Revenue Accountant Jobs in California

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.

As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.

We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Role

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

• Month-End Close: Responsible for monthly revenue close, which includes detailed analytics, review of transaction process of domestic and global revenue streams. Assist the monthly financial close by recording journal entries, maintaining accurate supporting documentation, and preparing and reviewing account reconciliations

• Ensure efficient day-to-day operations:Contract review of customer and marketing agreements, working closely with cross functional teams to ensure timely and accurate reporting

• Ad Hoc Projects and requests: Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility, building SOPs, tackle one off and ad-hoc projects as necessary (ie: process improvements, building SOPs, building reconciliations for new entities, ad hoc reporting, marketing contract review)

• Cross-functional partnership: Manage assigned projects and collaborate with cross-functional team members in delivering impactful, high quality information to our business partners

We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our San Francisco, New York City, or Los Angeles hubs.

You

People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.

As our next Revenue Accounting Associate you should have 2-3+ years of professional accounting experience, preferably a combination of private and public accounting, plus:

• BA/BS in Accounting; CPA is desired

• Detailed understanding of month-end close processes and thorough US GAAP expertise

• Experience in e-commerce/tech industries preferred

• Advanced Excel and data transformation skills

• Curiosity and willingness to adopt AI tools to improve efficiency and quality of work

• 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

• Prior experience with NetSuite, FloQast, ZIP, Snowflake, and Sigma is a bonus

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

• 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 for 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

  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).

• 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.

Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official @whatnot.com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam.

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.

Compensation Range: $94.5K - $105K