Director, Finance Operations (12-month FTC) (UK Remote)

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, Ouriginal and ProctorExam.

Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.

Job Description

12-month FTC position.

The Director, Financial Operations role is for a strategic, experienced leader to oversee Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and other related activities, globally.

Reporting into the Assistant Controller, the successful candidate will become part of a fast-growing business upon which they will be expected to exercise their influence and leadership in achieving consistency and compliance across our key business processes as well as identifying and putting into action any opportunities for improvement.

This role will suit a candidate who is experienced partnering with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation, has experience driving organisational change and most importantly is willing to roll up their sleeves and get involved.

This is a Global leadership position within a fast-growing, dynamic business and as such there will be an expectation that the individual appointed will have a genuine focus on continuous improvement and the gravitas to drive improvements across the Company’s key business processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of Accounts Receivable function including, billings, application of cash to open receivables, reconciliation of billed A/R, customer collections, and optimising cash flow
• Oversee all aspects of the PTP function including re-implementation of PO process, reviewing weekly AP runs, creating KPIs for management.
• Communicate effectively with staff as well as the various departments that play a role in the Billing and A/R functions.
• Oversee the collections team, ensuring regular leadership reporting of aged receivables
• You will work with the team to lead an ambitious finance systems and process transformation programme through 2024. Your previous experience in systems/process design will empower you to lead and inspire innovation on the project, managing internal and external stakeholders.
• You will lead the adoption of new/improved business processes flows, managing the transition from the existing processes, communication to stakeholders and adherence with policy;
  • Procure to Pay (P2P)
  • Order to Cash (O2C)
  • Payroll
• Assist with audit requests and special projects as assigned
• Communicate and work alongside key stakeholders including FP&A
• Be the key senior contact for the internal and external auditors to ensure real time collective support on approach to given matters
• Develop and maintain the performance of the team directly and indirectly through Team Leaders, including recruiting, coaching, performance management and developing the team as is needed
• Perform ad-hoc management related requests and analysis

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with full cycle accounts receivable including both billings and collections
• 5+ years of experience managing staff and proven effectiveness
• 5+ years working with multiple entities and different foreign exchange rates
• Experience of having ownership/oversight of ERP subledger activities, such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll
• Strong effective communication skills at all levels of the business, including c-suite
• Tech savvy with proven experience of working in NetSuite
• Experience of working for a SAAS Company preferred
• Strong solution-oriented leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence management and contributors at all levels of the organization and across functions
• Experience of working within a complex US corporate structure highly advantageous

Additional Information

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily — solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This is what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of making a difference in the lives of educators, administrators, learners and researchers around the world, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time. In our Remote-First approach to collaborating, you are also able to work the way that best fits your style and situation - whether that be remote, in one of our offices/rented spaces, or hybrid.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Global Benefits

• Flexible/hybrid working
• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Tuition Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement/Home Office Equipment*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad

At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.