Sequence - Head of Finance / Expert in Residence [XIR]

New York, USA+ Equity3mo ago

In Office Director NA Banking Fintech Head of Finance Accountant B2B Account Management Close Stripe Accounts Receivable

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) • Litmus test: are you able to close books autonomously if needed? • 4+ years experience in fast-growing B2B SaaS / AI scaleups • Litmus test: have you experienced a hypergrowth journey before? • Able to work across London / NYC time zones (essential for supporting our product teams as inhouse finance expert) • Proven track record of success for 2+ years in prior roles (we want someone who will stick around and play a central role in our growth journey for 3-4+ years and will offer equity accordingly) • Capable of building FP&A model and preparing quarterly board updates • Experience scaling from Series A to C+, comfortable in fast-paced environments • Hands-on experience using comparable finance products (Maxio, Chargebee, Zuora, Stripe Billing) • In-person in NYC or London (not required)

Responsibilities

• Overseeing month end close / reconciliation with our fractional teams • Owning revenue recognition policy and audit readiness • Hiring and bringing accounting fully inhouse • Playing central role in product feedback and prioritization for our ASC 606 / IFRS 15 rev rec and billing modules • Owning quarterly finance board pack • Managing liquidity balances across bank accounts • Establishing more robust and scalable processes & procedures across our finance stack: • Sequence (Accounts Receivable & Quote to Cash) • Ramp (Accounts Payable) • Gusto (US Payroll) • Payfit (UK Payroll) • If interested, email [email protected] with your resume and a quick note on why you think there’s a good fit. • Public resources on Sequence: • Wharton FinTech: Reinventing Billing & Quote-to-cash (Dec 2025): origin story, why Riya built Sequence after her first exit. • Tech Finance with Sasha Orloff: E14: Revenue Models 101 & the New Stack: pricing/revenue models, quote-to-cash thesis. • Riding Unicorns: S6E5 (written recap): M&A, founding story, enterprise product views. • Bae HQ: Episode 207: a16z round, category vision. • The SaaS CFO with Ben Murray: AI-native B2B billing pitch. • Converge Podcast (May 2024): "financial router" framing. • Transcript of the Wharton FinTech episode if you want to skim rather than listen. • USXP: From Oxford to a16z: building a US-first mindset at Sequence: go-to-market and US expansion. • The FP&A Guy: How modern finance teams are automating billing with AI: guest piece on AI in finance ops. • Sequence blog: Introducing Sequence 2.0: her launch post for the AI-native rebuild.