Senior Accounting Associate Job at Whatnot in San Francisco

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Base pay range

$115,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

Overview

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces – together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. We’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. This role focuses on high-impact accounting activities that support financial and external reporting, compliance, and cross-border operations. You’ll work cross-functionally with internal teams and external advisors, contributing to scalable processes and technical documentation. This position is ideal for an accounting professional who is execution-driven, detail-oriented, and excited about building in a fast-paced startup environment. You will support key areas such as financial statement preparation, global indirect tax compliance, month-end close processes, technical accounting documentation, and audit preparation. This is a high-impact role requiring a mix of technical accounting knowledge, operational execution, and international awareness.

Responsibilities

• Global Indirect Tax Reconciliation: Assist in the reconciliation of indirect taxes (e.g., VAT, GST, U.S. sales tax) across global jurisdictions and entities by validating data flows between source systems such as NetSuite and AvaTax. Partner with the internal tax team and external advisors to ensure accurate reporting, identify discrepancies, and support overall compliance efforts through systematic review and process alignment.
• Intercompany Transfer Pricing: Prepare and post intercompany transactions, maintain supporting documentation, and ensure accurate application of global transfer pricing policies.
• Month-End Close Support: Contribute to the global close process by preparing journal entries, performing reconciliations, and ensuring completeness of accounting data across entities.
• Global Consolidation and FX Management: Support reporting process including multi-entity intercompany eliminations, FX translation/remeasurement, and CTA analysis, to prepare external financial statements and statutory reporting packages, while driving audit readiness by coordinating audit requests and establishing documentation standards aligned with global audit requirements and emerging internal control frameworks.
• Technical Accounting Documentation: Draft technical memos on complex accounting matters, often involving international or multi-entity transactions, with guidance from senior team members.
• Process & Policy Improvement: Identify global accounting process inefficiencies and contribute to scalable solutions and best practices that align with Whatnot’s international growth.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with finance, tax, and legal teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions, as well as external advisors, to ensure smooth global operations and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or progress toward certification preferred
• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in accounting or audit roles, with exposure to international operations or global businesses
• Familiarity with international accounting principles (IFRS, local GAAPs) and global tax compliance practices
• Strong proficiency in Excel and accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite)
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage tasks across time zones
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-cultural environment with evolving priorities
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and proactive in solving problems and improving processes

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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: $115K - $125K

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries: Technology, Information and Internet