<p>We are looking for a Financial Analyst/Manager to support strategic and operational decision-making for a well-established organization in Moreno Valley, California. This role will translate financial data into clear insights, guide budgeting and forecasting activities, and help leaders improve performance across key business areas. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, advanced reporting capabilities, and a background partnering with both finance and operations teams in a fast-paced environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop financial models and performance reports that help leadership evaluate trends, risks, and business opportunities.</p><p>• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting activities while ensuring alignment with company objectives and operational plans.</p><p>• Perform variance analysis on revenue, expenses, and operational metrics, then present actionable recommendations to stakeholders.</p><p>• Partner with operations and cross-functional leaders to assess financial impact across distribution, supply chain, or retail-related activities.</p><p>• Create dashboards and reporting tools in Excel and Power BI to improve visibility into business performance and support data-driven decisions.</p><p>• Review budget processes and identify opportunities to strengthen planning accuracy, reporting consistency, and financial controls.</p><p>• Provide guidance to entry-level analysts or team members, offering support on analytical methods, reporting standards, and project execution.</p><p>• Prepare presentations and summaries for leadership that clearly communicate financial results, key drivers, and forward-looking expectations.</p>
<p><strong>Robert Half is partnering with a growing consumer products organization in North County San Diego that is looking for a Financial Analyst to join its Finance team.</strong> This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys digging into the numbers but also wants to understand the <em>why</em> behind the numbers. You’ll work closely with Finance, Accounting, Sales, and Operations to analyze business performance, prepare forecasts, and provide reporting that helps leadership make informed decisions.</p><p>This role would be a strong fit for someone who enjoys a combination of <strong>FP&A, reporting, budgeting, and business analysis</strong> rather than spending the entire day focused on traditional accounting.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare monthly financial reporting packages and management reports</li><li>Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance</li><li>Investigate revenue, expense, and margin variances and communicate key findings</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting</li><li>Maintain and update financial models used for business planning</li><li>Track departmental spending and operating expenses</li><li>Partner with Sales and Operations to understand business trends and performance</li><li>Prepare recurring dashboards and KPI reporting</li><li>Assist with month-end financial analysis and accrual review</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and data accuracy</li><li>Build ad hoc analyses for leadership and department heads</li><li>Translate financial information into clear takeaways for non-finance partners</li></ul>
<p><strong>A well-established San Diego organization is adding a Financial Analyst to support its Finance and Operations teams.</strong> This position sits at the intersection of finance and day-to-day business operations, making it a great fit for someone who likes to analyze financial information, spot trends, and turn data into useful business insights.</p><p>You’ll have ownership over recurring reporting while also getting involved in <strong>forecasting, headcount analysis, operating expenses, and longer-term business planning.</strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Develop monthly and quarterly financial reports</li><li>Analyze operating expenses, revenue, and departmental performance</li><li>Prepare budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual analyses</li><li>Maintain financial models and planning schedules</li><li>Assist with annual operating plan and forecasting cycles</li><li>Monitor headcount, labor costs, and department spending</li><li>Research significant financial variances and provide explanations</li><li>Partner with Accounting on month-end reporting and financial data validation</li><li>Create dashboards and reporting packages for leadership</li><li>Analyze trends and identify areas requiring additional investigation</li><li>Support business cases, cost analyses, and special financial projects</li><li>Improve existing reporting processes and automate repetitive Excel work</li><li>Present findings and recommendations to Finance and Operations leadership</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support data-driven planning and fiscal decision-making for a growing government organization in California. This role is ideal for someone who is detail oriented and can interpret financial information, build useful models, and translate complex data into practical recommendations for leadership. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to budgeting, reporting, and performance analysis in a collaborative public-sector environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop financial models and analytical tools to evaluate trends, forecast outcomes, and support strategic planning.<br>• Review budget-to-actual results, identify key variances, and explain financial performance to internal stakeholders.<br>• Gather, organize, and interpret financial and operational data from multiple sources to support reporting and decision-making.<br>• Prepare ad hoc analyses that help leadership assess costs, risks, and resource allocation needs.<br>• Monitor financial activity and recommend process improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and reporting quality.<br>• Partner with accounting, operations, and management teams to deliver timely insights on fiscal performance and planning priorities.<br>• Create clear reports and presentations that summarize findings, highlight issues, and outline actionable recommendations.<br>• Assist with ongoing analytical initiatives, including data validation and updates to financial reporting or modeling processes when needed.
