Finance Director, Strategy & Operations

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Finance

Job Summary

Job Description

The Finance Director, Strategy & Operations role involves leading financial transformation, process optimization, and ensuring robust financial controls within a rapidly growing FinTech company. Responsibilities include leading finance change management projects, such as optimizing NetSuite, integrating it with data warehouses, and implementing new financial systems. The role also entails driving automation of finance processes, overseeing finance product control, managing finance onboarding activities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The candidate should have experience in finance transformation, financial risk management, and operational leadership within the fintech or payments industry and a strong passion for fintech.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in finance transformation and leadership.
  • Deep understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
  • Exceptional communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools.
Good to have:
  • MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in a dynamic startup environment is a plus.
Perks:
  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget to foster collaboration.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (up to 90 days per annum).

Job Details

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses 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 empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

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

We're looking for a highly motivated and experienced Director, Finance, Strategy & Operations to play a pivotal role in supporting our CFO. In this strategic position, you'll be instrumental in driving financial transformation, optimizing processes, and ensuring robust financial controls across our rapidly growing organization.

What will you be doing?

  • Lead and execute critical finance change management and finance transformation projects, including:
    • Optimizing NetSuite for enhanced automation, particularly for Opex processes.
    • Integrating NetSuite with our Data Warehouse, Simetrik, and Treasury Management Software.
    • Implementing new financial software and systems to enhance efficiency and capabilities.
  • Drive the automation of finance processes and contribute to the reorganization of the finance department to support scalability and efficiency.
  • Oversee finance product control, ensuring seamless integration of new products into our internal financial systems and establishing robust finance-related controls.
  • Manage finance onboarding activities for new entities, including licensing support.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and operations, to align financial goals with overall business initiatives.

We would love to get to know you if you have the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.   
  • 8+ years of experience in finance transformation, financial risk management, and operational leadership, with a strong preference for experience within the fintech or payments industry.
  • Deep understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
  • Exceptional communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and hands-on, independently and as part of a high-performing team.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools.
  • Experience in a dynamic startup environment is a significant plus.
  • A strong passion for the fintech industry and a desire to drive significant impact.

 

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. 

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing people@aspireapp.com

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About The Company

Aspire is the all-in-one finance software for growing businesses. The company serves over 15,000 companies in Asia and beyond, helping them save time and money with multi-currency accounts and cards, expense management, payable management, and receivable management solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has over 500 employees across four countries and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Tencent, Paypal and Y-Combinator.



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