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.
🤑 About the Finance Team
The Whatnot Finance team consists of Strategic Finance, FP&A, Tax, Accounting, and International. The International Finance team leads Whatnot’s global expansion efforts by providing in-depth financial analysis to influence strategic decisions. As an inaugural member of our team, you will help define our position in the company by partnering cross-functionally with 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
- Own financial reporting and forecasting for our international businesses, focusing on top-line metrics (GMV and Revenue), Gross Profit, and Contribution Margin, while partnering closely with our core Strategic Finance team on consolidations.
- Act as a business partner to cross-functional teams (Category Expansion, International Operations, Marketing, Engineering), leading strategic financial modeling and evaluating business opportunities.
- Evaluate and support Pricing and Promotions initiatives across the international business by deeply understanding and analyzing their financial implications.
- Own and drive strategic profitability levers, transforming operational and financial data into actionable financial insights and recommendations to support decision-making.
- Shape the financial strategy for our international markets, working closely with leadership to drive growth in new and existing regions and directly impact our global expansion strategy.
- Take ownership of high-impact initiatives, acting as a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to influence key business decisions and work cross-functionally to support long-term profitability.
Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our London, Dublin, or Berlin 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 International Strategic Finance Associate, you should have:
- 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
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Strategic Finance at Software / Consumer Marketplace and / or growth-stage companies
- Bonus Points for familiarity with SQL, Python, or other data languages
- Familiarity with financial planning software (we use Pigment here at Whatnot!)
£85,000/year to £110,000/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; Pension plan
- 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.
