<p>We are looking for an experienced Director of Accounting to lead core financial operations for a manufacturing organization in Calabasas, California. This role will guide the accounting function, strengthen controls, and deliver timely, accurate reporting that supports business decisions. The position also oversees receivables, sales order support, and cross-functional financial processes while developing a high-performing team.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct accounting operations across general ledger activities, receivables, and sales order support to ensure efficient day-to-day performance.</p><p>• Lead, coach, and develop a small accounting team while promoting accountability, precision, and continuous process enhancement.</p><p>• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal postings, account reviews, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.</p><p>• Establish and maintain a strong internal control environment so financial activity is recorded accurately and in line with company policy.</p><p>• Partner with corporate finance and accounting teams to support close cycles, regulatory reporting documentation, and technical accounting matters.</p><p>• Prepare recurring financial reporting packages with variance commentary, operational insights, KPI tracking, and supporting analyses.</p><p>• Demonstrated experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance, including designing, documenting, and testing internal controls; drafting and maintaining SOX narratives; and ensuring controls are properly aligned to and support the accuracy and completeness of the underlying process narratives.</p><p>• Create and refine accounting policies, control documentation, and standard procedures to improve consistency and compliance.</p><p>• Coordinate audit support for internal and external reviews, including materials related to financial reporting and control testing.</p><p>• Provide leadership over credit, collections, and the full accounts receivable lifecycle while helping ensure a strong customer experience through effective issue resolution.</p><p>• Oversee financial system administration for general ledger and accounts receivable modules and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, process improvement, and special projects.</p>
<p>Robert Half Management Resources is seeking an accomplished Senior Finance leader for a 3+ month engagement with a startup, global inventory distribution organization based in Los Angeles, California. This interim opportunity will play a key role in strengthening forecasting, reporting, and financial planning during a critical leadership gap, while bringing greater structure and rigor to core finance operations.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal consultant is a hands-on finance leader who can operate independently, deliver clear and actionable insights to executive stakeholders, and enhance processes that support sustained business performance. If you are excited about the opportunity to make an immediate impact, help shape finance in a growing global environment, and contribute to smarter, more data-driven decision-making, this could be an excellent fit.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop and oversee driver-based cash flow models that provide daily visibility into liquidity and short-term funding needs.</p><p>• Refresh rolling liquidity projections across near-term planning horizons and adjust assumptions as business conditions change.</p><p>• Evaluate actual cash performance against projections, identify meaningful variances, and communicate financial risks and trends to leadership.</p><p>• Produce monthly finance reports and supporting analyses for executive decision-making and organizational performance reviews.</p><p>• Prepare clear variance commentary and contribute materials used for operational, investor, and board-level reporting.</p><p>• Partner across finance functions to streamline reporting activities and introduce greater automation into planning, treasury, and accounting workflows.</p><p>• Support the migration of forecasting, workforce planning, and scenario analysis into an established finance technology platform.</p><p>• Track departmental and company-level performance indicators and help enhance management reporting outputs.</p><p>• Create process documentation, knowledge-transfer materials, and transition plans to support long-term internal ownership of finance processes.</p>