Director, FP&A - The Toro Company

Who Are We?

The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us. From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St. Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in. With 100 years of operation under our belt and an average employee tenure of 15 years,come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.

As a senior member of the Divisional executive management team, this role understands the direction of the enterprise, collaborates with the rest of the management team to develop, and execute short- and long-term divisional business strategies. This leader is a broad thinker who works directly with senior management, corporate functions, and divisional personnel to drive continued growth and success of the Division and Enterprise. As a senior finance leader, this position creates an environment of engagement and inclusion, directs all Divisional Financial Planning and Analysis activities to meet core business objectives and drive business strategy, as well as leads and manages to Corporate financial goals and planning requirements.

• Working conditions: Typical office working environment. Position will be onsite at Bloomington, MN HQ.
• Travelexpectation: Some travel of up to 20% is required

What Will You Do?

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:

• Creates a finance environment that provides excellent service to its customers, is easy to do business with, has a sense of urgency, continuously improves, and quickly adapts to change.
• Influences the divisional financial performance by understanding the business and teaming up with the GM and his staff.
• Works seamlessly with the FP&A Center of Excellence (COE) to coordinate analytical and reporting processes to effectively enable sound business decision-making.
• Leads the Division's annual and long-term strategic financial planning process, setting strategic objectives, and developing specific action plans to deliver on strategy.
• Analyzes and outlines recommendations and alternatives for senior management on a wide variety of business opportunities, including the areas of capital expenditures, asset/liability management, product pricing, lease vs. buy analysis, new product development and product/customer profitability.
• Utilizes existing Business Intelligence (BI) tools to provide meaningful analysis around actual Division financial results as compared to budgets, forecasts, and prior year results.
• Implements, and manages an integrated plan for the accounting and financial control of the Division that is consistent with corporate policies, procedures, and directives, and assures that generally accepted accounting principles are consistently applied.
• Implements and manages a system of internal controls to ensure the safeguarding of assets, the integrity of financial results, SOX internal control compliance and the efficient functioning of the Finance department.
• Provides matrixed leadership to coordinate the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for production, shipping, and inventory management.
• Oversees projection process to meet divisional and corporate management requirements. Projection process includes development of current forecasts of Revenue, Gross Margin, SG&A spending, allocations, product costs as well as balance sheet metrics.
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with key functional areas in Corporate, Operations and other Divisions.
• Engages with others across the organization to develop the best possible solutions for the Enterprise (breaks down silos).
• Performs other required duties as needed in addition to the essential duties and responsibilities described above, to meet the changing needs of the organization.

What Do You Need?

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting, finance or business administration required; CPA or CMA desirable.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial and cost management, business planning and analysis with increasing scope and responsibility.
• Minimum 5 years of direct leadership experience, preferably leading multiple layers, in a matrix organization.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of financial and accounting principles and practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively to end users of all experience levels, in both oral and written communications.
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Critical thinker, with sound business judgment and exceptional business acumen.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Proven business and financial strategist.
• Able to maintain composure in stressful situations, in a highly interactive and visible role.
• Customer-focused and results-oriented individual with a bias for action that permeates to the entire group.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills vital to anticipating, investigating, and resolving issues.
• Curious learner, self-starter.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Able to use BI tools and systems to increase business performance, improve decision making and drive efficiency, accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Experience in an international setting, working with multiple subsidiaries and currencies preferred

What Can We Give You?

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits -The Toro company offers employees at our Bloomington, MN HQlocation a variety of perks, including:

Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.

Location - Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters!

Food - Take advantage of our onsite cafe, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day.

Wellness - The Toro Company's HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.

Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.

Competitive Salary - The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the Even app.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.