<p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>HR Consultant</strong> to support our organization in overseeing human resources and payroll operations on a long-term contract basis. The ideal candidate will bring proven expertise in <strong>California public sector HR and payroll administration</strong>, ensuring compliance with state and local labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and internal policies. This role requires a hands-on leader with a strong background in payroll systems, HR compliance, and employee relations, with the ability to collaborate across departments and provide guidance on best practices.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage end-to-end payroll processing for public sector employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with state and federal regulations.</li><li>Administer HR functions including employee onboarding, benefits administration, leaves of absence, performance management, and policy interpretation.</li><li>Ensure compliance with California labor laws, CalPERS/CalSTRS, union agreements, and public agency reporting requirements.</li><li>Serve as a subject matter expert for HR and payroll practices, advising leadership on policies, procedures, and regulatory updates.</li><li>Oversee data integrity within HRIS and payroll systems, generating reports and audits as needed.</li><li>Manage employee inquiries and resolve payroll or HR-related issues promptly and effectively.</li><li>Partner with Finance, Legal, and other departments to streamline processes and maintain accurate documentation.</li><li>Supervise HR/payroll staff and provide training, mentorship, and performance feedback.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Consultant to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Downey, California. In this role, you will oversee HR and payroll operations within a public sector environment, ensuring compliance with California labor laws, union agreements, and organizational policies. This position is ideal for a proactive leader with a strong background in HR administration, employee relations, and payroll systems.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage comprehensive payroll processing for public sector employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with state and federal regulations.<br>• Oversee core HR functions such as employee onboarding, benefits administration, leaves of absence, and performance management.<br>• Ensure adherence to California labor laws, CalPERS/CalSTRS requirements, union agreements, and public agency reporting standards.<br>• Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to leadership on HR policies, procedures, and regulatory updates.<br>• Maintain and audit data integrity within payroll and HR systems, generating reports to support organizational decisions.<br>• Address employee inquiries and resolve HR or payroll-related issues promptly and effectively.<br>• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and other departments to optimize HR processes and maintain accurate documentation.<br>• Train, mentor, and supervise HR and payroll staff, fostering growth and ensuring high performance.<br>• Support collective bargaining processes by providing expertise in union negotiations and agreements.<br>• Lead initiatives to implement and improve HR and payroll systems, ensuring seamless transitions and enhanced functionality.
<p><strong>Senior Project Manager – Cybersecurity Strategy</strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Hybrid (3 days onsite in Woodland Hills, CA)</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> $160,000 - $180,000 + up to 10% bonus</p><p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p><p>We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Project Manager to take on a strategic role focused on aligning business goals with cutting-edge technological advancements within the Cybersecurity domain. This individual will lead initiatives aimed at advancing the company’s cybersecurity maturity in partnership with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as the guiding standard.</p><p>As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the definition, stakeholder alignment, and execution of critical initiatives covering key focus areas such as:</p><ul><li><strong>Govern:</strong> Establish processes for accountability and compliance.</li><li><strong>Identify:</strong> Detect potential threats and vulnerabilities in systems.</li><li><strong>Protect:</strong> Enhance defenses to secure the organization’s infrastructure.</li><li><strong>Detect:</strong> Proactively monitor for potential breaches or threats.</li><li><strong>Respond:</strong> Lead effective remediation efforts during cybersecurity incidents.</li><li><strong>Recover:</strong> Build organizational resilience to minimize downtime and ensure speedy restoration of operations.</li></ul><p>This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the organization’s strategic cybersecurity evolution while growing professionally in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate with key stakeholders to define cybersecurity objectives aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF).</li><li>Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve the organization’s cybersecurity posture across governance, threat identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery.</li><li>Align technical execution with broader business goals to support enterprise strategy.</li><li>Monitor risks proactively and implement change management plans to ensure smooth adoption of new technologies and processes.</li><li>Leverage data to measure project success and quantify progress in organizational cybersecurity maturity.</li><li>Facilitate executive-level engagements and presentations to gain buy-in and ensure alignment on cybersecurity initiatives.</li><li>Manage program budgets, schedules, and resources while mitigating risks.</li></ul>
We are looking for an experienced Oracle EBS Technical Consultant to join our team on a long-term contract basis. This role is based in Irvine, California, and offers an exciting opportunity to work on critical data conversion and extraction projects. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Oracle EBS modules and strong technical skills to ensure successful outcomes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Perform data extraction from various Oracle EBS modules, ensuring accuracy and completeness.<br>• Develop and optimize PL/SQL and SQL queries to support data migration processes.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and structure data for seamless conversion.<br>• Provide technical expertise on Oracle EBS Financials and related modules.<br>• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data queries and extraction processes.<br>• Design and implement solutions for efficient data transfer to target systems.<br>• Ensure compliance with data integrity and security standards during migration.<br>• Monitor and report progress on data migration activities to stakeholders.<br>• Document technical processes and methodologies for future reference.