AR + Financial Analysis + Commercial Finance + Finance Business Partner<br>This person will support assigned customer accounts and partner with Sales and Operations throughout the customer lifecycle.<br>Core Responsibilities<br>• Own AR and Order-to-Cash activities<br>• Invoicing, booking, clearing and reconciliations<br>• AR aging and collection follow-up<br>• Customer deductions and dispute resolution<br>• Trade spend and promotional expense management<br>• Accruals and customer-related expenses<br>• Pricing and commercial analysis<br>• Build simulated P&Ls<br>• Evaluate business terms and promotional strategies<br>• Financial reporting and analysis<br>• Process improvement<br>• Finance systems/digitalization initiatives<br>• Partner directly with Sales and Operations<br>Ideal Background<br>Target:<br>• Financial Analyst<br>• Accounting Analyst<br>• Senior Accountant with strong analytical skills<br>• Commercial Finance Analyst<br>• Channel Finance Analyst<br>• Revenue Analyst<br>• AR Analyst ready for a step up<br>• Finance Business Partner
A Robert Half Management Resources client is seeking an experienced FP&A Consultant to support a growing organization through an acquisition and related strategic initiatives. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this consultant will play a key role in financial modeling, forecasting, capacity planning, and analysis of large, complex datasets. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical capabilities, the ability to evaluate and improve existing models, and experience supporting business transformation, growth, or integration initiatives. Estimated at 3-6 months. 100% remote<br><br>Key Responsibilities<br>Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models to support strategic decision-making.<br>Review, troubleshoot, and improve existing forecasting and planning models for accuracy and scalability.<br>Build and maintain capacity planning models to support operational and workforce planning.<br>Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.<br>Perform scenario analysis and sensitivity modeling to evaluate business opportunities and risks.<br>Analyze large datasets and translate findings into actionable business insights.<br>Utilize SQL to extract, validate, and analyze data from multiple sources.<br>Support acquisition and integration activities, including financial analysis, synergy tracking, and reporting.<br>Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, HR, and executive leadership to develop key performance metrics and reporting.<br>Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and management presentations.<br>Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend enhancements to planning, reporting, and analytics capabilities.<br>Qualifications<br>5+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or related experience.<br>Advanced financial modeling experience required.<br>Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.<br>Experience developing driver-based forecasting models.<br>Hands-on experience with Adaptive Planning (Workday Adaptive Planning) preferred.<br>Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.<br>Strong Excel and financial systems expertise.<br>Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, business transformations, or other strategic initiatives preferred.<br>Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.<br>Excellent communication and business partnering skills.<br>Preferred Experience<br>Capacity planning and resource modeling.<br>Scenario and sensitivity analysis.<br>KPI development and performance reporting.<br>Financial systems optimization.<br>Data validation, reconciliation, and reporting automation.<br>Integration planning and post-acquisition reporting.<br>Executive and board-level reporting support.<br>Process improvement and financial planning transformation initiatives.<br>Ideal Candidate<br><br>The successful consultant will be a hands-on finance detail oriented with strong modeling and analytical capabilities who can quickly assess existing planning processes, identify improvement opportunities, and provide actionable insights to leadership during a period of growth and organizational change. This individual will be comfortable working with large datasets, enhancing existing models, and supporting acquisition-related initiatives while partnering effectively across the organization.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to perform modeling, planning, forecasting, and analytical reporting for a growing organization in Irvine, California. This role will partner closely with senior leadership and private equity stakeholders to translate financial performance into clear insights, forward-looking recommendations, and executive materials. The ideal candidate brings strong modeling expertise, a strategic mindset, and the ability to turn complex data into meaningful business decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Participate in the annual budget, long-range planning, and recurring forecast processes to support company objectives and financial visibility.</p><p>• Build and maintain robust financial models that evaluate performance, guide decision-making, and improve the accuracy of projections.</p><p>• Prepare executive-level reporting packages and presentation materials for leadership, board meetings, and private equity stakeholders.</p><p>• Analyze financial and operational trends using Power BI and other reporting tools to identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop actionable insights around revenue, expenses, and overall business results.</p><p>• Deliver clear variance analysis and management reporting that explains results against budget, forecast, and prior periods.</p><p>• Support the continued evolution of planning and reporting capabilities through data-driven process improvements and enhanced analytical tools.</p><p>• Contribute to acquisition-related analysis and future M&A evaluation efforts as the organization continues to expand.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to support a financial services organization in San Diego, California during a high-volume period of accounting and reporting activity. This Long-term Contract position will focus on lending-related accounting, close management, reconciliations, and financial reporting, while helping deliver accurate and timely insight to business leaders. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound analytical judgment, and prior experience within banking, lending, mortgage, or a broader financial services environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee accounting treatment for loan portfolio activity, including new funding, payoffs, charge-offs, recoveries, accrued interest, and related journal entry preparation and review.<br>• Manage accounting for deferred loan fees and direct costs by tracking balances, validating amortization, and ensuring accurate ongoing reporting.<br>• Contribute to monthly and quarterly close cycles by preparing reconciliations, reviewing supporting schedules, and helping meet reporting deadlines.<br>• Compare general ledger balances to loan servicing data, investigate discrepancies, and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.<br>• Evaluate changes in account activity through variance analysis and trend reviews covering interest income, reserves, portfolio movement, and other lending metrics.<br>• Assist with credit loss and reserve reporting by preparing analyses, reconciliations, and documentation that support management review.<br>• Examine asset quality indicators such as delinquencies, nonperforming loans, recoveries, and charge-offs to provide meaningful portfolio insights.<br>• Respond to internal and external audit requests by gathering support, explaining accounting positions, and maintaining organized documentation.<br>• Recommend and implement improvements to close, reconciliation, and reporting workflows, including work involving Oracle ERP and Jack Henry where applicable.<br>• Support special projects and ad hoc financial analysis requests in partnership with accounting and finance leadership.
