Head of Group Shared Accounting Services

Founders today are building global companies from day one — but the systems that manage their money were built for a different era. Aspire exists to change that!

We’re building the financial operating system for global founders, bringing banking, software, and automation into a single platform so businesses can move faster across borders and stay focused on building.

Aspire is built by people who think from first principles, care deeply about solving hard problems, and take real ownership of their work. Our team brings global experience from leading fintech and technology companies, and many of us are former founders and operators who understand what it takes to build thoughtfully, make trade-offs, and deliver at scale in a global environment.

Backed by leading global investors including Y Combinator, Peak XV, and Lightspeed, Aspire has been trusted by more than 50,000 startups and growing businesses worldwide to manage their finances since 2018. Together with partners like J.P. Morgan, Visa, and Wise, we’re building for the next generation of global companies.

About the role

Head of Group Shared Accounting Services

Location: India / hybrid

Reporting to: Director - Group Financial Control

Aspire is establishing a new Head of Group Shared Accounting Services role to lead and scale its transactional and operational accounting capabilities across the Group.

Reporting to the Director - Group Financial Control, this role will be responsible for end-to-end shared accounting services, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-controlled accounting operations across all Aspire entities. The role will act as a service provider to the global business, delivering consistent outcomes as Aspire expands geographically and operationally.

This position is ideally suited to a leader with experience running global finance teams or shared service centres, particularly within regulated financial services environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Group Shared Accounting Operations

• Own and oversee all transactional accounting and reconciliation activities across Aspire’s global entities
• Lead revenue accounting operations, including automation of revenue recognition processes and invoice generation
• Manage the purchase-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle end-to-end, from purchase orders through payables processing and payment execution
• Oversee fixed asset accounting, accruals, prepayments, and core general ledger close activities for all Aspire entities.

Reconciliations & Controls:

• Client and safeguarded funds bank account reconciliations - Lead daily transaction systems, bank statements, payment partners, card networks, and ledger—ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely closure of breaks.
• Own and ensure timely completion of all reconciliation activities, including:
• General ledger reconciliations
• Corporate bank account reconciliations
• Ensure reconciliations meet regulatory and audit standards, particularly for regulated payment entities
• Design and improve reconciliation processes, including automation, exception dashboards, and controls to reduce manual effort
• Act as the key point of contact for auditors, regulators, and partner banks on reconciliation-related matters

Close Management & Delivery:

• Deliver accounting outputs in line with Group close timelines, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and predictability
• Standardise close calendars, processes, and deliverables across entities and jurisdictions
• Partner closely with the Entity Controllers to support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close requirements

Outsourced Services Oversight:

• Provide day-to-day oversight of outsourced accounting arrangements, including Aspire’s engagement with Grant Thornton (GT) or other service providers
• Ensure clear SLAs, performance management, quality control, and continuous improvement
• Act as the primary point of accountability for outsourced transactional accounting outcomes

Systems, Automation & Scalability:

• Own and continuously improve accounting systems, workflows, and automation, with a strong focus on scalability
• Lead or support finance system implementations and enhancements, including ERP, billing, P2P, and reconciliation tools
• Drive standardisation and process optimisation as Aspire expands into new markets and entities

Service Delivery & Global Support:

• Operate as a shared services leader, providing high-quality, responsive accounting support to Aspire’s global business units
• Support Aspire’s transition from a Singapore-centric operation to a globally distributed, regulated business
• Build processes that scale effectively across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the US, and the UK, respecting local regulatory requirements.

Candidate Experience:

• Proven leadership experience in a global finance team or shared services centre environment
• Strong background in transactional accounting, reconciliations, and close operations
• Demonstrated experience with finance and accounting systems, including system implementations or major upgrades
• Preference for experience supporting UK and/or EU regulated financial services businesses, particularly where safeguarding and reconciliation oversight are critical
• Minimum 6+ years’ experience in industry accounting roles, with increasing responsibility

Qualifications & Education

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent degree
• Strong technical accounting foundation with excellent attention to detail

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong service-oriented mindset with the ability to operate as a shared services provider to the business
• Highly organised, process-driven leader with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and control
• Comfortable operating in a multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-jurisdictional environment
• Hands-on leader capable of building and managing teams while driving continuous improvement
• Clear communicator, able to work effectively across geographies and with outsourced partners
• Resilient and adaptable, comfortable with change as the organisation scales.

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