Associate Finance Business Partner

Summary

Join Turnitin's Finance team as a Finance Business Partner, working closely with senior leadership to provide financial expertise and support strategic decision-making. You will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and P&L ownership for a designated business area. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in a finance department, and relevant qualifications. Turnitin offers a remote-centric culture, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth within a global organization committed to improving global education. The ideal candidate is ambitious, detail-oriented, and a strong team player. Previous accounting experience is preferred but not essential.

Requirements

• 3+ yrs relevant work experience in a Finance department
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified/Part Qualified
• Strong Excel skills and aptitude for using/suggesting other reporting tools and software
• Attention to detail, accuracy, resourcefulness, and ability to follow-through
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Self-starter with ability to work cross-functionally and as well as independently
• Strong team player and ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality end to end financial partner service to the business, by providing expert financial advice and challenging the management team to support decision making that sustains the delivery of strategic and operational planning
• Improving business performance through productivity and efficiency measures
• Produce and co-ordinate period management accounts (P&L and capex), analysis and commentary and present to Senior Finance Business Partner & Senior Director FP&A, whilst informing the business of monthly performance/trends and actions to improve
• Preparation and ownership of monthly forecasting and management reports as part of the wider FP&A team
• Providing value-adding financial insight, support, and challenge by building effective working relationships at all levels, including senior managers and with other departments in the business
• Supporting stakeholders and senior management with financial analysis to aid decision making
• Identify trends to project the full year forecast including recommendations on opportunities / mitigating risks and a clear go-to for senior management for financial recommendations and analysis
• Supporting the Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecast process for your business areas in line with the overall Finance timeline. Planning and delivering a process that is timely and accurate, as well as providing healthy challenge; understand key drivers for costs, across all locations / sites / projects
• Maintain and enhance financial controls ensuring accuracy and robustness of reporting and continue to develop reporting for this business area
• Continually identify and implement improvements to business processes to increase efficiency and ensure all costs are recorded accurately in the accounts
• Support ad hoc requests for analysis and information from the FP&A Team, Senior Managers & Executives within the business
• To provide additional support and analysis to other FBP’s as required, in doing so broadening areas of knowledge within the business

Preferred Qualifications

Previous accounting experience

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