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Turnitin, a global education technology company serving over 16,000 institutions across 185 countries, is seeking a Global Financial Controller to lead and transform its worldwide accounting function. This is a strategic executive role reporting to the CFO, responsible for delivering a highly effective and efficient global accounting service spanning all geographies and verticals.
You will act as a key collaborator with the Chief Leadership Team and VP of FP&A, leading core accounting functions including financial operations, reporting, tax, treasury, compliance, and internal control. Your mandate is to ensure financial operations support strategic goals through best-in-class systems, process innovation, and a high-performance team culture.
Key responsibilities include: providing strategic leadership to elevate the Global Accounting function into a center of excellence; architecting organizational design and capacity models for scalable finance capability; cultivating high-performing, empowered teams across all accounting and operational pillars; driving end-to-end global accounting strategy across statutory reporting, audit, payroll, treasury, compliance, and tax operations; partnering with leadership to establish robust corporate governance frameworks and industry best practices; championing global compliance strategy and standardizing SOPs and internal controls across diverse markets; directing risk management audits in collaboration with risk advisory groups; overseeing external and internal financial audit engagements; delivering timely, data-informed financial insights and board-level reporting; innovating and optimizing internal control frameworks with automation and modern finance tools; spearheading M&A integration across regional finance operations and enterprise systems; leading continuous improvement initiatives to modernize processes; fostering an agile performance management framework; accelerating talent development through structured mentorship; aligning team goals with enterprise strategy; managing global departmental budgets efficiently; serving as a trusted strategic thought partner to the CFO; and evaluating and implementing AI tools and emerging technologies to drive operational efficiencies.
Turnitin offers a remote-first culture with a global team across 35+ countries. The company is recognized as an innovator in education technology, with solutions including Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.
Requirements:
Essential qualifications:
- 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
- Proven track record in spearheading finance system modernization, automation, and agile operational workflows to support long-term enterprise growth
- 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
- 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 to navigate change
- 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
