Global Financial Controller (UK Remote)

Overview

As Global Controller, you will lead Turnitin’s worldwide accounting function, ensuring accurate financial operations and compliant reporting. You’ll partner with the CLT and FP&A leadership to drive governance, risk management, and process innovation. You’ll build a high-performing, globally distributed team and oversee end-to-end finance activities—from statutory reporting to treasury and tax. This role offers the chance to scale finance operations, adopt automation, and influence strategic decisions in a mission-driven education company.

Pay / Benefits

• Remote-first culture
• Health care coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Competitive paid time off
• Self-care days
• Parental leave

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to elevate Global Accounting as a value-add center
• Design scalable organization structure and capacity models to support growth
• Build and empower high-performing accounting teams across core pillars
• Oversee end-to-end accounting strategy including statutory reporting, audit, payroll, treasury, compliance, and tax
• Partner with the CLT to implement robust governance and global controls
• Standardize SOPs and internal controls to mitigate risk across markets
• Lead risk management audit collaborations with Advance Risk Advisory
• Oversee external/internal audits to ensure clean outcomes
• Deliver timely, data-informed financial insights for executives and the Board
• Drive process automation and modern finance tools to improve efficiency
• Lead M&A integration across regional finance operations and systems
• Drive continuous improvement and agile performance culture
• Align team goals with enterprise strategy through transparent communication
• Optimize resource allocation and capacity planning
• Manage global departmental budgets and maximize ROI on finance tech
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the CFO on transformative initiatives
• Evaluate and implement AI and emerging technologies in finance processes

Key requirements

• Strategic Finance Vision & Digital Transformation experience
• 10+ years of progressive executive finance leadership
• Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance with CPA/CA or equivalent
• Deep US/Global GAAP and ASC revenue recognition expertise
• Strong knowledge of US and international tax accounting and treasury
• Agile execution and ability to manage complex priorities with tight timelines
• Excellent communication to translate financial concepts for executives
• Cross-functional partnership and business acumen
• Strategic agility to connect long-term strategy with execution
• Distributed team leadership of remote/global finance teams

• Strategic catalyst and enterprise influencer
• Agile change leadership
• High emotional intelligence and collaborative communication
• US/Global GAAP and ASC revenue recognition
• Global tax and treasury principles
• Finance automation and AI-enabled processes

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