Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses in APAC. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and MSME 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 Visa and Wise and helped more than 15,000 businesses using our suite of products.
For 2 consecutive years in 2022 & 2023, 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 2023, we also made it to CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech List.
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 Team:
At Aspire, Finance plays a strategic role in driving our business forward. Our Finance team consists of a wide range of crucial functions across 4 verticals: (i) Traditional Finance with Accounting, Tax, Reporting, (ii) Treasury, which is a core function for a Fintech, (iii) Data including Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Data Engineering and (iv) Strategy & Planning, which covers strategic road map, long term planning, fundraising and FP&A. Our Finance team engages in frequent strategic data analysis, research, and modeling to provide the best financial insights for critical business decisions, helping Aspire navigate the competitive landscape and capitalize on emerging opportunities. The team also plays a key part as the first user of our Aspire software, pioneer in Finance transformation, reengineering our internal process to stay agile while maintaining the internal control in a hyper fast growing environment.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Financial Controlling, this Group Financial Controller - Senior Manager role will be responsible for Aspire Group’s Accounting, Finance Operations and Financial Systems. You’ll partner with leadership to provide insights, information, and guidance to make strategic and operational decisions and ensure the company is financially healthy and consistently meeting our reporting obligations.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Drive Group month end close process and enable accurate and efficient financial results and reporting within tight deadlines
- Oversee the emerging countries financial reporting (including Hong Kong and other expanding countries)
- Provide accounting advisory to align business objectives, support new market entry and investments, group restructuring, valuation, and key accounting considerations
- Build and grow cross-functional relationships to collaboratively work together to resolve month end issues, build new financial process relating to launch of new products and solve process efficiencies
- Evaluate and continually improve accounting procedures, processes and systems to ensure standardized close process and efficient operations across the Group
- Spearhead complex system implementations
- Oversee Group procurement process. Monitor the costs of Group clusters, departments and teams. Lead costs optimisation initiatives across the Group
- Manage the relationship with auditors, direct and participate in the preparation of all the workpapers for the audit on a timely basis including all memos for any relevant areas
- Build and evolve upon our existing internal controls, financial systems and processes to ensure accuracy of financial reporting, integrity of corporate data, finance governance compliance and the safeguarding of assets
- Offer advice on group restructuring, efficient group structure, valuation, and key accounting considerations
- Provide accounting advisory to align business objectives and support new market entry and investments
- Work closely with the Tax team to review Group tax filings and returns (e.g., withholding tax, indirect tax, annual tax returns)
- Coach finance teams on technical aspects (e.g., accounting updates, ESG) and the quality of financial reporting and tax
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong academic pedigree including a CA/CPA qualification or equivalent
- At least 8-10 years of experience working in one of the Big 4 firms and a global / regional accounting team
- Strong experience in financial system implementation
- Strong proficiency in all aspects of corporate accounting and all pertinent GAAP, rules and regulations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Financial Services, Fintech and Credit businesses is a strong plus
- Strong leadership, team building and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and result oriented
- Proven team player, hands on and ability to work independently while managing multiple projects/assignments
What we offer
- Uncapped flexible annual leave.
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Training subsidy for your professional growth.
- Wellness benefit.
- Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
- Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
- Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.
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