Job description
The Senior Analyst will demonstrate integrity and excellence in the provision of expert analytical support and production of high-quality financial information for senior internal stakeholders and external investors.
The overall scope of the role is widespread; supporting the Performance Reporting pillar within FP&A, this role will provide the ability to add significant impact to a growing, international organization, enabling Turnitin’s leaders to make informed strategic decisions based on your analysis.
You will also provide support in other key strategic projects and initiatives which impact the FP&A function.
Key Accountabilities:
- Provide value-added, data-driven commentary on material variances to budget
- Preparation and analysis of month-end reporting deliverables and delivery of key financial metrics and other relevant management information to the Senior Director of FP&A
- Drive continuous improvement in process relating to forecasting, reporting and tracking our revenue, KPIs, cost base and headcount/FTE reporting, ultimately driving greater accuracy in forecasting and reporting
- Support the Senior Director of Performance Reporting and Insights and the Strategic Finance team, through analysis and understanding of revenue, overheads & headcount to develop data-driven insight and assist in the delivery of targets
- Maintain cost and headcount models, simplifying the budgeting and forecasting process, driving consistency across regions
- Seek continuous improvement opportunities in the modeling and reporting output from the FP&A team to the business,
- Working directly with the regional and centre Finance Business Partners in the team, you will provide analysis and data that will provide additional insight into the performance of the company
- Drive insight into the KPIs driving revenue in the regions and understand how these lead to and impact on financial decision making
- Taking a lead role in the production of ad-hoc financial models to aid in the internal valuation of Turnitin, and external valuation of potential acquisition targets
- You will also be required to support the Senior Director of FP&A with ad hoc queries
Qualifications
To succeed in this role you must have/be:
- Outstanding problem-solving skills
- The ability to work cross-functionally and with senior leadership
- Highly detail-oriented and able to multitask
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to build complex models to draw meaningful and reliable conclusions from large, complex and sometimes incomplete datasets.
- Comfortable building and maintaining reports from Netsuite & Salesforce
- Able to effectively communicate on a daily basis with non-finance professionals and demonstrate ability to deal with potentially emotive topics
- Experience of working with commissions is desirable
- High calibre of data visualisation skills and experience
- Have 4+ years of experience in a similar role
Additional Information
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.
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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.