Sr. Director, Corporate Controller The Toro Company
Bloomington, IN - USA
Job Summary
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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 helpmaintainthe environment that we love while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us.From residential lawns and gardensto 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 ahealthy tenurecome find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.
Provide enterprise-wide leadership and oversight of The Toro Companys global accounting operations external SEC financial reporting internal controls and accounting policies. The Senior Director Corporate Controller owns the accuracy integrity and timeliness of all external SEC reporting while strengthening internal controls and accounting governance across the enterprise. This role is pivotal in supporting strategic decisionmaking risk management and financial discipline at the highest levels of the organization.
What Will You Do
In order togrow and build a successful career with The Toro Company you willbe responsible for:
- Lead all aspects of global financial accounting and reporting including monthly quarterly and annual close processes.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable statutory requirements.
- Serve as the primary executive leader for external financial reporting partnering closely with external auditors advisors and internal stakeholders to deliver highquality SEC filings.
- Monitor and interpret new accounting standards and regulatory changes; assess impact and lead implementation.
- Own the companys internal control environment ensuring strong SOX compliance effective risk mitigation and continuous improvement of financial governance practices.
- Ensure compliance with SOX and other internal control requirements.
- Partner with Internal Audit and business leaders to identify issues early drive timely remediation and continuously strengthen controls.
- Drive enterprise accounting strategy including core accounting functions such as general accounting consolidations technical accounting fixed assets inventory accounting and intercompany accounting.
- Establish and maintain consistent accounting policies procedures and documentation across the enterprise.
- Lead the next phase of accounting evolution by accelerating close timelines improving data quality and driving standardization and automation across global processes.
- Build coach and retain a highperforming global accounting organization with clear accountability strong engagement and a robust leadership bench.
- Set clear expectations performance objectives and development plans aligned with enterprise priorities.
- Foster a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership providing insight on accounting financial reporting risk and governance to support informed business decisions.
- Play a key leadership role in major enterprise initiativesincluding acquisitions divestitures ERP implementations and organizational transformationensuring strong financial execution and integration.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A Tax Treasury Legal IT and Operations to ensure alignment and execution.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial close cycles reporting accuracy and data quality.
- Partner with Finance Technology and IT to optimize ERP and financial reporting systems.
- Identify and leverage points of automation and best practices to improve efficiency and control.
What Do You Need
To be considered for this role an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:
Education & Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- CPA required.
- Progressive accounting leadership experience (10-12 years minimum) including senior-level responsibility for corporate accounting and financial reporting in a complex public company multi-entity environment.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP consolidation technical accounting and SEC financial reporting.
- Strong understanding of SOX internal controls and audit requirements.
- Proven ability to lead large complex teams influence at the executive level and navigate ambiguity in a dynamic business environment.
- Strong judgment analytical skills and ability to manage complexity.
- Enterprise-wide accounting and financial reporting responsibility.
- High degree of visibility and interaction with executive leadership and Board of Directors.
- Direct impact on financial integrity compliance and stakeholder confidence.
- Opportunity to lead modernization process standardization and automation across global accounting operations.
- Visible leadership role supporting strategic initiatives such as acquisitions system implementations and business transformation.
What Can We Give You
At The Toro Company we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they 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 ourBloomington MN HQlocation (#LI-Onsite) a variety ofperks including:
Dress for your day- We knowyouremore productive whenyourecomfortable which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual corporate environment.
Location Convenientlylocatednear both St. Paul and Minneapolis we are centrallylocatedfor most commuters!
Food- Take advantage of our onsite café 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 Companys HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to addition to physicalwellbeing TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
Volunteerism- The Toro Company is proud to provideemployees20 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 HQare able tostart their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.
Competitive Salary The pay rangetakes into accountskills experience education and location.It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between$250000 - $300000. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package.You may be eligible toparticipatein an incentive program which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts aredeterminedby company policy and performance metrics.If you need to you can access your pay early with thedailypayapp.
At The Toro Company we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment experience for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a growing concern for job seekers so please be aware that throughout our recruitment processyoullneverbe requiredto pay any fees ordisclosepersonal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities. All legitimate job opportunities must beapplied fordirectly through our official careers page at or via Workday our applicant tracking system.
The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminateon the basis ofrace color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability genetic information military service or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.
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About Company
The Toro Company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions.