Turnkey is hiring a Head of Finance in Operations (NYC HQ).
Your role
As the Head of Finance at Turnkey, you will own and lead the finance function end-to-end, partnering closely with the COO, CEO, and executive team to ensure the company's financial foundation scales with the business. You will be the senior financial leader responsible for building durable, audit-ready systems while also acting as a strategic thought partner - translating complex financial realities into clear guidance for decision-making.
This is a hands-on builder role for a seasoned operator who is excited to design finance for a fast-growing, usage-based infrastructure company. You'll balance rigor with speed, bringing structure where it matters most while enabling Turnkey to move quickly, invest confidently, and grow responsibly.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end finance function at Turnkey, including accounting, FP&A, tax, audit, and compliance
- Build and formalize controllership processes appropriate for a venture-backed company
- Oversee and optimize relationships with outsourced accounting, tax, audit, and advisory partners
- Manage and mentor existing finance talent, including a strong FP&A / strategic finance lead
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and operating models, translating financial data into business insights
- Maintain financial governance, controls, and audit readiness as the company scales
- Oversee Turnkey's usage-based billing and invoicing infrastructure, partnering with Product and Engineering
- Evaluate, implement, and improve finance systems and tooling (ERP, billing, reporting)
- Anticipate future needs related to compliance, tax, and financial risk - and proactively prepare for them
Qualifications & Requirements
- Prior experience leading finance at a Series C or later stage startup or scaleup
- Strong background in controllership and operational finance (hands-on or closely adjacent)
- Experience managing audits, tax strategy, and regulatory requirements
- Comfort operating in complex billing environments; usage-based or consumption models strongly preferred
- Track record of building or modernizing finance processes and systems
- Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-moving environment
- High judgment, attention to detail, and comfort navigating ambiguity
Style points
- Experience with usage-based or consumption-based billing models
- Exposure to crypto, fintech, infrastructure, or security-focused businesses
- Experience scaling finance teams and mentoring senior finance talent
- Familiarity with modern finance tooling and automation
Perks & Compensation
- Full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, 401(k) - detailed benefits overview available as we get further in the process
- Paid parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
- $3,000/yr learning and development budget to attend industry conferences
- Multiple team offsites per year
- Macbook Pro laptop
- Lunch stipend
Ready to join us on this journey? Email us at jobs@turnkey.com with your LinkedIn profile and a short overview of why you'd be a great fit for Turnkey.
Turnkey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.
About Turnkey
Turnkey, founded in 2022 by Bryce Ferguson and Jack Kearney, former Coinbase engineers, in New York, provides low-level wallet infrastructure for developers. Its API abstracts private key generation, signing and policy enforcement into secure, scalable enclaves, letting apps spin up millions of non-custodial wallets with flexible permissions, social recovery and session keys. Used by exchanges, fintechs and on-chain games, Turnkey emphasizes sub-100ms signing, audited cryptography and fine-grained policies without exposing raw keys. Backed by leading investors including Sequoia and Variant, the company focuses on invisible infrastructure that makes crypto UX feel like Web2. Headquartered in New York with a remote US team, Turnkey operates with deep security expertise. Expect a high-trust engineering culture focused on key management rigor, developer experience and reliable operations.
