AP specialistTurnitin

Company Description
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.
Job Description
We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Accounts Payable Associate to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for accurately processing invoices, reconciling statements, and ensuring timely and accurate payments to vendors. This role requires strong analytical skills to identify discrepancies, exceptional attention to detail to maintain accurate records, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal departments and external vendors. The Accounts Payable Associate will process invoices and payments for multiple international entities and maintain proper records for all transactions.
This position requires the ability to work, adapt, and evolve in a fast-paced environment. This will include working under tight deadlines, changing requirements, and with teams in multiple time zones. This position will report directly to the Accounts Payable Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for entering invoices into the payments system, accurate general ledger coding, ensuring invoices are routed for approval, and processing payments once approved.
Match purchase orders to invoices and enter into the system
Ensure local taxes are properly accounted for when vendor invoices entered into the Accounts Payable system
Attain a basic understanding of taxes in other countries and properly account for the same in the AP system
Ensure approvals are obtained for the payment of invoices according to company policies
Work with the Senior Accounts Payable Specialist and other members of the Accounting Team to reconcile vendor statements, research, and correct discrepancies as applicable
Assists with responding to staff and vendors' questions and inquiries
Assist with updating and maintaining vendor database
Work with foreign currencies and banking
Manages all new vendor setups with internal stakeholders in accordance with policy, ensuring that vendors are valid and genuine and that payments can be made accurately and effectively
Prioritizes key issues and essential services, especially vendors and suppliers of Places/People Benefits and Systems which enable us to deliver for client/customers
Facilitates weekly AP run and seeks authority to proceed highlighting any core functions that may be at risk· Ad hoc projects as instructed by AP Manager
Qualifications
2+ Years AP Experience: Minimum 2 years hands-on experience in a busy multi-national company, with comprehensive knowledge of AP processes.
Financial Expertise: Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and reconciliation.
Process Improvement: Track record of optimizing AP processes, reducing errors, and enhancing efficiency.
Software Proficiency: Skilled in using accounting software NetSuite, and advanced Excel skills.
Additional Information
Total Rewards @ Turnitin
Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily - solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of making a difference in the lives of educators, administrators, learners and researchers around the world, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time. In our Remote-First approach to collaborating, you are also able to work the way that best fits your style and situation - whether that be remote, in one of our offices/rented spaces or hybrid.
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.