Job Description
Supporting Product & Engineering senior management, you must ensure that they have visibility and insights into their areas of the business. You will be working closely with the CTO, the CPO, and their teams, as well as being a key contributing member of the Turnitin Finance team.
Business Partnering is a key element to the role and also involves owning the P&L, budgeting, forecasting, balance sheet transactions for your area of the business/stream(s). You will be providing key commentaries and analysis to support strategic decision making and assist the Senior Director of FP&A to manage the overall business. You will also ensure consistency and sharing of knowledge across business streams, working closely with other Finance Business Partners within Turnitin globally.
This role will allow the successful candidate to be a part of a growing business, with financial, operational and commercial exposure. You will add value through supporting operational performance, delivering on short and long term initiatives.
It is imperative that the successful candidate has recent experience of working as an analyst or FBP to a Tech/Engineering function. Familiarity with R&D in a SaaS environment and an AWS cloud infrastructure is also a necessary requirement.
Key Accountabilities
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 Director of 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 help aid decision making
Identify trends to project the full year including recommendations on opportunities/ mitigating risks and a clear go-to for senior management for financial recommendations and analysis
Lead the Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecast process for your stream(s) 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 Senior Director of FP&A, CFO and other Senior Managers & Executive within the business
Qualifications
The Successful Applicant
An ambitious individual with drive and a commercial edge. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment willing to be hands-on, with the desire to immerse yourself in the operational side of the business. You will proactively seek opportunities to raise standards, and drive continual improvement throughout the business. The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:
8+ years of relevant work experience in a Finance department
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering and/or MBA preferred
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
Additional Information
NO AGENCY SUBMISSIONS
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