<p>*This is a long-term contract opportunity that will be working onsite in Southern California 4 days a week. Great team and amazing team environment.</p><p><br></p><p>As a Senior Qualtrics Developer/Subject Matter Expert, this person will perform the following tasks, but not limited to:</p><p>• Application design, development, and production support for multiple large projects using Qualtrics technologies.</p><p>• Conduct development workstreams, from design through testing and deployment, often working with junior members of the team both offshore and onshore.</p><p>• Ensure adherence and constant improvement to the SDLC process and best practices through the development, testing, and support phases, including code reviews, mentoring, and policy governance</p><p>• Participate in daily Scrum sessions as an Agile team member.</p><p>• Identify enhancements through customer interaction and work directly with them to provide solutions.</p><p>• Define systems architecture, design techniques, and development standards to support cross-functional, multi-system solutions that scale and are flexible to meet the future needs of the organization.</p><p>• Research and resolve Qualtrics application issues in test and production environments.</p><p>• Evaluate the daily and monthly batch process to improve performance and shorten the critical path window.</p><p>• Perform Impact Analysis across multiple Qualtrics platforms and applications.</p><p>• Deliver complete documentation for estimates, design, and development.</p><p>• On-call for production support during off-office hours (night and weekends).</p><p>• Create timelines and development goals.</p><p>• Provide technical leadership.</p><p>• Testing the stability and functionality of the application.</p><p>• Writing documents and providing technical guidance/training to other developers.</p><p>• Maintain the security and integrity of the application software.</p><p>• Perform code review. The job includes other duties and responsibilities assigned by management.</p><p>• Play the role of a Subject Matter Expert for the Qualtrics applications.</p>
<p><strong>***For immediate consideration, please message Ali Ferber (Scott) on LinkedIn with your updated resume***</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Functional Role: </strong>Business Systems Analyst</p><p>Location: Onsite in Downtown Los Angeles</p><p>Salary: $130,000-160,000</p><p><br></p><p> Our client is seeking a <strong>Business Systems Analyst (BSA)</strong> with strong technical expertise in <strong>eCommerce systems and NetSuite ERP</strong> to join their growing team. This individual will play a key role in bridging business needs with technology solutions, focusing on <strong>hands-on system implementations, configurations, and integrations</strong>. The ideal candidate has a background supporting either <strong>financial lines of business</strong> or <strong>operations/logistics</strong>, with the ability to translate requirements into scalable system enhancements that drive efficiency and growth.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document system requirements for eCommerce platforms and NetSuite ERP.</li><li>Lead <strong>hands-on configuration and implementation</strong> of NetSuite modules (Financials, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Inventory, or Logistics).</li><li>Collaborate with development and integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity between ERP, eCommerce, and third-party systems.</li><li>Support end-to-end project lifecycle including design, testing (UAT), deployment, and post-go-live support.</li><li>Develop and maintain system workflows, dashboards, saved searches, and reports to improve operational visibility and decision-making.</li><li>Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide ongoing system support.</li><li>Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend best practices for scaling business operations.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half is actively recruiting for a knowledgeable, accomplished Accounting Manager Consultant to support our Transportation client. The consultant will be responsible for the month-end close preparation including preparing all balance sheet account reconciliations, reviewing account reconciliations, ensuring all subledgers and reports match the general ledger, preparing any adjusting journal entries and preparing audit schedules as required by the external auditor. This job will be located onsite n Long Beach, CA. </p><p>Skills: </p><p>-Excellent written/verbal communication skills required</p><p>-Must be able to work independently</p><p>-Roll -up the sleeves individual</p><p>-Attention to detail</p><p>-Manage staff of 3</p><p>-Strong GL, month end close, accounting skills </p>
<p>Robert Half is seeking a highly skilled Indirect Tax Consultant to support a large, private equity–backed retail and wholesale client. This consultant will play a critical role in managing sales & use tax compliance and property tax preparation for a multi-state operation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and file Sales & Use Tax returns for multiple Western states (CA, IL, WY, MO, OR, WA, NM, CO, KS, NE) on a monthly and quarterly basis, submitting returns directly into state websites until a new automated tax system is implemented.</li><li>Assist with fixed asset amortization schedules (real and personal property) in preparation for property tax filings across 500+ locations.</li><li>Prepare property tax journal entries (liability, expense, and prepaid accounts) for each location and maintain detailed amortization schedules.</li><li>Perform balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and general accounting support as needed to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.</li><li>Partner with internal finance and tax teams during the transition to a more robust Sales & Use Tax system.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li>Proven experience working in high-volume transaction environments.</li><li>Strong background in multi-state Sales & Use Tax compliance and property tax preferred.</li><li>Prior experience in large-company tax environments required; private equity portfolio company experience a plus.</li><li>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, advanced formulas) required.</li><li>Familiarity with large ERP systems and indirect tax tools such as Avalara or Vertex strongly preferred.</li><li>Solid understanding of accounting principles, including balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.</li></ul>
