Senior Revenue Accountant

Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 305,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

At Nextdoor, the Finance organization is made up of highly motivated, high performing individuals who are continually looking to find efficiencies through process improvement and automation. We work hard but also know how to have fun and work cohesively as a team. We enjoy partnering cross functionally and strive to be exceptional business partners. 

As a Senior Revenue Accountant, you will have a wide scope and will be a core member of our revenue team. You will balance supporting ongoing revenue accounting for timely and accurate month-end reporting with cross-functional partnership for a number of revenue projects to support our growing business. You will partner closely with leaders from Sales, Sales Operations, Account Management, Accounts Receivable, Product, Engineering, Business Systems, and our Finance & Strategy team. Revenue is an evolving and growing area of the business, and you will help put the foundation in place for the next stage of growth as a public company. Our ideal candidate is a dynamic, self-starter with ad experience, great communication skills and prior experience establishing best practices in a changing environment. This person will need to be focused on continuous improvement and demonstrate a high attention to detail. This role will be an individual contributor reporting directly to the Revenue Accounting Manager, with a dotted line to the Senior Manager of Accounts Receivable. This role will also partner closely with the Deal Desk Lead.

You should be excited to show up every day with a team player mentality and help in whatever capacity is needed, however your core job responsibilities will include the following:  

• Be responsible for the end to end quarterly commission calculations, interacting with AR/Billing, Account Management and Sales leadership and owning Xactly system administration in conjunction with Sales Ops and Business Systems.
• Ownership over the revenue report utilized in the commission calculation that incorporates commissionable revenue from multiple revenue streams. 
• Work closely with the Deal Desk Lead to maintain the underlying data and reporting utilized by the billing team for monthly invoicing. This includes creation of any new billing files to support additional revenue streams or partnerships. 
• Perform monthly close activities including the commission accrual and other supporting revenue related reconciliations and journal entries.
• Define and document key revenue processes, providing narratives or flow charts for revenue accounting, deal desk, internal audit, external auditors, etc.
• Constantly look to automate processes to remove the need for manual work
• Support our Finance & Strategy team in ad hoc analysis as needed to improve company forecasts and ensure proper classification of monthly revenue streams
• Assist in the preparation of revenue-related information for external audits and internal controls testing
• Work closely with cross-functional go to market teams including Business Systems, CRM, Deal Desk, AR/Billing,  Revenue Accounting, and Sales Operations
• Nextdoor operates a hybrid work environment with office attendance required on a regular cadence
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises
• Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor values

• 4+ years of increasing responsibility within revenue accounting or revenue operations, preferably in some part at a public company
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and experience leading cross-functional teams
• Experience reviewing contracts
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, ideally at a public company with SOX
• Proficiency with enterprise accounting software (Workday, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) and a proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
• Proficiency with CRM systems (Salesforce)
• Meticulous attention to detail 
• Self-directed, able to perform responsibilities independently with minimal direction
• Strong desire to be a team player and help in whatever capacity possible
• Willing and eager to learn!
• A passion for Nextdoor's mission and values

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $80,000-$125,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

We have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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