Senior Manager Financial Planning, Reporting & Insights Remote

Overview

Turnitin is a global organization with a remote-centric culture. Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions for over 25 years to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across subjects and assessment types. Our services include Feedback Studio, Originality, Grade scope, Exam Soft, Similarity, and iThenticate. We are a global team with members in over 35 countries, including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

This is a broad and impactful role within our FP&A function. We value strong people management, project management capabilities, and a systems mindset, and we look for a positive, proactive attitude and a genuine desire to learn and grow. We welcome applicants who are passionate about learning and driving change, even if not all listed criteria are met.

As the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting, Planning & Insights, you will lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end processes, and contribute to ad-hoc projects and continuous improvement efforts. You will partner with business leaders and leverage best-in-class tools such as Pigment and Tableau to drive insight and efficiency.

Financial Reporting & Planning:

• Establish and oversee robust financial controls, governance frameworks, and reporting mechanisms that enhance business performance and accountability.
• Build financial planning capabilities and standards across the organization, including forecasting methodologies, budget processes, and investment frameworks.
• Guide the development of a KPI framework and lead the development of a comprehensive suite of KPIs and metrics that provide meaningful insights and drive strategic decision-making.
• Implement advanced financial analytics capabilities using tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and Pigment to deliver actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Lead the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range financial planning processes, partnering with Finance Business Partners across applicable business units to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
• Oversee the development of comprehensive financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate strategic initiatives, investment opportunities, and resource allocation decisions.
• Champion the use of technology and data analytics to enhance financial insight and efficiency.

Financial Analysis & Decision Support:

• Lead complex financial analyses that identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers to support executive decision-making.
• Oversee the development of executive-level financial reporting, presentations, and communications to drive business strategy and performance.

Team Leadership & Organizational Development:

• Lead, develop, and mentor the Financial Reporting team to achieve high performance through leadership, development, and coaching.
• Create growth opportunities for team members through coaching, knowledge sharing, and stretch assignments that build finance capabilities across the organization.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and establish trusted partnerships across the business to deliver integrated financial solutions.
• Champion finance transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and business impact.
• Establish and maintain a strong network of relationships across the organization to drive alignment and ensure financial objectives support business priorities.

Desirable (not essential) experience:

• Demonstrated experience in strategic financial planning, business partnering, and organizational design.
• Systems implementation and ongoing improvement initiatives.
• Previous use of a planning tool such as Anaplan or Pigment.
• Project management experience.
• Revenue reporting and forecasting in a SaaS organization.
• Cash reporting and forecasting.
• Sales incentive planning, reporting and forecasting.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in financial modeling, scenario planning, and business analysis.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI).
• Excellent communication skills with ability to…