FP&A Associate

Posted Jun 3

🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote-first team, we operate out of hubs within the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Germany today.

We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear. The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.

And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been the fastest growing marketplace in the US over the past two years and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

🤑 About the Finance Team

The Whatnot Finance team consists of FP&A, Strategic Finance, Tax, and Accounting. The FP&A team is responsible for financial reporting, financial transformation, budgeting, headcount planning, and financial analyses. This team works closely with all facets of the business to make sure that Whatnot’s cash operations run smoothly. 

💻 Role

  • Own all facets of OPEX spend for Organizations across the business, with growth opportunities to be a FP&A vertical owner
  • Partner with Org leads, People Business Partners, and talent to understand end-to-end organizational needs (headcount & non-headcount spend); act as a business partner to manage and recalibrate spend on a monthly basis
  • Participate in the annual planning process, owning your areas for a 12 to 18 month forward-looking projection
  • Support the month-end close process by completing budget vs. actual analysis against prior periods, budgets, and forecasts.
  • Familiarize with business operating metrics and the utilization of said metric to drive business insight and operational improvements
  • Create vendor-level forecasts for spend, including but not limited to software and legal
  • Assist in the creation of internal and external monthly reporting packages, in partnership with various Finance & Accounting teams and Data
  • Assist in forward-looking modeling efforts to better understand impact of spend on revenue
  • Partner with cross-functional teams for the preparation of key quarterly reporting deliverables, including Board Meeting presentations and investor reporting
  • Partner with Accounting on policies that impact corporate spend

👋  You

  • BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields
  • 2-3 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or Accounting at a fast-paced company
  • Expert knowledge of financial statement analysis and corporate finance concepts
  • Strong familiarity with Accounting principles (Accounting background a plus)
  • Familiarity with ERP Systems (GL + Planning), familiarity with Netsuite and Pigment a plus
  • Are a self-starter, high attention to detail, and very organized
  • Have the ability to partner cross-functionally, influence, and connect with all business partners
  • Proven history of diving into numbers and extract insight to improve process or business decision making

💰Compensation

For Full-Time (Salary) US-based applicants: $135,000/year to $150,000/year + benefits + stock options

The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity in the form of stock options.

🎁 Benefits

  1. Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
  2. Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  3. Work From Home Support
  4. $1,000 home office setup allowance
  5. $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  6. Care benefits
  7. $450 monthly allowance on food
  8. $500 monthly allowance for wellness
  9. $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare
  10. $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  11. Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  12. Parental Leave
  13. 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

💛 EOE

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.