are complete.</p><p>• Deliver analysis and reporting that helps leadership evaluate results, support capital planning, and make informed strategic decisions.</p><p>• Monitor changes in accounting guidance, regulatory expectations, and market developments, then advise leadership on potential business and reporting impacts.</p><p>• Lead initiatives that streamline workflows, expand automation, and improve efficiency while reinforcing a strong control environment.</p><p>• Support internal and external audits, examinations, and regulatory reviews by preparing documentation, addressing questions, and coordinating timely responses.</p><p>• Oversee prioritization of team responsibilities and resource allocation to meet deadlines and align department efforts with organizational goals.</p><p>• Act as the internal point of expertise for investment accounting matters and provide guidance to business partners across the organization.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager/Business Systems Analyst to lead a Long-term Contract engagement based in West Des Moines, Iowa. In this hybrid role, you will guide delivery across a complex business intelligence initiative while also translating stakeholder needs into detailed, actionable specifications for technical teams. The position blends project leadership, Agile coordination, and hands-on business analysis to support high-quality reporting and analytics solutions in a multi-phase enterprise environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead planning and execution for a large-scale BI initiative, overseeing timelines, scope, budget considerations, interdependencies, and project risks from initiation through delivery.<br>• Direct Agile delivery activities in Jira by organizing the backlog, preparing sprint plans, monitoring team progress, and communicating performance trends and milestones to leadership.<br>• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning sessions, daily stand-ups, backlog reviews, sprint demonstrations, and retrospective discussions.<br>• Partner with developers, data teams, platform support staff, quality assurance resources, and business stakeholders to keep work aligned across multiple parallel efforts.<br>• Monitor issues, constraints, and delivery obstacles, escalating concerns when needed and driving mitigation plans through resolution.<br>• Define and manage the sequencing strategy for report evaluation, retirement, redesign, or rebuild as part of the broader modernization roadmap.<br>• Gather, analyze, and confirm business needs with report owners and stakeholders, then convert those needs into precise functional documentation for technical implementation.<br>• Create detailed specifications covering data mappings, business rules, calculations, access requirements, and reporting layouts so development teams can build with clarity.<br>• Develop wireframes or visual mockups for reports and dashboards, using them to validate expectations with stakeholders before development begins.<br>• Support testing and governance activities by preparing validation scenarios, coordinating user approval, resolving requirement-related defects, and documenting report ownership and lineage.
<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and personable Administrative Assistant / Bookkeeper to join a well-established organization in Knoxville. This role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in a variety of accounting, bookkeeping, and administrative functions while supporting a vibrant community-focused organization that hosts events throughout the year.</p><p>The ideal candidate will have bookkeeping and payroll experience, enjoy working with people, and thrive in a fast-paced environment during peak event seasons.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Accounting & Bookkeeping</p><ul><li>Process and maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable records.</li><li>Pay and track bills to ensure timely and accurate payments.</li><li>Manage full-cycle payroll for about 20 employees using QuickBooks.</li><li>Assist with quarterly reporting and financial documentation.</li><li>Organize and maintain tax-related correspondence and records.</li><li>Support grant tracking and reporting activities.</li><li>Reconcile financial records and assist with invoice processing.</li><li>Monitor incoming funds and maintain accurate records for major fundraising initiatives.</li><li>Assist with suite lease administration and related financial tracking.</li></ul><p>Administrative Support</p><ul><li>Maintain organized office records and filing systems.</li><li>Handle membership renewals and related mailings.</li><li>Assist with event administration and coordination.</li><li>Communicate professionally with community members, tenants, vendors, and guests.</li><li>Support daily office operations across seven facilities.</li><li>Provide occasional support with museum store inventory tracking.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations and help create a positive, well-organized employee experience in West Des Moines, Iowa. This role will contribute across key HR functions, including employee support, onboarding coordination, benefits administration, and maintenance of accurate personnel records. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, approachable, and comfortable working across multiple priorities while ensuring compliance and consistency in HR processes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Support employees and managers by addressing routine workplace concerns, answering policy-related questions, and helping resolve employee relations matters in a timely and thorough manner.<br>• Coordinate onboarding activities for new hires, including pre-employment documentation, orientation scheduling, and preparation of employee records.<br>• Administer HR processes related to benefits, enrollment updates, and employee questions, while working closely with internal partners and external providers as needed.<br>• Maintain accurate information within HR systems and personnel files, ensuring data integrity, timely updates, and proper documentation.<br>• Assist with day-to-day HR administration such as employment changes, status updates, leave tracking, and general recordkeeping.<br>• Partner with leadership to support consistent application of company policies, procedures, and employment practices.<br>• Help prepare reports, audits, and documentation needed for compliance, internal review, and operational planning.<br>• Contribute to process improvements within HR operations to enhance efficiency, service quality, and the overall employee experience.
