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 inf