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to lead financial operations for a non-profit organization in San Diego, California. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate reporting, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring compliance with grant, contract, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, deep accounting knowledge, and the ability to support sound financial decision-making across the organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to deliver timely and reliable financial reports.<br>• Oversee the daily performance, upkeep, and improvement of accounting systems to support efficient financial operations.<br>• Maintain the general ledger structure, chart of accounts, cost allocation methods, and fixed asset records in alignment with non-profit and regulatory standards.<br>• Design, implement, and monitor accounting policies and procedures that reinforce internal controls and proper separation of responsibilities.<br>• Review financial activity to confirm accuracy, proper documentation, and protection of organizational assets.<br>• Partner with external auditors and funding agencies by preparing schedules, records, and supporting materials for annual audits and grant or contract reviews.<br>• Ensure all required tax filings and government reports are completed accurately and submitted on schedule.<br>• Produce financial statements, cash flow analyses, budget-to-actual comparisons, aging reports, and other management reports as needed.<br>• Lead departmental planning, budgeting, and process improvements while supervising, developing, and retaining accounting staff.<br>• Build collaborative relationships across departments and with external partners, while keeping the team informed of evolving accounting standards and compliance requirements.
<p><strong>Robert Half is working with a San Marcos organization seeking a Junior Financial Analyst to join a collaborative Finance team.</strong> This position is designed for someone who has a solid foundation in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business and wants hands-on experience with <strong>FP&A and business reporting.</strong></p><p>Rather than being purely data-entry focused, this role gives you the opportunity to understand how financial information flows through a business and how Finance supports operational decisions.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Handle:</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with monthly and quarterly financial reporting</li><li>Update budget and forecast templates</li><li>Prepare department-level financial schedules</li><li>Track expenses and compare spending against budget</li><li>Research and document financial variances</li><li>Assist with revenue and expense analysis</li><li>Pull financial data from internal systems and Excel</li><li>Maintain reporting databases and financial files</li><li>Help prepare management presentations and reporting packages</li><li>Support month-end close analysis</li><li>Assist with KPI and performance reporting</li><li>Identify inconsistencies in financial data and work with the team to resolve them</li><li>Assist with special projects, forecasting, and process improvements</li></ul>
<p><strong>A growing Carlsbad company is looking for a Junior Financial Analyst who is ready to take the next step beyond school, an internship, or an accounting support role.</strong> This is an opportunity to build a strong foundation in corporate finance while working alongside experienced Finance and Accounting professionals.</p><p>You’ll be involved in <strong>financial reporting, budgeting, expense analysis, and Excel-based reporting</strong>, making this a great role for someone who wants exposure to multiple areas of finance.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with monthly financial reporting</li><li>Prepare recurring Excel reports and financial schedules</li><li>Compare actual results to budget and forecast</li><li>Research revenue and expense variances</li><li>Maintain financial reporting files and supporting schedules</li><li>Track departmental spending and operating expenses</li><li>Assist with budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Gather financial information from Accounting and Operations</li><li>Perform data validation and identify discrepancies</li><li>Assist with month-end reporting activities</li><li>Maintain basic financial models and templates</li><li>Prepare charts, summaries, and presentations for management</li><li>Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst to support financial planning and performance reporting for defense manufacturing programs in Costa Mesa, California. This Long-term Contract position will focus on delivering clear insight into project financial health through recurring and on-demand analysis, helping stakeholders understand spending trends, forecast alignment, and overall program performance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, experience with federally funded contract reporting, and the ability to translate complex financial data into practical business recommendations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare weekly, monthly, and special-request financial reports that evaluate program results against forecasts, budgets, and operating plans.<br>• Analyze budget-to-actual performance and identify key drivers behind cost variances, schedule impacts, and changes in resource usage.<br>• Monitor project burn rates and spending patterns to provide timely visibility into financial status and potential risks.<br>• Produce reporting for government-funded programs, including contract-related expenditure summaries, labor utilization details, and fund tracking documentation.<br>• Build and maintain financial models that support forecasting, scenario planning, and decision-making for program and finance leadership.<br>• Perform ad hoc analysis by extracting, organizing, and interpreting financial data to address emerging business questions.<br>• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve reporting accuracy, validate assumptions, and strengthen financial controls across assigned projects.
