Controller

Toyota; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 94,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth budget

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Toyota in Edison, NJ seeks a Controller to own external audit and stakeholder management, with a compensation range of $94,000–$129,000 per year. You will reconcile payroll liabilities, forecast for leadership, convert complex accounts to readable dashboards, and drive cost-accounting for finance product lines.

You should have CPA certification, strong written communication, and 5+ years building trusted, unglamorous process improvements in finance.

Qualifications

• CPA Certification with strong financial and control background.
• 5+ years leading mid-level initiatives in finance.
• 3+ years putting Liquidity Management to work in a finance setting.
• Excellent written communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile payroll liabilities so the NJ filings never bounce.
• Hand leadership a forecast they trust enough to hire against.
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read.
• Pair process improvement forecasting with a thoughtfully-bold review of the downside case.
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line.
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership experience

Written communication

Forecasting / budgeting

Problem solving

Independence / teamwork

Process improvement

Liquidity management

Education

CPA Certification

Job description

Toyota believes a remote Controller earns trust line by line, and this Edison seat is where you start earning it. Bring External Audit and Stakeholder Management; we'll bring $94,000 - $129,000, a strong team, and the ownership that turns experience into impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile payroll liabilities so the NJ filings never bounce
• Hand leadership a forecast they trust enough to hire against
• Convert a messy chart of accounts into something a newcomer can read
• Pair Process Improvement forecasting with a thoughtfully-bold review of the downside case
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives
• 5+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Hands‑on command of CPA Certification, with Written Communication as a close second
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• 3+ years putting Liquidity Management to work in a finance setting
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating

Toyota doesn't sell finance so much as guarantee it, a quietly-ambitious distinction the Edison, NJ team takes personally. We measure Controller success by problems solved, not hours logged at your Edison, NJ desk.

Start at $94,000 - $129,000 and watch the benefits, growth budget, and flexible scheduling do the heavy lifting on your work-life balance.

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