<p>Patricia Wesson with Robert Half is searching for a Financial Analyst / Cost Analyst to join my client's team in the southern Portland Metro Market. This role focuses on translating financial and operational data into meaningful analysis that supports planning, cost control, and business performance. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical capability, sound knowledge of manufacturing finance, and the ability to communicate insights clearly across cross-functional teams.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Ability to switch gears in a fast-paced environment and work closely with operations </li><li>Manufacturing experience and Cost Accounting understanding/experience</li><li>Balance sheets, income statements, journal entries, financial analysis, reporting, COGS, BOMs, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, inventory and financial controls, business partnership and process improvement, inventory, and overhead absorption</li><li>Large ERP exposure ideal </li><li>Create recurring financial reports and interpret monthly, quarterly, and annual results to highlight performance trends and business drivers.</li><li>Examine revenue, spending, margins, and overall profitability, and explain differences between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.</li><li>Build financial models, performance dashboards, and management summaries that support strategic planning and day-to-day decision-making.</li><li>Contribute to month-end and year-end close activities by preparing analysis, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.</li><li>Evaluate product and manufacturing costs, including materials, labor, overhead, and other operating expenses, to improve cost visibility and accuracy.</li><li>Review cost variances such as purchase price, usage, labor efficiency, and overhead absorption, and identify root causes with operational partners.</li><li>Support budgeting and forecasting by developing cost assumptions tied to production levels, pricing, labor needs, and other business conditions.</li><li>Analyze inventory activity, valuation, reserves, and reconciliation issues while assisting with cycle counts, physical inventory reviews, and audit support.</li><li>Partner with operations, supply chain, procurement, and accounting teams to assess profitability, strengthen controls, and recommend process improvements that enhance financial performance.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Please reach out to Patricia Wesson with Robert Half to review this position. Job Order: 03600-0013536558</p>
<p>Sue Sumrell is recruiting for a very exciting tax position in Portland! If you are excited about renewable energy, this is an amazing opportunity to combine corporate tax and renewable projects!</p><p><br></p><p>This position is hybrid, but candidates must live in the Portland metro area.</p><p><br></p><p>Position Summary</p><p>As the Senior Tax Associate of Renewable Energy & Credit Compliance, you will serve as the technical engine managing our extensive, multi-million-dollar portfolio of clean energy incentives. Driven by the growth of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), this role bridges corporate tax accounting, federal labor compliance, and strategic monetization. You will ensure our projects maximize federal tax credits.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>• IRA Tax Compliance & Technical Modeling: Manage compliance workflows for Section 48/48E Investment Tax Credits (ITC) and Section 45/45Y Production Tax Credits (PTC) across renewable streams.</p><p>• Labor Threshold Auditing: Oversee and audit contractor documentation—including certified payroll records—to ensure projects strictly comply with Department of Labor (DOL) Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) rules to protect 30% base credit rates.</p><p>• Credit Monetization & Transferability: Support the execution of Section 6418 tax credit sales to third-party corporate buyers, managing IRS pre-filing registration portals and building exhaustive, audit-ready due diligence documentation packages.</p><p>• Bonus Credit Verification: Analyze supply chains and project geographies to document, validate, and defend domestic content and energy community bonus credit add-ons (unlocking 40%+ credit tiers).</p><p>• Regulatory Accounting & Normalization: Ensure precise tracking of tax credits, deferred tax assets (DTAs), and macro-level accounting under ASC 740, while adhering strictly to tax normalization rules.</p><p>• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Engineering, Procurement, Project Finance, and Legal teams to capture contemporaneous operational data throughout the lifecycle of major capital deployments.</p><p><br></p><p>This is an exciting opportunity with amazing benefits, stability and challenge. Please contact Sue Sumrell and email your resume directly to [email protected]</p>