We are looking for an experienced financial reporting leader to oversee external reporting, technical accounting, and compliance activities for the organization in San Diego, California. This role will guide the preparation of public company filings, strengthen reporting processes, and partner across the business to support accurate and timely financial communication. The ideal candidate brings strong U.S. GAAP expertise, public company reporting experience, and a hands-on approach to process improvement and team development.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the end-to-end preparation, review, and submission of periodic and event-driven public filings, including annual, quarterly, current, and proxy reporting documents.<br>• Lead the reporting calendar from initial drafting through final issuance, ensuring all disclosures are complete, accurate, and submitted on schedule.<br>• Improve and maintain financial statement disclosures within reporting tools such as ActiveDisclosure to support consistency, clarity, and compliance.<br>• Act as the primary subject matter expert for technical accounting matters by researching complex issues, documenting conclusions, and preparing formal accounting position papers.<br>• Assess the accounting treatment for financing arrangements, equity activity, stock-based compensation, and other significant business transactions.<br>• Oversee compliance and internal control documentation efforts, while collaborating with internal teams and external advisors to strengthen the control environment.<br>• Identify and implement opportunities to automate workflows, reduce manual tasks, and enhance reporting accuracy through technology and process optimization.<br>• Support modernization initiatives, including accounting system enhancements such as the transition from QuickBooks to NetSuite.<br>• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members, while partnering closely with Finance, Legal, Clinical Operations, external auditors, and executive leadership.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounting Supervisor to support a construction and contractor organization in Mission Viejo, California through a long-term contract engagement. This position will lead core accounting operations, oversee accurate month-end activities, and help maintain reliable financial reporting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, audit support experience, and the ability to guide daily general ledger and reconciliation processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct month-end close activities to ensure financial results are completed accurately and on schedule.</p><p>• Oversee general ledger operations, including review of account activity, balances, and supporting documentation.</p><p>• Prepare and approve journal entries while maintaining compliance with accounting policies and reporting standards.</p><p>• Lead account reconciliation efforts and resolve discrepancies across high-volume transactions and balance sheet accounts.</p><p>• Coordinate audit preparation by organizing schedules, responding to requests, and delivering complete PBC documentation for financial statement audits.</p><p>• Supervise accounting workflows and help maintain timely, accurate reporting for both public and private reporting environments.</p><p>• Partner with internal stakeholders to strengthen accounting processes, support issue resolution, and improve reporting consistency.</p><p>• Utilize SAP and related systems to manage accounting data, reporting, and transaction review activities.</p>
<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>We're seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a hybrid, agile engagement with a higher education client in Irvine, CA. The ideal candidate builds relationships quickly, is comfortable approaching senior stakeholders and unfamiliar teams across multiple university departments, and can gather requirements in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Partner with senior stakeholders across multiple departments (Admissions, Advancement, Marketing, IT, Student Services, etc.) to elicit and document requirements.</li><li>Proactively engage new/unfamiliar stakeholders to build rapport and gather accurate requirements.</li><li>Facilitate workshops and working sessions; translate requirements into user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria within an Agile framework.</li><li>Collaborate with Product Owners and dev teams to groom and prioritize the backlog.</li><li>Write/validate SQL queries to support analysis and requirement validation.</li><li>Support UAT and produce clear documentation (BRDs, process maps) for technical and non-technical audiences.</li></ul><p><br></p>