17 Results for Budget Analyst Jobs in Manhattan Beach, CA

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Financial Analyst

Pasadena, CA
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Temporary / Contract
27 - 29 USD / Hourly
Robert Half is in search for a Financial Analyst for local ongoing opportunities. The Financial Analyst, you will conduct financial modeling on various financial products as well as measure, analyze and forecast performance in conjunction with operating plans. Additional duties include advising management on the allocation of resources to best accomplish objectives and preparing reports for management. For Immediate consideration please email your resume and call 626.463.2030 to schedule an interview. Financial Modeling:· Develop and maintain financial models to analyze and forecast company performance· Use spreadsheet tools to create projections, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses.Budgeting and Forecasting:· Collaborate with various departments to create and manage budgets.· Prepare financial forecasts, identifying trends and potential areas of concern or opportunity.Financial Reporting:· Generate and analyze financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.· Communicate financial results and trends to management and stakeholders.Variance Analysis:· Conduct variance analysis to compare actual financial performance against budgets and forecasts.· Identify and investigate discrepancies, providing explanations for variances.Decision Support:· Provide decision support by analyzing financial data and making recommendations for strategic and operational decisions.· Assess the financial impact of potential investments, projects, or business initiatives.Market and Industry Analysis:· Monitor economic and industry trends that may impact the organization's financial performance.· Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Financial Analyst

Irvine, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
70000 - 90000 USD / Yearly
AR + Financial Analysis + Commercial Finance + Finance Business Partner This person will support assigned customer accounts and partner with Sales and Operations throughout the customer lifecycle. Core Responsibilities • Own AR and Order-to-Cash activities • Invoicing, booking, clearing and reconciliations • AR aging and collection follow-up • Customer deductions and dispute resolution • Trade spend and promotional expense management • Accruals and customer-related expenses • Pricing and commercial analysis • Build simulated P&Ls • Evaluate business terms and promotional strategies • Financial reporting and analysis • Process improvement • Finance systems/digitalization initiatives • Partner directly with Sales and Operations Ideal Background Target: • Financial Analyst • Accounting Analyst • Senior Accountant with strong analytical skills • Commercial Finance Analyst • Channel Finance Analyst • Revenue Analyst • AR Analyst ready for a step up • Finance Business Partner
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Financial Analyst

Pico Rivera, CA
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Temporary / Contract
38.7885 - 44.913 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Financial Analyst to support a municipal Public Works team in Pico Rivera, California. This Contract position will contribute to budgeting, financial review, procurement support, and project coordination within a government environment. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, clear communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working closely with leadership and operational partners. Responsibilities: • Partner with Public Works leadership to deliver financial, operational, and strategic analysis that supports departmental goals and decision-making. • Track budgets, evaluate funding needs, and prepare regular updates on project status, expenditures, and performance trends. • Review operating budget activity, analyze variances, and identify issues that may affect departmental financial plans. • Develop staff reports, presentation materials, and management summaries for leadership and City Council review. • Assist with procurement activities by coordinating solicitation efforts, supporting request for proposal processes, and helping oversee contract administration. • Examine purchase orders, invoices, and related budget transactions to confirm accuracy, compliance, and proper allocation of funds. • Conduct research and policy review to recommend process enhancements and improve administrative effectiveness. • Work across Finance, field teams, and external contractors to support execution of departmental initiatives and resolve financial or operational questions. • Contribute to special assignments and priority projects as needed within the Public Works function.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Business Analyst

San Fernando, CA
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Temporary / Contract
47.5 - 55 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a Business Analyst to join a Contract assignment based in San Fernando, California. In this approximately three-month engagement, you will partner closely with company leadership to evaluate available business data, strengthen reporting capabilities, and turn raw information into practical performance insights. This role is ideal for someone who combines financial and operational perspective with strong hands-on experience in analysis, dashboard development, and management reporting. Responsibilities: • Review data available across the company’s business systems and current reporting tools to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for better decision support. • Design and build dependable reports and dashboards that give leadership clear visibility into sales results, margin performance, backlog status, inventory position, and operational outcomes. • Define meaningful key performance indicators that align with business goals and document calculation logic so reporting remains consistent and transparent. • Validate data accuracy by reconciling outputs, investigating reporting discrepancies, and establishing repeatable methods for ongoing measurement. • Translate financial and operational findings into actionable recommendations that support decision-making for owners and management. • Work with existing Power BI assets and related data sources to improve usability, clarity, and relevance of reporting deliverables. • Prepare reporting documentation, metric definitions, and process guidance to support long-term adoption by internal stakeholders. • Provide knowledge transfer and training to team members so they can maintain and use reports effectively after the engagement ends.
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

