<p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting has partnered with an organization in St. Louis seeking a full-time Accounting Manager. The Accounting Manager must possess strong oral and written communication skills along with the ability to work in a team environment and possess good communication skills to manage the accounting department. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Accounting Manager Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting</p><p>· Prepare and analyze financial statements in accordance with company and accounting standards</p><p>· Manage project accounting and job costing, providing insights into profitability and project performance</p><p>· Conduct financial and variance analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities</p><p>· Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning to drive strategic decision-making</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Accounting Manager Minimum Qualifications: </strong></p><p>· Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance</p><p>· 5+ years of project accounting with job costing and supervisory experience</p><p>· Intermediate Excel skills, Vista Viewpoint a plus</p><p><br></p><p>This position offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits plan. For more information and a confidential discussion, please apply online or contact Ricky Rozycki via LinkedIn.</p>
Robert Half is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to support accounting operations and strengthen financial oversight for a growing organization in Hazelwood, Missouri. This position will play a critical role in leading the close process, enhancing reporting accuracy, and partnering with operational leaders to support informed financial decision-making.<br>The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership capability, and the ability to turn financial data into actionable business insight.<br><br>Key Responsibilities<br>• Direct day-to-day accounting operations across accounts payable and general ledger functions, while mentoring staff and promoting high-performance standards<br>• Manage monthly and annual close processes across multiple entities, including accruals, reconciliations, cutoffs, and supporting schedules<br>• Prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet analyses, and intercompany allocations to maintain complete and accurate financial records<br>• Oversee financial reporting and analyze results to identify trends, explain variances, and provide meaningful updates to leadership<br>• Maintain the chart of accounts and drive consistency in financial reporting practices across the organization<br>• Supervise payment activity for vendors, contractors, credit cards, and prepaid expenses, ensuring timely processing and strong financial controls<br>• Partner with operations leaders to review spending patterns, identify inefficiencies, and recommend opportunities to improve cost management and profitability<br>• Develop and monitor cost and margin reporting, including metrics such as revenue, expense, and profit per mile across business segments<br>• Strengthen internal controls, support audit readiness, and maintain organized documentation for contracts, leases, and other key financial records<br>• Provide financial analysis, KPI reporting, and business recommendations to help leadership evaluate performance and make sound operational decisions<br><br>Qualifications<br>• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA preferred<br>• Progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities<br>• Strong knowledge of month-end and year-end close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting<br>• Experience supporting multi-entity environments preferred<br>• Ability to analyze financial results and communicate findings clearly to both finance and operations stakeholders<br>• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit support, and process improvement<br>• Advanced Excel skills and experience working within ERP or accounting systems<br>• Industry experience in transportation, logistics, or a related operational environment is preferred<br><br>Comprehensive benefit package and competitive salary plus bonus depending on experience. For immediate consideration, please apply online to this role; you may also contact Craig Lavelle via LinkedIn or via phone at 314-279-7382.
Robert Half Talent Solutions is searching for a Controller to oversee core accounting operations and deliver accurate financial reporting for a multi-location organization in Saint Charles, Missouri. The Controller will guide the close process, strengthen financial controls, and help refine procedures that support efficiency across the business. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to collaborate with operational leaders while managing multiple entities and priorities.<br><br>Controller Responsibilities <br>• Oversee and manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process for multiple legal entities<br>• Prepare, analyze and review financial statements<br>• Manage general accounting functions including GL, AR, AP, and account reconciliations <br>• Regularly review and improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls <br>• Work with team to review and improve processes and processes <br>• Coordinate annual audits and ensure audit readiness <br>• Partner with leadership to support strategic initiatives and business growth <br>• Perform other duties as assigned <br><br>Controller Requirements<br>• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance <br>• 5+ years of progressive full cycle accounting experience <br>• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls <br><br>Comprehensive benefit package and salary to $130k plus bonus. For immediate consideration, please apply online to this role; you may also contact Craig Lavelle via LinkedIn or via phone at 314-279-7382.
Robert Half Talent Solutions is partnering with a Chesterfield distribution company searching for a Controller. Reporting to the CFO, the Controller will lead a centralized accounting and AR/AP team, own the monthly closing, and be the day-to-day steward of clean, accurate, audit-ready financials across two operating divisions. This is a builder's role: you'll bring discipline and structure to a business scaling quickly, working closely with supply chain leadership on inventory and cost accounting.<br><br>Job responsibilities: <br>• Manage month-end and year-end closing and technical accounting across two business units and all locations.<br>• Serve as the primary liaison to external auditors.<br>• Build rigor and consistency into the close process, including standardizing chart of accounts and master data across system instances. <br>• Ensure financial systems, processes, and controls can scale as the company integrates acquisitions and continues its growth trajectory.<br>• Lead monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis, connecting financial results to operational drivers and supporting more predictive business insights.<br>• Partner with operations and supply chain teams on inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, landed cost, freight, rebate treatment, and physical and cycle count programs.<br>• Support the development of segment-level P & L reporting and dashboards that provide leadership with timely visibility across divisions.<br>• Support the CFO in developing financial models that connect inventory turns, gross margin by product line, and working capital trends for EBITDA, cash generation, and cash forecasting.<br>• Ensure accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls are consistently applied across all entities and locations.<br><br>Minimum qualifications: <br>• BS in Accounting or Finance, CPA or CMA designation required<br>• 5+ years of progressive Controller-level experience, ideally within a multi-site distribution business or a division of a large organization<br>• Strong GAAP knowledge, experience with multi-entity consolidations<br>• Proficiency with Power BI and AI-enabled accounting and reporting tools preferred<br><br>Comprehensive benefit package and competitive salary plus bonus depending on experience. For immediate consideration, please apply online to this role; you may also contact Craig Lavelle via LinkedIn or via phone at 314-279-7382.