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