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Turnitin is a global education technology company serving over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations across 185+ countries. The company develops learning integrity solutions including Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.
As Global Financial Controller, you will lead the global accounting function and serve as a strategic partner to the CFO and Chief Leadership Team. This is a director-level role responsible for delivering highly effective and efficient accounting services across all geographies and business verticals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing strategic leadership to elevate the Global Accounting function into a center of excellence
- Designing organizational structures and capacity models to support scalable finance capability
- Leading and mentoring high-performing teams across statutory reporting, audit, payroll, treasury, compliance, and tax operations
- Driving end-to-end global accounting strategy and execution
- Establishing robust corporate governance frameworks and deploying industry best practices
- Championing global compliance strategy, standardizing SOPs and internal controls across diverse markets
- Directing risk management audits in collaboration with internal risk advisory teams
- Overseeing external and internal financial audit engagements (KPMG, Advance Accounting)
- Delivering timely, data-informed financial insights and board-level reporting
- Innovating and optimizing internal control frameworks with automation and modern finance tools
- Leading M&A integration across regional finance operations and enterprise systems
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to modernize processes
- Managing global departmental budgets and optimizing resource allocation
- Evaluating and implementing AI tools and emerging technologies for operational efficiency
- Serving as trusted strategic thought partner to the CFO on transformational initiatives
The role is fully remote and based in a remote-first culture. Turnitin has team members across 35+ countries including the US, UK, Mexico, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.
REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership with experience cultivating high-performing, agile global teams and navigating US business operations
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent) paired with CPA, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent professional credential
- Deep expertise in US/Global GAAP and ASC revenue recognition across multi-jurisdiction environments
- Strong working knowledge of US domestic and international tax accounting principles
- Proven track record in spearheading finance system modernization, automation, and agile operational workflows
- Demonstrated capacity to prioritize and deliver high-impact outcomes across complex, multi-threaded priorities under tight timelines
- Ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable business stories for executive leaders and non-technical stakeholders
- Sharp business acumen to partner seamlessly with operational leaders and influence strategic choices
- Ability to connect big-picture strategy with tactical execution, leveraging data insights
- Demonstrated success leading, mentoring, and inspiring remote and global distributed finance teams
Desirable:
- Deep industry familiarity with technology, SaaS, software, or information services business models
- Self-driven leader with executive gravitas and ability to translate complex vision into enterprise alignment
- Thrives in fast-paced, evolving global environments with resilience and purpose
- High emotional intelligence and persuasive communication skills that build trust across diverse teams
- High operational rigor, personal organization, and focus to overcome complex challenges
