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:
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Group Treasury team as Treasury Senior Manager, reporting into the Head of Treasury.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Forecasting management: Build and maintain models and methodologies for liquidity forecasting for group and subsidiary companies, including centralising and co-ordinating input from business units
- Cash and liquidity management: Recommend strategies for cash repatriation to parent company without disrupting local or parent entity liquidity requirements
- FX & Interest Risk management: Hedging FX & interest risks from balance sheet & loan portfolio, as well as from cashflow. Advise Product team on optimal funds flow to mitigate FX risk
- Treasury Policy Setting: Implement and improve Operating manuals and treasury policies
- Treasury Management System Implementation: Review and select a TMS vendor and own the whole implementation process
- Treasury Reporting: Control and report the corporate treasury owned risks and key results (including activities with banks, counterparty risk and treasury efficiency) building plans to mitigate material risks and improve key results.
- Bank relationship management:
- Facilitate bank onboarding, periodic reviews.
- Partner Network team to explore strategic relationships with local and international banks.
- Analyse bank fees and negotiate the best fee structure.
- Obtain credit/FX forward lines for FX hedging
- Management:
- Guide and manage Treasury Analysts and oversee their BAU responsibilities
- Internal Stakeholders.Provide Treasury input on various projects & new products in collaboration with Product, Network, Legal & Compliance
Minimum qualifications:
- At least 8 years working experience, of which +5 years in a Treasury position
- Solid understanding of global financial markets, FX hedging products, money market funds and key treasury concepts
- Strong understanding of liquidity/capital regulations and risk management frameworks
- Working knowledge of regulatory & compliance requirements for payment Fintechs
- Demonstrated expertise in implementing FX hedging strategies, managing debt instruments and optimising intercompany funds flow
- Strong problem-solving skills: You will be able to break down complex issues into their component parts, identifying the root cause and create elegant solutions
Preferred qualifications:
- You are a self starter and can organise your own work
- You are detail oriented, with ability to deliver and communicate complex areas on time and succinctly.
- You are able to work with multiple teams within and outside of finance as well as internationally on projects or ad hoc requests as required, with flexibility and a ‘can do’. attitude.
- You feel passionate about Tech and Start-ups, as well as implementing your skills and knowledge in creation and improvement of controls framework and internal processes
- You love to guide and mentor more junior teammates
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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