Senior Manager Financial Planning, Reporting & Insights (UK Remote)

Overview

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you\’ll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 21,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Feedback Studio, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.

Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Job Description

This is a broad and impactful role within our FP&A function. We fully recognize that candidates may not possess every skill or experience that has been listed as desirable. What truly matters is strong people management and project management capabilities and a systems mindset; we require a positive and proactive attitude, and a genuine desire to learn and grow. We value adaptability, leadership potential, and a commitment to driving meaningful change in a dynamic environment.

If you are passionate about learning, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to drive impactful change, we encourage you to apply—even if your background doesn’t check every box.

As the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting, Planning & Insights, you will be responsible for leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end processes, in addition to ad-hoc projects and continuous improvement efforts. You’ll play a key role in shaping our finance function, partnering with business leaders, and leveraging 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
• Lead the development of a comprehensive suite of KPIs and metrics that provide meaningful insights into business performance and drive strategic decision-making
• Implement advanced financial analytics capabilities, leveraging tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and our chosen planning tool, Pigment, to deliver actionable insights to senior leadership
• Lead the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range financial planning processes, in partnership with our Finance Business Partners across applicable business units, ensuring 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 that drive business strategy and performance

Team Leadership & Organizational Development:

• Lead, develop, and mentor the Financial Reporting team to achieve high performance by fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for elevating team capability through effective leadership, targeted development, and supportive mentoring, enabling the team to reach its full potential and deliver impactful results
• 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 of the finance function
• Establish and maintain a strong network of relationships across the organization to drive alignment and ensure financial objectives support business priorities

Qualifications

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 Organisation
• 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 translate complex financial concepts into actionable business insights
• Track record of supporting business transformation and change management initiatives

Essential Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with at least 5 years in finance leadership roles
• 5+ years as a people leader

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 unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, 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. Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being.

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

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education 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 or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.