WhatNot is hiring a
Strategic Finance Associate

Summary

Join Whatnot's Finance team as a Strategic Finance Associate to help define the company's position through financial modeling expertise and strategic planning. As a member of this small but mighty team, you will partner cross-functionally with business units to evaluate key questions, tackle problems, and drive results.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity / VC, consulting or strategic finance at a fast-paced tech company
• Exceptional financial modeling skills with the ability to tackle ambiguous problems and produce elegant and insightful analyses
• Experience building and maintaining complex financial models reflecting operational business dynamics
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to partner cross-functionally, influence, and communicate financial concepts to all business partners

Responsibilities

• Own financial reporting and forecasting for core business profitability
• Act as a business partner to cross-functional teams (Category Expansion, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Engineering) to own strategic financial modeling and evaluation of business opportunities
• Evaluate and support Pricing and Promotions initiatives across the business by deeply understanding financial implications
• Support month-end close process via Gross Profit reporting (forecast vs. actual variance analysis, key metrics reporting)
• Own and drive strategic profitability levers, transforming operational and financial data into financial insights and recommendations
• Assist in the creation of internal monthly reporting packages and external quarterly reporting deliverables (i.e. Board Meeting presentations and investor reporting), in partnership with various Finance & Accounting teams and Data

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
• Care benefits
• 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