Robert Half Management Resources is actively recruiting for an strong Sr. Accountant to join the loan staff practice. The consultant’s primary responsibilities will be supporting the accounting team with month end close, booking journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, doing flux analysis and complex accounting entries. In addition, the consultant will need a strong understanding of GAAP accounting. This role is onsite.<br><br>Technical Skills:<br> - Strong month end close experience (Booking entries, Reconciliations, critical thinking skills) <br> - Complex financial transaction experience (Accruals, Bonds, Loans, Debt covenants) <br> - Capital projects (depreciation, additions, disposals)<br> - Analyze monthly financial statements’ actual to budget and balance sheet flux analysis<br> - Support external audit if needed<br> - Heavy excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, large data sets) <br><br>Soft Skills:<br> - Ability to understand business processes quickly<br> - Communicates effectively with various levels within the organization
<p>We are seeking an experienced Payroll Consultant to support our organization in overseeing a payroll system implementation on a long-term 2 years+ contract basis. The ideal candidate will bring proven expertise in California public sector payroll administration, ensuring compliance with state and local labor laws, collective bargaining with the ability to collaborate across departments and provide guidance on best practices. This role will be located onsite in Downey, CA. </p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><p>Manage end-to-end payroll processing for public sector employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance</p><p>Ensure compliance with California labor laws, union agreements, and public agency reporting requirements.</p><p>Serve as a subject matter expert for payroll practices, advising leadership on policies, procedures, and regulatory updates. payroll systems, generating reports and audits as needed.</p><p>Manage employee inquiries and resolve payroll issues promptly and effectively.</p><p>Partner with Finance, Legal, and other departments to streamline processes and maintain accurate documentation.</p><p>Supervise payroll staff and provide training, mentorship, and performance feedback.</p><p><br></p><p>Qualifications:</p><p>Bachelor’s degree in, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field (Master’s preferred).</p><p>Minimum 5+ years of payroll management experience, with at least 3 years in a California public sector environment (city, county, state, special district, or education agency).</p><p>Strong knowledge of CalPERS, CalSTRS, FLSA, and California wage and hour laws.</p><p>Experience with collective bargaining agreements and union negotiations preferred.</p><p>Proficiency in payroll (e.g., PeopleSoft, ADP, Workday, SAP, Tyler Munis).</p><p>Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage confidential information.</p><p>Strong leadership skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.</p><p>Prior managerial experience, in this role you will manage/ supervise staff of 10 people </p>
<p><strong>Controller – Food Manufacturing</strong></p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Cerritos Area, CA (100% On-Site)</p><p> <strong>Industry:</strong> Food Manufacturing / Consumer Goods</p><p> <strong>Recruiter Contact:</strong> David Bizub, Robert Half</p><p>We’re representing a growing and dynamic <strong>food manufacturer</strong> in the <strong>Cerritos area</strong> that is seeking a <strong>hands-on Controller</strong> to lead financial operations across multiple facilities. This is a key, <strong>on-site leadership role</strong> where you'll collaborate with senior management, operations, and production teams to drive financial performance and process improvements.</p><p>This fast-paced environment is ideal for someone who is proactive, analytical, and eager to contribute to a company experiencing rapid growth. We are looking for a long-term team member—not a consultant—who understands the nuances of <strong>food manufacturing</strong> and wants to make a lasting impact.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Manage full-cycle accounting for multiple manufacturing locations, including AP, AR, payroll, inventory, and GL.</li><li>Lead the monthly close process: journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement preparation.</li><li>Conduct cost analysis, standard costing, and variance reporting tied to plant operations.</li><li>Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and manage reserves, shrink, and aged inventory.</li><li>Develop and maintain strong internal controls to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.</li><li>Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting, with performance tracking to KPIs.</li><li>Analyze financial results and work with plant managers to implement corrective actions.</li><li>Partner with engineering and operations on capital project analysis and product costing.</li><li>Provide cash flow insights and strategic financial recommendations to executive leadership.</li><li>Respond to audit and compliance requests with accurate and timely documentation.</li><li>Assist with ad hoc financial projects and system/process improvements.