Accounts Payable 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 120+ 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.

🤑 About the Finance Team

The Finance team covers everything and anything money at Whatnot. We are broken down into Strategic Finance and Accounting. As a founding member of our accounting team, you will help define our daily practices and policies.

💻 Role

• Accounts Payable: Process incoming bills, initiate payments, and communicate with vendors and internal stakeholders
• Operational Accounting: Categorize bank and credit card transactions, manage bank account balances, review expense reports, manage purchase requests and virtual cards, etc.
• Year-end 1099 Reporting: Own the 1099 reporting process by compiling payment information, communicating with vendors, and filing with the IRS.
• Month-End Close: Assist the monthly financial close by recording journal entries, maintaining accurate supporting documentation, and preparing account reconciliations
• Reporting: Analyze period-over-period fluctuations and provide informative commentary of key business drivers; respond timely to inquiries through research and analysis
• Audits: Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility
• One-off Projects: Tackle one-off and ad-hoc projects as necessary

👋 You

• BA/BS in Accounting
• 2+ years professional accounting experience, preferably with experience in tech, or a high-growth startup
• Understanding of month-end close processes and US GAAP
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills
• Proven ability to succeed in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment while running tight deadlines
• Ability to work quickly and flexible enough to work in an ambiguous environment with limited guidance

are committed to our values, and as a remote-first team, we …