Senior Manager, Tax

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The Impact You’ll Make

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Tax Lead will oversee all global tax related matters including tax planning and strategy, income tax accounting and tax compliance. This position is crucial to guiding Nextdoor through strategic tax planning, compliance-related projects and public company best practices. The ideal candidate is commercially minded and willing to roll-up their sleeves and execute. This role will require a technical hands-on candidate that is detail oriented, with strong organizational and communication skills. This role will require strong technical acumen in both US and International tax. This is a key leadership role and will require collaboration across Finance, Accounting, Legal, Business Systems, Product, Engineering and many other leaders across the business.

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:  

• Responsible for all aspects of the Company’s global direct and indirect tax compliance and planning, and the accounting for income taxes under US GAAP
• Maintain formal tax policies, practices and procedures to ensure US GAAP compliance and SOX compliant internal controls across all entities
• Partner with the product and business systems teams to represent tax needs in new initiatives, including launching the Nextdoor Ads Platform outside the US.
• Act as primary point of contact for our outside advisors and consultants who assist in tax preparation and complex tax matters
• Manage global transfer pricing strategy
• Minimize tax obligations to enable optimal deployment of capital into the growth of the business.
• Forecasting and analysis of quarterly and annual effective tax rates
• Drive the resolution of tax issues related to audits, mergers and acquisitions
• Provide guidance on proposed and enacted tax legislation, keeping abreast of tax law changes in the US and foreign jurisdictions to manage risk and identify potential planning opportunities
• Work alongside the Corporate Controller, Finance & Strategy, Legal, People team and other cross-functional leaders across the Company on projects related to challenges we will face as a growing, multinational Company

What You’ll Bring To The Team

You are a proactive thought leader who can initiate and drive a wide variety of value-creation and operational efficiencies with a roll-up your sleeves and execute mindset. You are hardworking, detail oriented and demonstrate both a strong sense of ownership and good business sense. You possess a strong collaborative approach and are able to build effective relationships with colleagues in Accounting, Finance & Strategy, Legal, and People teams as well as cross-functional departments. You have strong organizational and communication skills and are able to prioritize, plan, perform and communicate activities and findings both in written and verbal form to individuals, management and auditors. You take initiative and are able to work in a dynamic environment across all levels of management and across functions and geographies with minimal supervision. You are confident, energetic, demonstrate good judgment and are able to influence outcomes globally. You are driven and eager to learn and grow in your career.

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 8 years of corporate and international tax experience; in both public accounting and within a multinational corporate tax department of a public company
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting for income taxes
• Strong technical knowledge of income tax, accounting for income taxes (e.g. ASC 740, ASC 450)
• Track record of managing service providers to ensure work is completed on time, with quality and on budget
• Professional and positive communication and organizational skills, including an ability to clearly explain complex concepts to non-accounting personnel
• Ownership of international tax structures, business models and global complexity
• Out-of-the-box-thinking: demonstrated ability to device creative tax structures
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to plan and execute at strategic and tactical levels
• Experience working with foreign offices or subsidiaries preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation and informal communication skills
• Proven ability to work across many departments with varying levels of staff and management to solve problems and achieve results
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• A strong passion for Nextdoor’s mission

Rewards

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 $155,000 to 200,000 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.

When it comes to benefits, 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.

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