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# Revenue Accountant at Kikoff

- **Company:** Kikoff
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $120k–$130k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-26
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kikoff/jobs/4418421009

## Job description

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money. We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.

Why Kikoff:

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

## About The Role

As a Revenue Accountant, you will play a key role within Kikoff’s growing accounting and finance team. You will serve in a team of revenue recognition subject matter experts at the Company and ensure that Kikoff’s revenue and revenue-adjacent reporting remains compliant with ASC 606, ASC310, and ASC326. Additionally, you will be responsible for revenue monthly close activities.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in revenue recognition principles, Fintech or adjacent industry experience, and the ability to collaborate strategically with cross-functional teams on existing and new product offerings, and will function as a key point of contact for revenue-related considerations.

The role reports to the Revenue Accounting Manager and will be located in our San Francisco office (in office 3 days/week).

## What You Will Do

- Being a contributing member of the team responsible for the financial integrity of the company's revenues, deferred revenue, accounts receivable, and unbilled revenue
- Applying ASC 606 and company policies to determine proper revenue recognition for SaaS subscription, partner revenue share as well as usage-based models
- Support monthly, quarterly, and yearly revenue close processes by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, analyzing variances, and creating disclosures
- Prepare and update schedules and workpapers related to revenue accounts while ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Reconcile data between systems/sources identify discrepancies and collaborate with data and engineering to determine root causes and propose solutions
- Prepare documentation and schedules required to respond to audit requests related to revenue accounting
- Research and review applicable sales tax calculations; review monthly sales tax filings
- Partner across multiple cross-functional teams as the leader for all revenue accounting related matters on new products and product feature updates
- Engage in ongoing system and process enhancements, including testing, documentation, and providing feedback on automation efforts

## About You

- A minimum of 2+ years of experience in revenue accounting, ideally with a mix of industry and public accounting experience
- Experience working at a late-stage or public Fintech, lending, financial services or e-commerce / marketplace / internet company(ies) with high transaction volumes preferred
- CPA designation is strongly desired
- Experience with ETL tools and other data transformation tools (Alteryx, Metabase, Snowflake, etc.) is a plus
- You're passionate about building systems and process improvements, and thrive in bringing process and organization to complex environments
- Ability to automate and simplify large datasets
- Experience with SOX and internal controls is a plus
- You’re detail oriented and have high analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as strong written and oral communication skills
- You’re curious and willing to embrace AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

Base Range $120,000—$130,000 USD

## Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

Please reference the following for [more information](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf).

## About Kikoff

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kikoff is a personal financial technology company that builds credit, manages debt, and unlocks financial opportunity for underserved consumers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Cynthia Chen (CEO & Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Consumer Fintech, Credit Building, Personal Finance
- **Target customers**: B2C – individuals seeking to build or improve credit scores, manage debt, and access affordable financial services.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: Empowering everyone to achieve financial security, no matter where they’re starting from.

## Products & Services
- **Credit Building ($5/month)**: A credit-builder loan that reports to major credit bureaus with no interest and no hidden fees.
- **Rent & Bill Reporting**: Reports on-time rent and utility payments to credit bureaus to help users build credit from everyday bills.
- **Secured Credit Card**: A card designed to help users establish or rebuild credit responsibly.
- **AI-Powered Debt Negotiation**: Complimentary service that uses AI to negotiate debt reductions for users (over $8M in debt relief since 2024).
- **Identity Theft Protection**: Monitoring and alerts for identity fraud.
- **Fynn (AI Credit Coach)**: Launched in 2026, an AI-powered coach providing personalised financial guidance.
- **Grant & Catch**: Additional products in the ecosystem (likely focused on grants and savings/catch-up features).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (unicorn status inferred from growth and investor profile).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue surpassed **$300M** in 2025, more than doubling year over year while maintaining profitability since 2023.
- **Total Raised**: $42.5M (Series C)
- **Notable Investors**: Core Innovation Capital, Coatue, Lightspeed, Portage, Notable Capital (and 12+ others)
- **Growth Signals**: Profitable since 2023; reached $300M+ revenue in <7 years; 1M+ customers; 80M+ credit points boosted; 30K+ mortgages and 433K+ auto loans opened after using Kikoff; appointed CFO John Kaelle and CLO Robert Mahnke in 2026, signalling public-market readiness.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Radically affordable pricing** ($5/month for credit building vs. industry $300+) removes barriers for low-income users.
- **AI-first approach** for debt negotiation and credit coaching creates scalable, personalised solutions.
- **Proprietary technology** builds the entire stack in-house, lowering costs and enabling faster iteration.
- **Strong unit economics** and profitability demonstrate operational discipline uncommon at this growth stage.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued product expansion** – adding new financial tools (Grant, Catch, Fynn) to create a one-tap financial security platform.
- **Deepening leadership bench** with IPO-experienced executives to prepare for future public listing.
- **Investing in AI and automation** to replace legacy systems and deliver faster, more accessible outcomes.
- **Scaling customer impact** – targeting underserved millions through low-cost, high-access offerings.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture** with real impact: 1M+ customers helped, $8M in debt relief, 80M+ points boosted.
- **Financial stability** – profitable since 2023 with rapid revenue growth, reducing risk of layoffs.
- **Strong values in action**: "Company First, Ego Last", "Act Like an Owner", "Customer Obsessed", "Think in Years, Act Today", "Be Candid & Kind".
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Health benefits, flexible PTO, 401k matching, commuter benefits, fitness benefit, office lunches & dinners.
- **Hybrid/Office setting** in San Francisco (132 Hawthorne Street) – likely a collaborative in-office culture with team meals.
- **Growth trajectory** – team is "growing rapidly" (as stated on careers page), offering ample career advancement opportunities.
- **Engineering and AI focus** – investing heavily in technology, making it an exciting environment for engineers and product builders.

## Sources
1. [about.kikoff.com/careers](https://about.kikoff.com/careers)
2. [about.kikoff.com/company](https://about.kikoff.com/company)
3. [cbinsights.com/company/kikoff](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/kikoff)
4. [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421425245/en/)

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