Senior Finance Manager

About the company

Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and SMBs to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as JP Morgan, Visa and Wise and helped more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has been awarded Best Employer of the Year and Startup of the year by Asia FinTech Awards, and also LinkedIn's Top Startup in Singapore. In 2024, we also made it to CB Insights' Top 100 Global Fintech List two years in a row.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds. Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the Fintech space

About the role

As a Senior Finance Manager, you are responsible for making key financial, business related decisions and ensuring that budgets are met for Aspire's business operations..

The candidate will be an experienced Senior Finance member within the financial services industry with strong analytical skills, excellent communication skills, leadership ability and strategic thinking.

As the Senior Finance Manager in the finance controllership function you will be responsible for all regional financial matters & all aspects of financial regulatory reporting.

Role Responsibilities

• Co-develop and execute the regional finance strategy.
• Partner with leadership teams to guide financial planning, capital strategy, and investment decisions.
• Own the preparation and timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for Aspire US entities.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS/local GAAP and country-specific financial regulations while managing finance operations for international entities from India.
• Supervise day-to-day accounting operations including payroll, taxation, audits, and internal controls
• Oversee cash flow management, bank reconciliations, and client fund reporting in coordination with partner banks.
• Review product flows from a finance perspective ensuring controls around invoicing, revenue recognition, funding requirements, documentation.
• Presents financial reports to executives, board members, investors, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the executives and directors to create budgets and track key performance indicators.
• Implement internal controls to ensure that the company complies with all financial and statutory regulations.

Required Skills

• Strong academic pedigree, qualified as an accountant
• 7–9+ years of post-qualification experience, preferably in financial services (fintech).
• Have managed Finance and Accounting team successfully at an evolving business
• Passion to establish & scale a startup in the fintech industry
• Proven experience in driving finance automation initiatives and leveraging AI/analytics tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making.
• Flexible mindset and attitude to support a new business and its establishment in the market
• Strategic thinking with excellent communication & negotiation skills

Qualifications

• A degree in the following fields will be advantageous - accountancy, finance, economics
• Qualified with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
• Qualified with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

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