Strategic Finance Analyst / Associate

🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. 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 250+ employees and will exceed 300 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 e-commerce 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 Strategic Finance Team

The Strategic Finance team leads Whatnot’s financial modeling, strategic planning, fundraising, M&A, investor relations and diligence efforts. We strive to be agents of change and are highly involved in strategic decisions for the company. As a founding member of the team, you will help define our position in the company by partnering closely with the business units to evaluate key questions, tackle problems and drive results. We are looking for someone with deep financial modeling expertise and a track record of success in dynamic, fast-growing environments.

💻 Role

• Drive the Whatnot corporate financial model and support company planning efforts, with direct ownership of the medium and long-range plan for both current and future product categories

• Partner with Go-To-Market and Product teams to build and sustain a detailed driver-based model for Whatnot’s growth

• Manage and advise on special projects such as pricing strategy, new category launches, M&A, corporate and business development projects and capital market initiatives

• Prepare informative analytics for cross-functional partners; identify areas of opportunity to help develop Whatnot’s strategic direction

• Ensure accurate reporting on all financial metrics and key performance indicators for both internal and external stakeholders

• Assist in the preparation of board and investor materials

👋 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 Strategic Finance Analyst you should have 2+ years of experience in Investment Banking, Consulting, Private Equity / VC or Strategic Finance at a fast-paced tech company, plus:

• Exceptional financial modeling skills with the ability to tackle ambiguous problems and produce elegant analyses

• Excellent problem solving, analytical, and systems skills

• Are a self-starter with high attention to detail, and very organized

• Have the ability to partner cross-functionally, influence, and connect with all business partners

• Have experience in SaaS/Software and growth-stage companies

• Bonus Points for familiarity with SQL, Python, or other data languages

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options

• Unlimited Vacation Policy and No Meeting Holidays

• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability

  • Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical

  • Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents

• Work From Home Support

  • Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance

  • $450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone, internet, or co-working space

• Up to $500 monthly to spend within Whatnot App

• Care benefits

  • $1,350 quarterly allowance on food

  • $1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness

  • 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave and gradual return to work

  • $20,000 for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses

• 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts provided by Betterment

  • Employer matching contributions of 100% of up to 4% of contributions on base salary

💛 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.