Manager, FP&A

Posted Jun 26

🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by CapitalG, DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Bond Capital. We’re one of YC’s top companies, number 9 on a16z’s Marketplace 100, and the fastest growing marketplace of all time! We’re laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work. You can read our principles here.

Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We’re building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion.Did we mention we’re high growth? In January 2021, Whatnot had 10 ambitious employees. 

Today, the Whatnot team is 375+ employees and will exceed 450 by year-end. We’re hiring forward thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. We recruit thoughtfully, can adapt quickly, and are scaling fully remotely.

📈 Opportunity Size

The ecommerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is one of the largest opportunities for disruption in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $170B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity!

🤑 About the Finance Team

The Whatnot Finance team consists of Financial Operations, Strategic Finance, Tax, and Accounting. Our Financial Operations team is responsible for things like financial reporting, financial transformation, budgeting, headcount planning, equity management, compensation & benefits, risk & insurance, vendor management, contracting, treasury, facilities, and travel management. This team works closely with People Operations, Legal, Executive Business Partners, Accounting, and our Director of Finance to make sure Whatnot’s cash operations run smoothly. 

💻 Role

  • Partner with People Business Partners, Talent, and Department heads to understand their resource needs (headcount & non-headcount spend); act as a business partner to manage and recalibrate spend on a monthly basis
  • Lead Whatnot’s Finance Transformation process, which involves evaluating our internal finance and accounting systems and processes and advising on solutions that will propel the organization forward
  • Design finance future state vision, identify transformation initiatives and develop finance transformation roadmaps
  • Lead critical major cross-functional initiatives and projects for the finance organization including system implementations, operational improvements and international expansion
  • Own all facets of corporate OPEX spend, including headcount, contracts, CAPEX, and T&E
  • Lead the creation of internal and external monthly reporting packages, in partnership with various Finance & Accounting teams and Data 
  • Manage the Whatnot Cap Table and equity plan 
  • Partner with the Director of Finance for the preparation of key quarterly reporting deliverables including Board Meeting presentations and investor reporting
  • Partner with Accounting on policies that impact corporate spend (insurance, intangible depreciation, etc.)

👋 You

  • BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields
  • 5+ years of experience in Finance or FP&A at a fast-paced company 
  • Expert knowledge of financial statement analysis and corporate finance concepts
  • Familiarity with ERP Systems (GL + Planning)
  • 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

🎁 Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and stock options
  • Unlimited Vacation Policy and No Meeting Holidays
  • Amazing Health Insurance options including a no premium plan, Dental and Vision Plans with less than $1 monthly employee contribution, and no cost Life Insurance
  • 13 Week Parental Leave
  • $500 to spend within Whatnot App to test out new features and discover bugs
  • Work from Home Support
  • $1000 expense to setup your home workstation 
  • $1350 a quarter for lunch 
  • $1500 a quarter for whatever wellness means to you (“you-do-you” fund)
  • $450 a quarter for work-from-anywhere (phone, internet, coworking)

💛 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.