Revenue Financial Specialist

Financial Operations Specialist

The revenue accounting team plays a vital role in the finance department, ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting. The Financial Operations Specialist position manages the operational aspects of financial recognition, including reviewing customer contracts, performing financial allocations, maintaining financial schedules, and supporting monthly and quarterly closes.

• Key customers for this role include the FP&A team, Commercial Finance, Sales Ops, Legal, AR, and External Auditors. Internally, the Senior Financial Operations Specialist works cross-functionally with Deal Desk, Order Management, Sales, serving as a subject matter expert on financial-related matters and guiding them on appropriate treatment for complex deals and contract terms.

The ideal candidate will bring solid accounting experience, keen attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monthly financial close activities by preparing journal entries and performing key account reconciliations, including those related to financial, deferred financial, and unbilled receivables.
• Assist with financial reporting and analysis by monitoring customer usage.
• Review standard and non-standard contracts to determine the appropriate financial recognition under U.S. GAAP, ensuring ASC 606 compliance.
• Assist in the order-to-cash process, reviewing submitted sales orders to ensure proper financial recognition and compliance.
• Manage and maintain NetSuite ARM to ensure accurate and compliant financial recognition in accordance with ASC 606, including data validation, reconciliations, and data flows.
• Work cross-functionally to drive automation efforts to streamline financial operations and improve monthly, quarterly, and annual closes.
• Collaborate with sales, customer success, revenue operations, and FP&A to obtain data and reporting for monthly financial entries.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve internal process documentation for clarity and efficiency across teams.
• Perform special technical projects, analysis, and ad hoc reporting.
• Play a key role in the company financial audit, preparing and reviewing financial-related schedules for external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or ACCA/CIMA qualification or progress toward certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant accounting experience, ideally in SaaS revenue accounting with a focus on ASC 606.
• Proficiency with ERP and financial tools (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce, CPQ).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support both strategic and hands-on work.

Additional Information
Competitive Total Rewards Package

Turnitin maintains a competitive total rewards package that supports well-being and life balance in a remote-centric culture.

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values

• Customer Centric - Put educators and learners at the center of everything we do to ensure integrity and improved learning outcomes.
• Passion for Learning - Encourage constant learning and growth in a workplace that enables it.
• Integrity - The heartbeat of Turnitin, shaping our products, interactions, and partnerships.
• Action & Ownership - Bias toward action and decision-making ownership.
• One Team - Break down silos, collaborate, and celebrate successes.
• Global Mindset - Respect diverse cultures; think globally and act locally.

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

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