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Qualifications:</p><ul><li>5+ years of accounting or controllership experience in a <strong>food manufacturing or process manufacturing</strong> environment.</li><li>Strong knowledge of <strong>cost accounting</strong>, inventory controls, and financial analysis.</li><li>Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, or similar) and advanced Excel skills.</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred but not required.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.</li><li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.</li><li>Self-starter who thrives in a <strong>fast-paced, hands-on</strong> environment and is comfortable wearing multiple hats.</li></ul><p> This is a <strong>full-time, on-site</strong> opportunity located in the <strong>Cerritos area</strong>. If you're looking to join a growing company and play a key role in its financial success, contact <strong>David Bizub at Robert Half</strong> to apply.. If you're not currently working with anyone at Robert Half, please click call 562-800-3963 and ask for David Bizub. Please reference job order number</p><p>00460-0013288417. or email resume to [email protected]</p>
<p>We are seeking a Sr. IT Technical Specialist. This is a long-term contract opportunity that will require working onsite in Southern California four days per week.</p><p><br></p><p>The Consumer Applications Department of or is seeking a highly-motivated experienced Technical Lead to help deliver projects more effectively. They will work along aside the Product Owners and Project teams leading Agile practices related to customer-facing digital products. This position requires extensive collaboration and cross-functional communication with IT associates consultants and vendors to define product goals backlogs and roadmaps leading to successful delivery. This position is a working lead that provides functional technical guidance and may supervise the daily activities of individual contributors or working teams. </p><p><br></p><p> - Coordinate with project managers to develop budgets and timelines </p><p> - Oversee the design testing and deployment processes </p><p> - Intervene when development is behind schedule - Coordinate and Organize Dev Work </p><p> - Keep the backlog clean scoped and prioritized </p><p> - Help define sprint goals and ensure tasks are realistically sized </p><p> - Translate stakeholder requests into clear action items </p><p> - Own QA and Delivery Hygiene - QA features before launch and coordinate testing </p><p> - Log bugs verify fixes and handle regressions quickly </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced IT Director to oversee financial systems and drive technology strategies that align with organizational goals. Based in San Juan Capistrano, California, this role is pivotal in managing critical systems, leading teams, and ensuring seamless integration across platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of financial processes and technology.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for financial systems that supports organizational objectives.<br>• Act as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure alignment and effective execution of financial systems strategies.<br>• Manage the administration, configuration, and performance of financial systems such as Oracle Hyperion, Epicor ERP, Zuora, and industry-specific billing platforms.<br>• Lead efforts to design and implement integrations across financial systems using APIs and middleware solutions.<br>• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, security, and compliance with regulatory standards.<br>• Collaborate with internal audit, finance, and accounting teams to ensure accurate reporting and smooth financial close cycles.<br>• Supervise a team of systems analysts, developers, and external consultants to achieve project and operational goals.<br>• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and oversee service level agreements (SLAs).<br>• Identify opportunities for system enhancements, automation, and cost-saving measures.<br>• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in financial systems and SaaS platforms.
<p>We are looking for a highly skilled Tax Manager to lead the development and implementation of strategic tax technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance tax processes, ensure compliance, and optimize the use of advanced tools in managing tax operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tax technology and a proven track record in driving efficiency and innovation.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Design and execute a comprehensive tax technology strategy to streamline compliance, reporting, data analytics, and process management.</p><p>• Serve as the primary tax representative on cross-functional project teams, ensuring tax requirements are met during technology implementations.</p><p>• Collaborate with IT and other departments to define functional requirements, review technical designs, and oversee application testing, deployment, and maintenance.</p><p>• Lead tax technology projects using recognized project management methodologies to ensure successful outcomes.</p><p>• Establish and maintain robust internal controls for all tax technology applications, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.</p><p>• Manage user access, perform system updates, and provide technical support for tax technology applications.</p><p>• Stay informed about emerging tax technology trends and refine strategies to achieve optimal performance.</p><p>• Develop detailed process documentation, deliver end-user training, and create policies for efficient technology use.</p><p>• Oversee relationships with vendors and consultants to ensure effective implementation and support of tax applications.</p><p>• Provide training to tax team members on software tools and process enhancements. </p><p><br></p>
