We are looking for an FP&A Manager to lead finance process automation and strengthen the connection between operational data, accounting activity, and executive reporting in Montebello, California. This role will shape scalable workflows that improve accuracy, reduce manual effort, and deliver timely financial insight for business leaders. The ideal candidate brings strong planning and analysis expertise along with hands-on experience improving systems, reporting structures, and cross-functional finance operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead automation initiatives that connect operational inputs such as orders, shipments, and billing activity to accounting, financial analysis, and leadership reporting with minimal manual handling.<br>• Manage the flow of data between business platforms and finance applications to ensure transactions are captured accurately, validated appropriately, and available for downstream settlement, reconciliation, and reporting.<br>• Direct the enhancement of finance tools and automated workflows across core processes including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger activity, reconciliations, settlements, and month-end close.<br>• Build and maintain a prioritized automation roadmap by evaluating business value, implementation risk, and complexity, while keeping stakeholders informed on progress and upcoming delivery phases.<br>• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to define requirements, design process solutions, oversee implementation activities, support go-live readiness, and stabilize production performance after launch.<br>• Drive broader adoption of automation practices by encouraging process improvement, identifying new opportunities for efficiency, and reducing reliance on manual finance tasks.<br>• Automate settlement and accounting activities such as rate calculations, invoice creation, dispute resolution, payment processing, journal entries, accruals, intercompany transactions, and close-related workflows while supporting compliance requirements.<br>• Develop automated reporting pipelines and executive dashboards that provide timely visibility into profit and loss, cost drivers, productivity, volume trends, and other key performance indicators.<br>• Review end-to-end business and finance workflows to identify inefficiencies, remove unnecessary steps, standardize procedures, document controls, and recommend measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, and audit readiness.
<p>Robert Half Management Resources is seeking an FP&A Director consultant for a rapidly growing retail organization in Los Angeles, California, for a hybrid engagement of three months or longer. This high-visibility assignment will partner closely with executive leadership to enhance financial planning, reporting, and cash management in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal consultant is a strategic finance leader with the ability to translate complex operating data into actionable insights and dependable forecasts. Regular onsite collaboration is strongly preferred to foster strong partnership with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the upkeep and advancement of a detailed operating model that supports company planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.</p><p>• Investigate business performance trends by evaluating major drivers, explaining variances, and resolving inconsistencies in financial reports and models.</p><p>• Prepare monthly financial packages that include budget-versus-actual reviews, variance commentary, KPI tracking, and presentation materials for senior leadership.</p><p>• Oversee short-term cash forecasting by monitoring inflows, outflows, liquidity needs, and rolling 13-week cash projections.</p><p>• Apply AI-enabled planning tools within spreadsheet-based models to improve forecast precision, streamline manual work, and test multiple business scenarios.</p><p>• Review and reconcile outputs across income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, debt, and headcount models to ensure accuracy and alignment.</p><p>• Produce high-quality financial analyses suitable for executives, board members, investors, and lending partners, with a strong focus on precision and quality.</p><p>• Collaborate with operational leaders to translate business activity into meaningful financial guidance that informs timely decisions.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced FP&A Director to provide strategic financial leadership for a long-term contract opportunity. This role will serve as a key advisor to executive stakeholders, helping guide performance decisions, investment priorities, and growth planning across a multi-site business. The ideal candidate brings strong forecasting, liquidity planning, and transaction modeling expertise, along with the ability to translate financial insights into practical recommendations for senior leadership and investors.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Advise senior executives and key financial leaders on business performance, resource allocation, and strategic growth opportunities across the organization.</p><p>• Prepare clear, decision-ready financial materials and analyses to support leadership discussions and presentations for investment stakeholders.</p><p>• Design and manage a rolling 13-week cash flow model that improves visibility into liquidity, working capital needs, and short-term funding priorities.</p><p>• Lead the annual planning cycle and ongoing forecast updates, using operational and financial drivers to model business performance across multiple locations.</p><p>• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity models, and risk assessments that help leadership respond quickly to changing business conditions.</p><p>• Oversee financial evaluation and underwriting for acquisition opportunities, including valuation analysis and transaction support.</p><p>• Partner with accounting and operational teams to support the financial integration of acquired businesses and measure expected performance improvements after close.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to apply automation and responsible AI tools to improve forecasting efficiency, reporting quality, and overall FP&A effectiveness.</p><p>• Work closely with finance and field leadership during monthly close and review processes to explain variances and align operational actions with financial targets.</p>
We are looking for an FP&A Analyst to join a finance team in Irvine, California on a Contract basis. This role is ideal for someone who is detail oriented and can strengthen budgeting and forecasting processes, build meaningful financial insights, and support ongoing planning initiatives in a dynamic environment. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with finance leadership and contribute to both core reporting activities and special analytical projects.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead recurring budgeting and forecasting activities, delivering timely updates that support business planning and financial decision-making.<br>• Take ownership of expanding the NetSuite Planning and Budgeting environment, including configuration support, process rollout, and practical adoption across finance workflows.<br>• Develop financial models, dashboards, and management reports that translate data into actionable business insights.<br>• Partner with finance team members to evaluate trends, explain variances, and improve the accuracy of forward-looking projections.<br>• Use advanced Excel tools to perform analysis and reporting for needs that are not yet fully supported within the planning system.<br>• Support ad hoc finance initiatives by gathering data, assessing business performance, and presenting clear recommendations to stakeholders.<br>• Help refine planning and reporting processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and visibility across the organization.
<p>We are looking for an experienced CPFR Planner to join a long-term contract opportunity in downtown Minneapolis. This role supports collaborative forecasting, customer planning, and inventory performance within a fast-paced entertainment environment. The position works closely with cross-functional teams to translate demand signals, customer insights, and business priorities into reliable plans that strengthen service levels and operational execution.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Coordinate customer planning activities from forecast development through fulfillment to help align demand, supply, and service expectations.</p><p>• Build and maintain customer-level demand projections by combining historical performance, market signals, promotional activity, financial assumptions, and advanced forecasting inputs.</p><p>• Partner with sales, operations, logistics, finance, customer service, and supply planning teams to review forecast changes, business risks, and growth opportunities.</p><p>• Evaluate shipment history, seasonal patterns, inventory trends, and customer data to refine baseline forecasts and improve planning accuracy.</p><p>• Support replenishment decisions by monitoring inventory levels, weeks of supply, fill rate performance, and overall service results.</p><p>• Manage order change activity, including chase and cancel requests, while coordinating with internal stakeholders to maintain execution against customer needs.</p><p>• Track inbound and import-related inventory flow to help ensure product availability for ongoing demand and key promotional periods.</p><p>• Contribute to monthly S&OP activities by summarizing customer demand outlooks, inventory concerns, and emerging market developments for assigned accounts.</p>