We are looking for a Business Analytics/Data Analyst to support finance and operations through in-depth analysis of complex business data in Santa Ana, California. This is a Long-term Contract opportunity expected to run 3 to 6 months, with a hybrid schedule that includes two days onsite each week. The person in this role will translate large datasets into practical reporting, performance insights, and decision support for leadership while working closely with finance and technology stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Gather, extract, and organize high-volume financial and operational information from core business systems for analysis and reporting.<br>• Create and refine SQL queries, including developing new queries when needed to access and structure data effectively.<br>• Build dashboards, recurring reports, and visual reporting tools in Power BI and other reporting platforms to support leadership decisions.<br>• Perform advanced analysis and spreadsheet modeling in Excel to evaluate trends, productivity, and business performance.<br>• Develop analytical models tied to operational outcomes such as project costs, workforce efficiency, and employee-related returns.<br>• Deliver custom financial and operational insights on an ad hoc basis for finance leaders and other business stakeholders.<br>• Collaborate with technology partners to improve data access, reporting reliability, and analytical workflows across systems.<br>• Interpret datasets through an accounting and finance lens to ensure reporting aligns with business and financial meaning.<br>• Recreate or rebuild important reporting logic and query-based outputs when legacy processes are not readily available.
<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
<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>
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Business Systems Analyst to support a high-impact enterprise systems initiative centered on ADP WFN deployment and optimization, with integration touchpoints across NetSuite ERP and Concur. This is a fully remote, contract opportunity with strong potential to convert to a contract-to-permanent role. <br> This position is ideal for a systems detail oriented who thrives in a lean environment, can work independently, and is comfortable owning the full lifecycle of business systems work—from discovery and process mapping through configuration, testing, documentation, training, and go-live support. This is not a pure project management or oversight role; we are looking for someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and execute. <br> Key Responsibilities Lead business systems analysis for the Concur deployment, including requirements gathering, current-state and future-state process mapping, and configuration validation against business requirements Own the overall test strategy and execution, including test plans, test scripts, UAT coordination, defect tracking and triage, and regression testing through go-live Produce and maintain critical project and operational documentation Support integration testing between Concur and NetSuite, as well ADP WFN Partner closely with IT and Finance stakeholders to translate business requirements into system configuration and validated test coverage Perform hands-on configuration work directly within supported systems Drive change management activities, including stakeholder support and end-user training Ensure systems and changes align with compliance, audit, and control requirements, including SOX-related considerations
We are looking for an experienced Identity & Access Management Analyst to support a long-term contract opportunity within the insurance industry in San Diego, California. This role focuses on strengthening identity governance, improving access controls, and advancing secure authentication practices across cloud and enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in access lifecycle management, compliance-driven security operations, and modern identity platforms while working closely with technical and business teams to protect organizational assets.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Shape and enhance the identity and access management program by developing effective governance practices, standards, and control measures.<br>• Oversee user access throughout the full identity lifecycle, including new employee setup, role changes, internal transfers, and separation activities.<br>• Create and refine role-based access structures that align permissions with business needs and least-privilege security expectations.<br>• Coordinate recurring access reviews, entitlement certifications, and audit support activities to maintain regulatory and internal compliance.<br>• Partner with application owners, security teams, and business stakeholders to define access models and resolve complex authorization issues.<br>• Advance automation efforts for provisioning, deprovisioning, and access requests through APIs, scripting, and workflow-based solutions.<br>• Support integrations across Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and connected cloud, SaaS, and on-premises applications to improve identity services.<br>• Contribute to privileged access controls, authentication enhancements such as SSO and MFA, and broader Zero Trust security initiatives.<br>• Provide operational reporting, risk metrics, and technical guidance while mentoring team members and supporting IAM-related projects from planning through delivery.