Business Analyst

El Segundo, CA
onsite
Temporary to Hire
55.4135 - 62 USD / Hourly
**** For Faster response on the position, please send a message to Jimmy Escobar on LinkedIn or send an email to Jimmy.Escobar@roberthalf(.com) with your resume.**** We are looking for a Business Analyst to join a team in El Segundo, California in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This position is ideal for someone who can translate business needs into technical solutions, especially in environments involving APIs, integrations, and cross-functional collaboration. The role will focus on analyzing system interactions, documenting requirements, and supporting the delivery of integration-focused initiatives with clear communication across business and technical teams. Responsibilities:• Analyze business processes and system needs to identify functional gaps and recommend practical solution options.• Partner with technical teams and stakeholders to define requirements for API-based connections and third-party application integrations.• Produce detailed documentation such as business requirements, technical specifications, workflow descriptions, and source-to-target mapping artifacts.• Evaluate data movement across systems to support accurate integration design, validation, and issue resolution.• Participate in Agile ceremonies and work closely with delivery teams to refine priorities, clarify user stories, and support implementation efforts.• Facilitate communication between business users and technical teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood and appropriately executed.• Review existing processes and integration points to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, service quality, and system alignment.• Support testing and validation activities by confirming that delivered solutions meet documented business and functional expectations.
2026-10-07T00:00:00Z

Cost Accountant

Orange, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
90000 - 110000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Cost Accountant to join a growing manufacturing and retail business in Orange, California. This position will focus on product costing, inventory valuation, and financial analysis that helps leadership understand margin performance and production efficiency. The role is well suited for someone who enjoys partnering with operations, bringing structure to cost data, and contributing to informed business decisions in a hands-on environment. Responsibilities: • Analyze production costs, material usage, labor, and overhead to maintain accurate standard costing across manufactured products. • Review inventory balances and valuation methods to support reliable financial reporting and strong cost controls. • Partner closely with plant and operations leaders to evaluate manufacturing performance, explain cost variances, and identify improvement opportunities. • Prepare margin and profitability reporting that gives leadership clear insight into product performance and key cost drivers. • Support the costing of new products and updates to existing product lines by assessing materials, processes, and expected production expenses. • Monitor standard cost changes and maintain cost records within NetSuite to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy. • Assist with monthly close activities related to inventory and cost accounting, helping deliver timely and accurate results. • Contribute to process improvements, including support for accounting system-related changes that affect costing workflows and reporting.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Cost Accountant

Huntington Beach, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
75000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Cost Accountant to join our finance team in Huntington Beach, California. This role supports a manufacturing environment focused on clean energy solutions and will help deliver accurate cost insights, dependable reporting, and meaningful analysis for operational and financial decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in standard costing, inventory analysis, and project-oriented accounting within a production setting. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and finance partners to improve visibility into performance, explain cost movements, and strengthen financial discipline. Responsibilities: • Support the monthly close cycle by preparing cost-related entries, reviewing results, and contributing to timely financial reporting. • Evaluate product, job, and project margins to identify performance risks, cost drivers, and opportunities for improvement across the business. • Analyze standard costs, bills of materials, labor usage, and overhead absorption to ensure manufacturing costs are accurate and well understood. • Investigate variances between actual and expected results, determine root causes, and communicate findings to finance and operational leaders. • Prepare financial analyses that compare current performance against prior periods, forecasts, and budget expectations. • Partner with operations and engineering teams to improve cost visibility, strengthen data accuracy, and support informed business decisions. • Contribute to budgeting and forecasting activities by developing reliable cost assumptions and performance insights. • Help enhance reporting processes, internal controls, and process consistency, including support for new tools or system-related improvements when needed.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Cost Accountant

