Senior Accounts Payable Specialist, Nextdoor

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business
• 5+ years of increasing responsibility within accounts payable or procure to pay roles
• Experience working within a procurement/purchase order module
• Proficiency with enterprise accounting software (Workday, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP)
• Experience working at company with multiple entities and currencies
• Ability to leverage technology like Excel and Google sheets to move quickly with the business
• Proficiency working with data from multiple data sources to compile and analyze KPI’s
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to keep others informed of project progress and escalations
• 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 the Company's mission and values!

Desirable

• As the Senior Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be one of the key accounting team contacts for the rest of the company
• This role will partner closely with the rest of the accounting team, business systems, finance and strategy, legal, third party service providers, internal budget approvers and external auditors
• You will manage all invoice and purchase order processing and be the primary connection between internal business partners and all external suppliers
• This role will also manage our corporate credit card program and travel management platform
• You will be heavily involved in continued system and process improvement within Workday Financials
• Our ideal candidate is a dynamic, self-starter, focused on continuous improvement, who demonstrates a healthy curiosity, high attention to detail and a passion for all that they do
• Day-to-day ownership of the procure to pay cycle including but not limited to: reviewing and approving purchase orders, managing the processing of supplier invoices, employee expenses, corporate credit card programs, and review of weekly payment runs
• Review and analyze purchase orders and invoices for discrepancies, coding errors and other issues that should be researched and resolved or brought to management’s attention
• Understand Nextdoor’s legal entity structure and work with Legal, internal business partners, and external suppliers to ensure that purchase orders and invoices are structured appropriately
• Prepare monthly close activities including balance sheet reconciliations such as accounts payable, credit card payable, employee expenses payable
• Own and maintain policies for procurement, corporate credit cards, employee expenses, and travel
• Work closely with internal business partners, the GL team, and finance & strategy on changes to supplier budget ownership, new GL accounts, or departmental changes
• Work closely with the Business Systems to implement system and process improvements, including adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
• Work with your manager on the longer term strategic direction of the department including automation and process streamlining initiatives
• 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