Sr. Director, Group 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.

The Sr. Director FP&A lads divisional financial planning & analysis (FP&A) teams and partners closely with the group executive management team to develop and execute short- and long-term divisional business strategies. Directs and coordinates all Group Divisional Financial Planning and Analysis activities to meet core business objectives and drive business strategy, as well as leads and manages to corporate financial management and planning requirements.

What Will You Do?

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

• Creates an engaging and inclusive 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.
• Works seamlessly with the FP&A Center of Excellence (COE) to coordinate analytical and reporting processes to effectively enable sound business decision-making.
• Coordinates the Group 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 consolidate and provide meaningful analysis around division(s) financial results as compared to budgets, forecasts and prior year results, this person simplifies the complex and focus on main business drivers while understanding the details.
• Supports/oversees implementations, and management of an integrated plan for the accounting and financial control of the divisions that is consistent with corporate policies, procedures, and directives, and assures that generally accepted accounting principles are consistently applied.
• Supports/oversees implementation and management of 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.
• Supports the coordination of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for production, shipping and inventory management.
• Supports and coordinates the projection process to meet the group and corporate management requirements, including the development of current forecasts of revenue, gross margin, SG&A spending, allocations, product costs, as well as balance sheet metrics.
• Engages with others across the organization to develop the best possible solutions for the enterprise.

What Do You Need?

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

• Bachelors of Arts or Science in accounting, finance, business or similar.
• MBA, CPA or CMA preferred.
• 10+ of experience in financial and cost management, business planning and analysis with increasing scope and responsibility.
• Multiple years of direct leadership experience, preferably leading multiple layers.
• Extensive years of experience leading the divisional FP&A role or similar.
• 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 efficiently and effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
• 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 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.
• Work from office

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 HQ location 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! #LI-Onsite

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.

Summer Hours - Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.

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.