We are looking for an experienced finance leader to guide financial strategy and performance for a growing business unit in Iowa. This role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, helping shape decisions through clear analysis, forward-looking planning, and operational insight. The position offers the opportunity to influence results across two locations while building strong partnerships with sales, operations, supply chain, and corporate finance teams.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Act as the lead financial partner to the Business Unit President, offering strategic guidance that supports growth, profitability, and disciplined decision-making.<br>• Contribute as a key member of the leadership team by informing business plans, capital priorities, and initiatives aimed at improving overall performance.<br>• Direct the annual planning cycle, including budgeting and periodic forecasting, in coordination with corporate financial planning partners.<br>• Review operating results against plan, forecast, and prior-year performance, identify the causes of variances, and recommend practical corrective actions.<br>• Deliver monthly financial updates to senior business leaders, translating complex data into meaningful trends, risks, and opportunities.<br>• Produce targeted financial modeling and ad hoc analysis to support commercial, operational, and strategic decisions.<br>• Work closely with sales leadership to assess pricing strategy, customer margin performance, rebate structures, commission programs, and revenue mix opportunities.<br>• Partner with operations and supply chain leaders to strengthen inventory efficiency, purchasing outcomes, freight spend management, labor productivity, and working capital results.<br>• Provide leadership to the accounting function, support an accurate and timely close process with corporate teams, and help drive annual audit readiness and execution.
<p><strong>Position: Platform Engineer - SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Remote</strong></p><p><strong>Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 base + bonus + excellent benefits</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Join a High-Impact SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Transformation</strong></p><p>We’re partnering with a growing enterprise undergoing a <strong>full transformation from a 30+ year legacy ERP to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud</strong>. This is a <strong>greenfield, high-visibility role</strong> where you’ll own the environment post go-live and play a critical role in long-term success.</p><p><strong>This is not an ECC role.</strong></p><p><strong>SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience is required.</strong></p><p><strong>Candidates without SAP Public Cloud experience will not be considered.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>What You’ll Own</strong></p><ul><li><strong>SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud administration</strong> across multiple tenants (Dev/Test/Prod)</li><li><strong>Identity & Access Management (IAM)</strong> using IAS/CIS (not SU01)</li><li><strong>Transport & Change Management</strong> (sequencing, governance, risk mitigation)</li><li><strong>Landscape / tenant administration</strong> within SAP Public Cloud</li><li>Security design including <strong>role catalogs and FUE licensing optimization</strong></li></ul><p><strong>What Makes You a Fit</strong></p><ul><li>Proven, hands-on <strong>SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud experience (must have)</strong></li><li>Strong background in:</li><li>IAM (IAS, IPS, SSO, provisioning workflows)</li><li>Multi-tenant SAP Public Cloud environments</li><li>Transport management and release sequencing</li><li>Experience supporting <strong>go-live or post-go-live environments</strong></li><li>Strong communication skills in a fast-paced, transformation-driven environment</li></ul><p> <strong>Not a Fit If You Have</strong></p><ul><li>SAP ECC or on-prem experience only</li><li>No exposure to <strong>SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud</strong></li><li>Primarily functional or analyst background</li></ul><p> <strong>Why This Role Stands Out</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Greenfield SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation</strong></li><li>Direct partnership with <strong>SAP Services</strong></li><li>Highly visible role as the <strong>technical right hand to leadership</strong></li><li>Enterprise scale with a <strong>startup-like transformation environment</strong></li><li>Long-term ownership post go-live</li></ul><p><strong>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-303-4654 or mobile: 515-771-8142. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. *** </strong></p>