Sr. Accountant

About Aspire

At Aspire, we’re not just part of the industry; we’re leading it. Join a team that helps iconic brands like Samsung, Dyson, and HelloFresh thrive by harnessing the power of influencers, customers, affiliates, and beyond. Ready to make a real impact? Aspire is the world’s first word-of-mouth commerce platform, empowering brands to tap into ambassadors, influencers, affiliates, customers, user-generated content, and social ads to boost marketing across paid, owned, and earned channels. Since 2014, our top-tier software platform and award-winning Agency Services team have supported household names like M&Ms, Keurig, Samsung, and HelloFresh, all while paying out over $100M to creators worldwide. Join us and be part of the next wave in digital marketing!

The Role

As a Sr. Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial data while identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency through process improvements and automation. You will collaborate closely with the Finance team and cross-functional partners, including IT, FP&A, and Data teams, to streamline processes, maintain compliance, and provide actionable financial insights for decision-making.

This role is ideal for a proactive professional with a strong accounting background, proven experience in public accounting or public companies, and a desire to leverage automation to drive efficiency. SaaS or tech industry experience is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Sales Contract Reviews: Analyze sales contracts to identify revenue implications, ensure alignment with company policies and ASC 606 standards, and collaborate with Deal Desk and Sales teams to address any contractual issues.
• Revenue Recognition: Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606, partnering with cross-functional teams to review sales transactions, analyze contracts, and implement necessary adjustments or corrections.
• General Ledger Oversight: Oversee the integrity of the general ledger, ensuring timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, adjustments, and alignment between sub-ledger and external systems (e.g., Tableau, Metabase).
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and review financial statements with variance analysis, ensuring accuracy, compliance with GAAP, and actionable insights to improve business performance.
• Commission Calculations: Calculate and review sales commissions, ensuring accuracy and timely payouts. Provide insights into commission-related expenses and identify potential cost-saving measures.
• Audit & Compliance: Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, preparing audit schedules, and implementing recommendations to strengthen internal controls and improve audit readiness.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Lead process improvement initiatives, including automating key accounting workflows (e.g., revenue schedules, month-end close) to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and audit readiness. Leverage ERP systems like NetSuite to reduce manual processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with IT, FP&A, and data teams to resolve reconciliation issues, align sub-ledger data with accounting records, and ensure accurate reporting and compliance.

Qualifications

• CPA license preferred; a graduate degree in accounting or a related field is a plus.
• 5-10 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year in a Senior Accountant role.
• Experience in public accounting or working at publicly traded companies is mandatory.
• Expertise in revenue recognition (ASC 606), month-end close, GL accounting, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) and familiarity with financial data tools.
• Proven ability to lead process improvement and automation projects, with a focus on reducing manual workflows and improving accuracy.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with a systematic approach to prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• SaaS or tech industry experience.
• Familiarity with large-scale data management and reconciliation across multiple systems.

Benefits & Perks

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work from home policy
• Unlimited PTO - Refuel and rest with our unlimited paid time-off policy.
• 4 months of Paid Parental Leave - Aspire has an industry-leading parental leave policy for both mothers and fathers.

Growth

• Personalized career planning sessions
• Mentorship program
• Visibility into operations across the company

Compensation

The base salary for this role is between $90,000 - $110,000.

• 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.