Senior Director of Finance

About Aspire

Aspire.io is the world’s first word-of-mouth commerce platform that leverages your brand’s ambassadors, influencers, affiliates, customers, user-generated content, and social ads to accelerate marketing results across paid, owned, and earned channels. Since 2014, Aspire’s industry-leading software platform, combined with our award-winning Agency Services team, has served household names such as M&Ms, Keurig, Samsung, HelloFresh, Dyson, and many other high-growth ecommerce companies while paying out $100M to creators around the world.

The Role

We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Senior Director of Finance to lead Aspire’s Finance organization and serve as a key member of the executive leadership team. This role will oversee Finance and Revenue Operations / Deal Desk, building scalable financial foundations while partnering closely with the executive team to drive strategy, operational excellence, and business performance.

The Senior Director of Finance will play a pivotal role in aligning teams around business priorities, providing actionable financial insights, and ensuring resources are deployed effectively for sustainable growth. This is a highly cross-functional and execution-oriented leadership role at the heart of Aspire’s next stage of scale.

What You’ll Be Working On:

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Lead Aspire’s Finance and Revenue Operations / Deal Desk functions, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the executive team on strategic planning, capital allocation, and overall business performance.
• Drive company-wide alignment on financial targets and priorities, ensuring decisions are grounded in data and clear ROI.
• Own Board communications, including financial materials and participation in high-level strategic discussions.
• Provide financial analysis and diligence for strategic initiatives, partnerships, and growth investments.

Cross-Functional Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner across all major business areas, connecting Finance with operational execution, customer impact, and growth objectives.
• Collaborate with leaders to optimize investments, headcount, and spend, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently and in line with company priorities.
• Partner across go-to-market, product, and customer functions to improve visibility into performance, retention, and revenue predictability.
• Own company-wide revenue and operational forecasting, incorporating SaaS metrics and activity-level performance data (e.g., pipeline activity, product usage, client delivery metrics) to link daily execution with financial outcomes.

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Operations

• Own the financial planning process, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts in partnership with business leaders, ensuring accuracy and accountability.
• Oversee working capital management and cash flow forecasting to maintain financial visibility and discipline.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, maintaining accuracy and integrity across all reporting.

Financial Reporting, Metrics, Insights & Business Impact

• Build scalable systems and reporting frameworks that deliver clear visibility into budgets, forecasts, and key financial indicators.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights that guide prioritization, trade-offs, and strategic decisions.
• Act as a communication hub, equipping teams with the financial visibility they need to make effective decisions.
• Define and monitor KPIs to assess company health, efficiency, and growth drivers.
• Maintain awareness of key performance trends and market dynamics influencing business results.
• Use data-driven insights to connect operational activity to financial outcomes

What We’re Looking For:

• 8-12+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership roles, including ownership of Finance and Financial Operations.
• Proven success in high-growth SaaS or technology environments, ideally through rapid scale or new-market expansion.
• Strong analytical and strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to execution.
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics, unit economics, and operational performance drivers.
• Expert-level financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Understanding of fundamental Accounting concepts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in fundraising and investor relations preferred.
• Proficiency in NetSuite and Salesforce a plus; advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills required.
  
  

Why You’ll Love this Role:

You’ll help shape the financial future of Aspire — building the frameworks, insights, and discipline that fuel our next chapter of growth. As Senior Director of Finance, you’ll work across every team to drive focus, clarity, and impact, ensuring Aspire invests intelligently and scales sustainably.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Benefits – Full health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you covered.
• Remote Work Flexibility – Thrive in a high-energy, high-performing team—all from the comfort of your home. We provide support for your internet and home office setup.
• 401(k) Plan – Save for your future with our competitive 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Flexible PTO – Recharge and take time off whenever you need with our flexible paid time off policy.
• Paid Parental Leave – Four months of fully paid leave for new moms and dads—one of the best policies in the industry.
• Ongoing Training & Development – We invest in your growth with customized training, coaching, and career acceleration opportunities—while building clearer, more defined career paths. Plus, take advantage of our annual education stipend to keep learning on your terms.
• End-of-Year Break – We typically close between Christmas and New Year’s to give everyone time to unplug and recharge. Availability may vary by team based on workload and customer support needs.

The base salary for this role is between $220,000-260,000 USD and this role is not eligible for variable compensation.

• Please note: The final offer amount will depend on factors like experience, expertise, and location, and may differ from the range above. This range also excludes additional benefits, such as equity, 401(k), and medical, dental, or vision insurance.

Our compensation philosophy: we use a market-based approach to compensation. This means we use a series of compensation tools to help us understand how companies value this role in the U.S. market based on function, level, geographic location, and positions benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. To comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location and candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. We have competitive pay bands for all other countries based on market standards.

Equal Opportunity

Aspire is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor. We welcome applicants from all walks of life.