Azusa, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
100000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Cost Accountant to join a manufacturing team in Azusa, California. This position plays an important role in strengthening financial accuracy by evaluating production costs, inventory activity, and operational results. The individual in this role will collaborate with finance and plant partners to deliver reliable reporting, support close activities, and help leadership make informed business decisions. Responsibilities: • Manage and revise standard cost data for raw materials, direct labor, and factory overhead to keep product valuation current and accurate. • Examine production and purchasing variances, including material usage, labor efficiency, scrap, price differences, and overhead impacts, and communicate key findings to stakeholders. • Review product structures, manufacturing routings, and shop orders to confirm costing inputs properly reflect actual production processes. • Track inventory movements and perform reconciliations between inventory records and the general ledger to maintain financial accuracy. • Research stock discrepancies and work with operations and supply chain teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions. • Contribute to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accounting activities tied to inventory balances and cost of goods sold. • Support cycle count programs and physical inventory events by analyzing count results, reconciling differences, and documenting outcomes. • Produce scheduled and on-demand reports covering inventory valuation, manufacturing costs, and operational performance trends. • Partner with purchasing, engineering, production, and supply chain teams to improve cost reliability, reporting quality, and internal control practices. • Assist with audit requests by preparing reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation for inventory and cost-related accounts.
2026-10-19T00:00:00Z

Financial Analyst/Manager

Irvine, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
90000 - 150000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Financial Analyst/Manager to support institutional planning and financial decision-making for a university environment in Irvine, California. This role oversees the annual budgeting cycle, leads forecasting activities throughout the year, and delivers meaningful analysis that helps departments manage resources effectively. The position also partners closely with campus leaders to evaluate financial performance, assess new proposals, and provide clear reporting on budget variances and trends. Responsibilities: • Lead the full annual budgeting cycle, coordinating with finance partners, faculty, and administrative teams to develop plans aligned with organizational priorities. • Prepare and present monthly comparisons of actual results against budget, highlighting key variances and recommending actions to improve financial performance. • Build and maintain rolling forecasts, scenario models, and what-if analyses to identify risks, opportunities, and expected financial outcomes. • Review departmental financial activity and spending patterns using budgeting and accounting tools to strengthen cost control and support informed decision-making. • Partner with budget owners across the organization to monitor revenue and expenses, address emerging issues, and help keep operations on track with approved plans. • Assess the financial viability of program proposals, pro formas, and funding requests by analyzing assumptions, projected results, and strategic fit. • Monitor restricted funds and related balances on a regular basis, providing recommendations on the appropriate use and release of available resources. • Maintain financial structures such as departments and cost centers within the accounting framework to support accurate reporting and budget oversight. • Track profitability by program and revenue source, including development and upkeep of cost allocation methodologies. • Contribute to external and regulatory reporting requirements by preparing financial data, analysis, and supporting documentation as needed.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Cost Accounting Manager

Calabasas, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
150000 - 160000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Cost Accounting Manager to lead plant-level financial oversight in Calabasas, California. This position will guide budgeting, reporting, and cost analysis activities while providing leadership across accounting operations in a retail-linked manufacturing environment. The role will partner closely with operations and senior leadership to improve financial visibility, strengthen controls, and support profitable decision-making. Responsibilities:• Direct plant finance activities, including budgeting, accounting oversight, and regular financial reporting to monitor business performance.• Lead product cost management by maintaining accurate costing methods, reviewing margin performance, and investigating manufacturing variances.• Oversee accounts payable operations to support policy compliance, timely vendor payments, and reliable financial documentation.• Manage monthly and quarterly close activities, including account reconciliations, review of cost-related entries, and preparation of financial statements.• Build and refine standard cost models for materials, labor, and overhead to support accurate valuation and planning.• Evaluate manufacturing spend and identify practical opportunities to reduce costs and improve overall profitability.• Partner with production and operations leaders on process improvement efforts that enhance efficiency and financial performance.• Prepare and deliver recurring cost reports, operational metrics, and variance commentary for senior leadership, including recommended corrective actions.• Supervise inventory accounting through cycle counts, physical counts, and reconciliation processes to ensure accurate valuation.• Develop and coach a small accounting team while promoting strong controls, accountability, and continuous improvement.
2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

