Turnitin is your partner in education with integrity. Turnitin’s originality checking and authorship investigation services ensure academic integrity, promote critical thinking, and help students improve their authentic writing. Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to prevent plagiarism, engage students in the writing process, and provide personalized feedback. Turnitin is used by more than 30 million students at 15,000 institutions in 140 countries. Turnitin is headquartered in Oakland, Calif., with international offices in Newcastle, U.K., Utrecht, Netherlands, Melbourne, Australia, Seoul, Korea and throughout Latin America.

We are searching for people who demonstrate a passion for education and technology, are collaborative and entrepreneurial in spirit, and who can contribute to our continuing success and growth. In return, Turnitin offers a great benefits package and provides challenging and inspiring work.

Purpose/Overview

Overview

This role will take the responsibility of allocated direct tax compliances, provide tax advice in the area of its expertise, tax support in the finance-projects, and ensure accurate and efficient tax reporting. 

Involves regular internal communication within Finance team, crossfunctions (like Legal, HR) as well as frequent external communication with Local Tax advisors and tax authorities.

Key Responsibilities and Outputs

Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the preparation and filing of direct tax returns (e.g., income tax, withholding tax) accurately and within deadlines.
• Gather and organize financial data, documents, and records required for tax calculations and filings.
• Support the research and implementation of tax technology solutions.
• Support the FP&A teams in forecasting the corporate tax numbers.
• Conduct research and analysis to identify tax-saving opportunities and potential risks.
• Assist in evaluating the tax implications of business decisions, transactions, and investments. Support tax planning initiatives to optimize the organization's overall tax position.
• Address any queries from tax authorities and assist in tax audits and assessments.
• Participate in special tax projects as needed, such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, or other significant transactions.
• Evaluate tax regulations and keep track of industry trends and changes related to taxes.

Proven characteristics for success:

• Chartered Accountant or An equivalent degree in Accounting and Finance.
• Minimum 2 years’ work experience in direct taxes with an Accounting firm.
• Good communication and relationship building skills.
• Good understanding of accounting rules and analyze the financial information.
• Passion for learning and adaptability to the tax technology changes. 
• Quality Focus
• Passion for Learning
• Action and Ownership

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

Equality Statement

Turnitin LLC and all related Group and Subsidiary Companies are committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to it programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, creed, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or veterans status.

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.
• 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.
• Accountability- Holds oneself responsible for required actions, and ensures that team members/colleagues/ peers also own responsibility for their designated tasks while meeting collective team and company goals. All in service of creating a high performing environment
• Collaboration & Influencing- Effectively communicates and cooperates with peers, partners, leaders & customers to achieve outcomes. Builds relationships and creates an environment wherein people can naturally work together for the good of the company and our customers.
• 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.

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad

At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfil 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 without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, creed, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or veterans status, domestic partner status, AIDS or HIV status, height, weight, or association with members of a protected class.