Sr. Manager, Accounting Operations

🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.

We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions from fashion, beauty, electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. Whatnot has something for everyone.

And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

💻 Role

The Whatnot Finance team consists of Strategic Finance, Tax, and Accounting. The Accounting team is responsible for financial reporting, year-end audits, and accounting operations.

• Oversee the accounts payable (A/P) team and provide hands-on management and oversight of A/P and travel and expense (T&E) activities -  leading, motivating, developing, and retaining a high-quality team
• Ensure efficient day-to-day operations across the finance organization through the management and execution of best practices in all internal processes and systems
• Support all activities under the procure-to-pay cycle and serve as the primary contact for all accounts payable matters on the accounting team
• Responsible for leading system and process improvement across the organization, specifically in the areas of Accounts Payable and Travel & Expense management
• Drive the implementation and enhancement of tools and technology in partnership with our systems team, serving as a key contributor to the development of the operational and system road map for finance
• Provide critical input to the Controller, and other members of senior management regarding the operational performance of the finance team - including reporting KPI for operational and financial metrics, recommendations for action and collaboratively developing operating policies and procedures to enable the attainment of corporate and business objectives
• Ad Hoc Projects and requests: Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility, tackle one off and ad-hoc projects as necessary

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles hubs.

👋 You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

As our next Accounting Manager you should have 6 to 8 years professional accounting experience, with a combination of private and public accounting, plus:

• BA/BS in Accounting; CPA is desired
• Detailed understanding of procure-to-pay processes and thorough US GAAP expertise
• Experience in e-commerce/tech industries preferred
• Prior experience with Netsuite, ZIP and Navan (or other similar tools)
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
• Proven ability to succeed in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment while running tight deadlines
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, takes initiative to simplify and improve processes

💰Compensation

For US-based applicants: $175,000/year to $190,000/year + benefits + equity

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.

🎁 Benefits

• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance on both food and wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
• Parental Leave
  • 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.