Business Analyst IT L3

Torrance, CA
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Temporary / Contract
55 - 58 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Business Analyst to support key business initiatives in Southern California. This is a Long-term Contract position requiring a strong partner who can translate operational needs into clear requirements, guide cross-functional discussions, and help teams move from analysis through validation and readiness. The role is onsite four days each week and is well suited for someone who thrives in a structured, fast-moving environment while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Responsibilities:• Partner with business teams and project stakeholders to define objectives, clarify scope, and capture detailed needs through interviews, workshops, observation, and document analysis.• Produce well-organized analysis deliverables such as current and future workflow documentation, process diagrams, business rules, decision records, and supporting narratives that guide solution design.• Convert business priorities into actionable artifacts including epics, features, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria to support delivery teams and testing efforts.• Maintain end-to-end visibility of requirements by tracking changes, documenting impacts, and ensuring alignment from initial business goals through build, validation, and final acceptance.• Lead functional discussions across multiple stakeholder groups, resolve ambiguity, surface risks, and help drive timely decisions on priorities, dependencies, and tradeoffs.• Analyze process, data, reporting, interface, control, privacy, and security needs to ensure proposed solutions support operational and compliance expectations.• Support testing and business acceptance activities by preparing test scenarios, reviewing coverage, assisting with defect analysis, and confirming expected outcomes with stakeholders.• Contribute to implementation readiness through training input, operating procedure documentation, knowledge transfer materials, cutover support, and status reporting for leadership.• Represent assigned business domains in cross-functional planning, design reviews, readiness meetings, and issue management discussions to keep workstreams aligned.
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

IT Analyst

Fountain Valley, CA
onsite
Temporary / Contract
30 - 35 USD / Hourly
Robert Half is seeking an experienced IT Analyst to support approximately 300 employees across seven locations in an all-Windows environment consisting of roughly 350 computers. This is a hands-on, support-focused role with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Intune, endpoint management, desktop support, and help desk operations. <ul><li>Provision, configure, and deploy Windows desktops and computers using Microsoft Intune.</li><li>Package, configure, test, and deploy applications through Intune.</li><li>Create, configure, and maintain Intune device policies and endpoint management settings.</li><li>Deploy and manage printers across user devices through Intune.</li><li>Administer mobile device management (MDM), including device enrollment, configuration, and policy enforcement.</li><li>Troubleshoot hardware, software, operating system, application, and endpoint-related issues.</li><li>Respond to service tickets, prioritize requests, and work efficiently to reduce an existing backlog of 100+ tickets.</li></ul>
2026-10-09T00:00:00Z

Security Analyst

Los Angeles, MA
remote
Permanent / Full Time
110000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
Security Analyst Company Overview A manufacturing organization is seeking a Security Analyst to help protect its technology environment and strengthen cybersecurity operations. This role offers broad exposure to security monitoring, incident response, risk reduction, and security improvement initiatives. Role Summary The Security Analyst will monitor and respond to security threats while helping maintain and improve enterprise security controls. The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, and comfortable working across security operations, vulnerability management, and incident response. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Monitor and investigate security alerts and suspicious activity.</li><li>Support incident response, investigation, and remediation efforts.</li><li>Maintain and improve security monitoring and protection technologies.</li><li>Identify vulnerabilities and coordinate remediation activities.</li><li>Support data protection, identity, endpoint, and cloud security initiatives.</li><li>Analyze security trends and recommend improvements to controls and processes.</li><li>Collaborate with technology teams on security and risk-reduction initiatives.</li></ul>Additional Details<ul><li>Work model: Primarily remote</li><li>Occasional travel may be required</li><li>Full-time position</li></ul>
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Business Systems Analyst

Los Angeles, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
90000 - 105000 USD / Yearly
Business Systems Analyst OverviewA growing organization is seeking an Enterprise Applications Lead to support and enhance critical business systems, integrations, and operational technologies. This role will serve as a key liaison between technical and business teams, helping ensure enterprise applications remain reliable, scalable, and aligned with evolving business needs. The ideal candidate will possess experience supporting enterprise platforms, application integrations, process improvements, and technology modernization initiatives across multiple business functions. Responsibilities<ul><li>Support the administration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise business applications</li><li>Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate resolution efforts across stakeholders</li><li>Manage user access, system configurations, workflows, and data governance processes</li><li>Support integrations between internal and external business systems</li><li>Assist with application enhancements, upgrades, testing, and deployment activities</li><li>Develop and maintain documentation, support procedures, and training materials</li><li>Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for process improvement</li><li>Partner with technical and business teams to support operational initiatives</li><li>Assist with data validation, reporting, and cross-functional business processes</li><li>Support technology projects and implementation efforts across the organization</li></ul>
2026-10-19T00:00:00Z

