We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to support financial planning and operational performance for our Solon, Ohio location. This role partners closely with plant leadership to deliver meaningful insights, strengthen forecasting accuracy, and help guide cost and productivity decisions. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical ability with business acumen and can clearly communicate financial results, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with site leadership to build financial plans, evaluate business performance, and explain differences between actual results and budget or forecast expectations.<br>• Develop monthly and quarterly outlooks for the facility, incorporating key assumptions, potential risks, and areas of opportunity.<br>• Assist with month-end close activities by preparing journal entries, reviewing financial results, and investigating performance fluctuations.<br>• Analyze plant financial data to identify trends, support decision-making, and provide clear recommendations to improve results.<br>• Communicate the location’s financial performance in a concise and actionable manner to finance and operational stakeholders.<br>• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to advance cost control initiatives and improve operational productivity.<br>• Identify inefficiencies in financial workflows and apply continuous improvement methods, including Lean principles, to enhance process effectiveness.<br>• Provide ad hoc analysis and financial modeling to support business priorities, operational changes, and management requests.
<p>Robert Half is currently seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst for a growing company in the Cleveland area. This individual will be responsible for leading systems optimization and business process improvement initiatives for the Finance and HR departments. This role serves as the primary systems expert, partnering cross-functionally to define objectives, streamline operations, and ensure successful implementation of key projects. By leveraging formal process methodologies, this position drives efficiency and strategic alignment across the organization.</p><p>Additional responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Serve as the primary systems expert and owner for Finance and HR platforms, overseeing configurations, workflows, and data governance.</li><li>Lead business process documentation, analysis, and optimization using formal improvement methodologies.</li><li>Identify and implement opportunities to streamline operations, reduce manual workarounds, and maximize technology utilization.</li><li>Partner with leadership and IT to define project objectives, evaluate system solutions, and align initiatives with business strategy.</li><li>Manage project execution, including documentation, testing, rollout, change adoption, and measurement of business outcomes.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a strategic finance leader to guide enterprise planning activities and strengthen decision-making across the organization in Wadsworth, Ohio. This role will shape forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning while delivering meaningful insight into manufacturing and business performance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to turn complex financial data into practical recommendations for senior leadership.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the company’s budgeting cycle, recurring forecast updates, and annual operating plan to ensure accurate and timely financial guidance.<br>• Develop and enhance executive reporting and performance dashboards that highlight key manufacturing metrics such as profitability, inventory efficiency, labor performance, and overhead trends.<br>• Work closely with leaders in Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales to evaluate cost behavior, production capacity, pricing dynamics, and product mix to improve financial results.<br>• Lead detailed variance reviews to identify performance gaps, explain underlying drivers, and recommend corrective actions across plant and business operations.<br>• Provide financial insight on capital spending priorities, working capital management, and operational improvement opportunities.<br>• Build scenario analyses and forward-looking models that support strategic planning, growth initiatives, investment decisions, and potential acquisitions.<br>• Deliver clear financial narratives and recommendations to executive leadership to support business decisions and resource allocation.<br>• Strengthen planning and analysis processes, tools, and reporting methods to improve visibility, consistency, and decision support across the organization.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join our team in Cleveland, Ohio. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to design and optimize data solutions, ensuring the seamless integration and accuracy of information across various systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with diverse teams to drive data-driven decision-making.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop and refine data models to enhance performance and operational efficiency.</p><p>• Create data warehouse solutions to manage and access structured and unstructured data effectively.</p><p>• Design, implement, and maintain data integration processes to support analytics and data-driven applications.</p><p>• Establish and enforce data validation procedures to ensure the reliability and consistency of information.</p><p>• Partner with business intelligence teams and other stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver tailored data solutions.</p><p>• Diagnose and resolve issues within data pipelines, including performance bottlenecks and system errors.</p><p>• Stay informed about advancements in data engineering and analytics to incorporate best practices into workflows.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Data Engineer to join our team on a long-term contract basis. In this role, you will focus on identifying and resolving data integrity issues across enterprise systems to ensure the accuracy and reliability of critical data. This position is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and requires hands-on expertise with data analysis, remediation, and automation tools.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Investigate and analyze data inconsistencies and errors across enterprise systems.</p><p>• Perform root cause analysis to identify the source of data integrity issues.</p><p>• Develop and execute scripts to remediate corrupted, missing, or misaligned data.</p><p>• Collaborate with integration and platform teams to implement preventative measures for recurring data problems.</p><p>• Design and implement data validation processes, monitoring systems, and quality controls.</p><p>• Utilize AI-assisted analytics to enhance anomaly detection and streamline remediation workflows.</p><p>• Write and optimize complex SQL queries to support data reconciliation efforts.</p><p>• Contribute to long-term improvements in enterprise data quality and processes.</p><p>• Work directly with production data to ensure accuracy and reliability.</p>
<p>We are looking for an HR Data Center Specialists to support a long-term contract engagement in Cleveland, Ohio. This role will help drive a Workday HCM implementation by collaborating with HR, payroll, and academic stakeholders to shape system solutions that meet operational needs. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with configuration, testing, data activities, and user support in complex environments, with a strong preference for higher education experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead and support key phases of the Workday HCM rollout, including setup, validation, and go-live readiness activities.</p><p>• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, and academic departments to gather needs and help translate operational goals into effective system design decisions.</p><p>• Evaluate leading practices for Workday modules such as Core HCM, Compensation, Talent, and Absence to align configuration with higher education requirements.</p><p>• Contribute to data conversion efforts by assisting with data mapping, cleansing, validation, and coordination of integration-related tasks.</p><p>• Build and carry out testing activities across unit, integration, and user acceptance phases, then investigate and help resolve identified issues.</p><p>• Prepare clear end-user materials and assist in training efforts to encourage adoption and effective system use.</p><p>• Provide post-configuration support by diagnosing issues, recommending improvements, and helping optimize system performance.</p><p>• Partner with the Data Center team to troubleshoot PeopleSoft HR issues when additional support is needed.</p>