--- title: "Head of Finance / Expert in Residence [XIR]" company: "Sequence" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/sequence" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/sequence-head-of-finance-expert-in-residence-xir-7b64735a-9eb2-4708-91d1-59c042e6f3b8" apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sequence/fc3ef628-2cc0-432d-b27c-40497db9fb7e" workplace: onsite location: "New York City" employment_type: full-time seniority: vp role: finance-legal region: united-states skills: ["salesforce"] date_posted: 2026-09-11T20:30:39.806Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-11T20:47:02.528Z --- # Head of Finance / Expert in Residence [XIR] **Sequence** · New York City Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sequence/fc3ef628-2cc0-432d-b27c-40497db9fb7e ## About Sequence Sequence automates billing for every custom contract. Get a complete platform for Finance teams to unlock error-free revenue collection at scale. For software companies with custom contracts and hybrid pricing. ## About the role **$2** Sequence is the AI-native billing and quote to cash platform for modern B2B teams, including Bridge (Stripe), [incident.io](http://incident.io) and Cognition (Devin). Founded by serial entrepreneurs and backed by a16z, 645 Ventures and Salesforce Ventures with a [recently completed Series A round](https://www.sequencehq.com/blog/sequence-announces-series-a), we’re now looking for our first Head of Finance / Expert in Residence. 🚀 This is a truly unique role for a swiss army knife Finance operator. You will not just be our internal Finance leader, but a subject matter expert for our product & engineering teams, especially our revenue recognition squad. Given we sell to finance teams, you will also have an unparalleled opportunity to represent Sequence with your peers at events, customer / prospect calls and onsite presentations. In short, you will drive material value across Finance, Product & GTM. As noted, not a typical HoF position :) This role will report directly to the Co-Founder / COO, and will initially be supported by our fractional, outsourced UK and US accounting teams. **$2** - 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 scaleupsLitmus 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) - [Bonus] Capable of building FP&A model and preparing quarterly board updates - [Bonus] Experience scaling from Series A to C+, comfortable in fast-paced environments - [Bonus] Hands-on experience using comparable finance products (Maxio, Chargebee, Zuora, Stripe Billing) - [Bonus] In-person in NYC or London (not required)**$2** - 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:QBO (US ERP) - Xero (UK ERP) - Sequence (Accounts Receivable & Quote to Cash) - Ramp (Accounts Payable) - Gusto (US Payroll) - Payfit (UK Payroll)If interested, email enda@sequencehq.com with your resume and a quick note on why you think there’s a good fit. **$2** Youtube: - [Sequence Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@sequencehq/videos)Podcasts: - [Wharton FinTech: Reinventing Billing & Quote-to-cash](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7us5NAtkdqCcZfj3hbt69t) (Dec 2025): origin story, why Riya built Sequence after her first exit. - [Tech Finance with Sasha Orloff: E14: Revenue Models 101 & the New Stack](https://open.spotify.com/episode/786u1QB6Y9woyWOkdvIGWC): pricing/revenue models, quote-to-cash thesis. - [Riding Unicorns: S6E5](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sPZKpal2sfreKxtaM2hLP) ([written recap](https://readingunicorns.substack.com/p/s6e5-riya-grover-co-founder-and-ceo)): M&A, founding story, enterprise product views. - [Bae HQ: Episode 207](https://www.thebaehq.com/podcasts/episode-207-riya): a16z round, category vision. - [The SaaS CFO with Ben Murray](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqgSrDLHPks): AI-native B2B billing pitch. - [Converge Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd7pDTiig_g) (May 2024): "financial router" framing. - [Transcript of the Wharton FinTech episode](https://podcasttranscript.ai/library/reinventing-billing-quote-to-cash-with-sequence) if you want to skim rather than listen.Written: - [USXP: From Oxford to a16z: building a US-first mindset at Sequence](https://www.usxp.co/resources/from-oxford-to-a16z-how-riya-grover-built-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](https://www.thefpandaguy.com/future-finance/how-modern-finance-teams-are-automating-billing-and-revenue-workflows-with-ai-tools-riya-grover): guest piece on AI in finance ops. - [Sequence blog: Introducing Sequence 2.0](https://www.sequencehq.com/blog/introducing-sequence-20): her launch post for the AI-native rebuild. --- Source: Sequence's own career page, read by RemJobs. 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