Risk Analyst - Operational

Dana Point, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
150000 - 200000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Operational Risk Analyst to support insurance, claims, and risk management activities for a real estate-focused asset management environment in Dana Point, California. This position plays a key role in protecting the portfolio by strengthening insurance program oversight, improving claim outcomes, and reducing operational exposure across managed properties. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, knowledge of risk transfer practices, and the ability to work closely with leadership, brokers, carriers, and third-party property managers. Responsibilities: • Support the yearly renewal cycle for multiple insurance programs by gathering underwriting information, reviewing coverage details, and helping assess options that improve protection and cost effectiveness. • Oversee property and liability claims from initial notification through closure, coordinating with brokers, insurers, adjusters, and internal stakeholders to keep matters moving efficiently. • Organize and review claim documentation such as incident records, photographs, estimates, invoices, and correspondence to ensure complete and timely submissions. • Track litigation, demand response deadlines, coverage positions, and reserve activity, escalating issues when claim handling or insurer performance creates additional risk. • Examine loss trends across the portfolio to identify recurring causes, high-exposure assets, and opportunities to reduce future incidents. • Partner with property management teams to strengthen prevention efforts related to water damage, premises liability, safety, security, and other common property risks. • Review management, vendor, and contractor agreements to confirm appropriate indemnity, insurance, and risk transfer provisions are in place. • Maintain oversight of certificates of insurance for third-party partners, verifying compliance before property access or service activity begins. • Assist with insurance and risk-related audit requests, lender documentation, and transaction due diligence for acquisitions, refinancings, and dispositions. • Monitor property management reporting performance, enforce incident escalation standards, and provide risk-focused feedback on recurring operational weaknesses.
2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

Data Analyst

Diamond Bar, CA
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Temporary / Contract
71.25 - 82.5 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a Data Analyst to support reporting, audience targeting, and data-driven decision-making for a manufacturing organization in Diamond Bar, California. This Long-term Contract position partners closely with business stakeholders to translate operational goals into meaningful reports, reliable datasets, and actionable audience lists. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, hands-on experience with SQL and Excel, and the ability to communicate clearly while maintaining high standards for data accuracy. Responsibilities: • Partner with business teams to gather reporting needs, clarify audience outreach objectives, and turn those needs into practical data solutions. • Develop and refine reports, datasets, and audience lists that help stakeholders measure performance and support business priorities. • Write and troubleshoot SQL queries across multiple tables, using joins and backend reporting techniques to extract accurate information. • Pull, validate, and organize data from platforms such as Salesforce and marketing-related systems to support analysis and campaign targeting. • Perform data validation checks and investigate quality issues to improve confidence in reporting outputs and audience segmentation. • Use advanced Excel functions, including PivotTables and lookup formulas, to analyze trends, reconcile data, and present findings clearly. • Build targeted audience segments and list selections based on defined business rules, data attributes, and outreach requirements. • Communicate proactively with cross-functional partners to provide status updates, resolve issues quickly, and ensure deliverables align with expectations.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Data Analyst

Irvine, CA
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Temporary / Contract
30.4 - 33 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Data Analyst to support operations in Irvine, California through accurate data management and insightful reporting. This Long-term Contract position focuses on maintaining data quality, producing timely analyses, and helping stakeholders review financial and operational information with confidence. The role is well suited for someone who is comfortable working with large datasets, identifying irregular patterns, and using Power BI to turn information into clear business insight. Responsibilities:• Maintain and update datasets to ensure records remain complete, accurate, and ready for reporting needs.• Prepare ad hoc analyses and recurring reports that help teams monitor business performance and respond to emerging questions.• Review financial information for consistency, highlight unusual findings, and support follow-up analysis when discrepancies appear.• Build and refine Power BI dashboards and visual reports that present trends, exceptions, and key metrics in a clear format.• Examine transactional and operational data to detect suspicious activity and contribute to fraud-related analysis efforts.• Support investigations by organizing relevant data, validating source information, and summarizing findings for internal stakeholders.• Perform routine data quality checks and resolve inconsistencies to improve reliability across reporting outputs.
2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

17 results for Budget Analyst in Manhattan Beach, CA