<p>Charlie Gilmur with Robert Half is searching for an Accounts Payable Manager to lead daily payables operations while remaining actively involved in the work itself. This position oversees invoice processing, vendor payments, reconciliations, and corporate card administration, while promoting accuracy, compliance, and dependable service across the organization. The role also partners with internal teams to strengthen workflows, improve reporting, and support efficient, scalable financial operations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the day-to-day accounts payable function, ensuring invoices, approvals, payment activity, and reconciliations are completed accurately and on schedule.</p><p>• Guide, coach, and develop accounts payable team members through training, work allocation, performance feedback, and ongoing skill-building.</p><p>• Supervise payment processing activities, including check runs, ACH transactions, vendor statement reviews, and annual 1099 reporting requirements.</p><p>• Maintain strong vendor relationships by addressing inquiries, reviewing account discrepancies, and monitoring vendor records for accuracy and completeness.</p><p>• Track aging reports and received-not-vouchered items, researching outstanding issues to help prevent delays and support timely payment resolution.</p><p>• Uphold internal control standards by enforcing procedures, segregation of duties, and policy compliance across accounts payable and corporate card activities.</p><p>• Administer the corporate credit card program from end to end, including issue resolution, policy adherence, transaction oversight, and stakeholder support.</p><p>• Partner with Accounting, IT, Supply Chain, and other business teams to resolve escalated issues, improve processes, and implement workflow enhancements.</p><p>• Prepare audit support materials related to accounts payable and corporate card activity, working closely with accounting leadership during interim and year-end reviews.</p><p>• Contribute to special projects and reporting requests, while identifying opportunities to streamline operations, improve user experience, and strengthen department effectiveness.</p><p><br></p><p>Please reach out to Charlie Gilmur with Robert Half to review this position. Job Order: 03600-0013535594</p>
We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join a food and food processing organization in Portland, Oregon on a Long-term Contract basis. This role will oversee core accounting operations, support accurate financial reporting, and partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen day-to-day accounting execution. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting expertise, sound judgment, and hands-on experience across close activities, reconciliations, inventory, and audit support.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct monthly and annual close activities, making sure deadlines are met and financial data is recorded with accuracy.<br>• Prepare, review, and authorize journal entries while monitoring general ledger activity for completeness and proper treatment.<br>• Analyze balance sheet and income statement fluctuations, research unusual variances, and resolve issues in a timely manner.<br>• Oversee inventory accounting, including reconciliations, accruals, allocations, and coordination of inventory-related close tasks.<br>• Manage accounting for leases and fixed assets, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and related reporting entries.<br>• Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, Tax, and other teams to address transaction issues and improve accounting support across operations.<br>• Maintain reliable accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, and assist with reconciliation efforts tied to balance sheet accounts.<br>• Support internal and external audit requests, provide schedules and analyses, and assist with tax and regulatory accounting matters.<br>• Contribute to process improvements, standardization efforts, special projects, and the integration of accounting activities within the broader controllership structure.
Robert Half is partnering with a manufacturing company in Washougal to identify a Purchasing Specialist for a contract-to-permanent opportunity. This role is responsible for managing the procurement lifecycle for assigned product lines, from machining components through full assembly, while supporting high-volume purchasing operations and supplier relationships. <br> Key Responsibilities: <br> Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective vendors, conducting ongoing negotiations to secure the best pricing, lead times, quality, service, reliability, and overall supplier performance. Manage purchasing activities for complex manufacturing and aerospace/defense-related projects, overseeing procurement for product lines containing up to 700 components from project initiation through completion. Analyze supplier quotations, freight costs, logistics requirements, and expedited shipping needs to determine the most cost-effective sourcing strategies. Develop and manage blanket purchase agreements and long-term supplier partnerships to support production requirements and cost-saving initiatives. Prepare and issue RFQs, evaluate supplier responses, and accurately create and maintain purchase orders within the SAP ERP system. Monitor and report on supplier quality, delivery performance, certifications, and key purchasing metrics to support continuous improvement efforts. Collaborate with the Purchasing Manager to achieve departmental KPIs, including quality, on-time delivery, procurement accuracy, cost savings, and supplier performance objectives. Review local and national market trends, purchasing data, and industry conditions to identify sourcing opportunities and mitigate supply chain risks. Coordinate shipping and receiving activities, including creation of shipping documentation, package preparation, inventory receipt processing, and entry of inventory transactions into SAP. Ensure compliance with aerospace and defense industry requirements by obtaining and maintaining vendor certifications, certificates of conformance, and supporting documentation. Partner with the finance team to reconcile purchase orders, invoices, and inventory records, resolving discrepancies directly with suppliers. Operate with a high degree of autonomy while supporting and mentoring less experienced purchasing team members as needed.