Finance Lead & Revenue Strategy for SaaS Scaleups

Sequence HQ Ltd; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sequence is seeking its first Head of Finance / Expert in Residence to partner with product & engineering teams, lead revenue recognition, and drive value across Finance, Product & GTM. Reporting to Co-Founder/COO with fractional support from UK/US accounting teams.

The role requires a qualified accountant and 4+ years in fast-growing B2B SaaS/AI scaleups, with strong FP&A, equity expectations, and potential for in-house finance buildout.

Qualifications

• CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
• 4+ years in fast-growing B2B SaaS/AI scaleups.
• Able to work across London/NYC time zones.
• Proven track record of success for 2+ years in prior roles with equity stake.
• Bonus: FP&A model building.
• Bonus: experience scaling from Series A to C+.
• Bonus: hands-on with finance products (Maxio, Chargebee, Zuora, Stripe Billing).
• Bonus: in-person in NYC or London (not required).

Responsibilities

• Overseeing month end close with fractional teams.
• Owning revenue recognition policy and audit readiness.
• Hiring and bringing accounting fully inhouse.
• Playing central role in product feedback for ASC 606 / IFRS 15 rev rec and billing modules.
• Owning quarterly finance board pack.
• Managing liquidity balances across bank accounts.
• Establishing robust scalable processes & procedures across our finance stack (QBO, Xero, Sequence, Ramp, Gusto, Payfit).

Skills

Finance qualifications

SaaS experience

Global time zones

Board updates

FP&A modeling

Series growth

Fintech tools

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Maxio

Chargebee

Zuora

Stripe Billing

Job description

Sequence is seeking its first Head of Finance / Expert in Residence to partner with product & engineering teams, lead revenue recognition, and drive value across Finance, Product & GTM. Reporting to Co-Founder/COO with fractional support from UK/US accounting teams.

The role requires a qualified accountant and 4+ years in fast-growing B2B SaaS/AI scaleups, with strong FP&A, equity expectations, and potential for in-house finance buildout.