EU and UK Tax Lead, Whatnot
£80-100k
+ Equity
Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
Open for applications
Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
£80-100k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Whatnot missions is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Who you are
- CPA, JD or equivalent certification
- 6+ years of tax experience in public accounting and in-house at a tech company (marketplace experience a plus)
- Experience developing and deploying tax technology solutions in user-facing situations
- Demonstrated ability to learn new tax topics and the ability to apply learnings to technology products and companies
- Ability to effectively partner with cross-functional teams and outside advisors to build processes and deliver projects
- Experience with ERP and tax engines such as Netsuite, Avalara or Foana. Prior exposure to tax technology implementation projects helpful
- Data analytics skills, including Excel skills. SQL knowledge is a plus
- Sound accounting fundamentals, including ability to analyze data to reconstruct, detect, support or refute a position and ensure that explanation provided reconciles with the underlying data
- Proven project management and organizational skills with the experience to prioritize multiple competing tasks in a dynamic environment
- Thrives in a high paced environment, self-starter with a “roll your sleeves up” attitude
- Capability to communicate effectively within a remote-first environment
What the job involves
- The Finance team covers everything and anything money at Whatnot. We are broken down into Strategic Finance, Accounting and Tax. As a founding member of our Tax Team, you will help define the tax function at Whatnot
- We are looking for a Tax Manager to join our growing Finance team. This role will cover our UK and EU markets with a focus on VAT, DST, DAC7 reporting, and customs duties
- This role will partner with all aspects of the business to give our UK and EU buyers and sellers a seamless experience when it comes to taxes
- A successful candidate will come with an analytical, data-centric mindset to deliver user-sympathetic solutions by utilizing and building tax technology tools
- This role will report to the Director of Tax
- Manage the UK and EU indirect tax life-cycle including the collection, reporting, remittance and audit of indirect taxes
- Own the surfaces where our EU and UK users interact with indirect taxes, including DAC7 reporting
- Build systems and processes to administer Digital Services Taxes
- Support the development and deployment of in-house and third-party tax technology solutions to administer VAT and GST and DST collection and remittance in the UK and EU; including tax engine, tax codification, compliance, seller income reporting tools, automation of invoicing and other solutions
- Build systems and processes to collect and remit import taxes and duties
- Assist with the administration of transfer pricing and filing for corporate income tax returns for our international entities
- Partner with customer support and other business teams to provide users with best-in-class information with respect to the collection and reporting of taxes
- Partner with cross-functional groups throughout the company to integrate tax considerations into business initiatives and operations
Our take
The collectible toy market is large, and Whatnot has built a unique social platform that enables sellers to use livestreams to showcase their products and reach more buyers. The company’s focus is on collectible toys, some of which are rare and can cost thousands of dollars, and has also expanded to sports cards.
The idea of Whatnot was led by buyer trends. Instagram's live feature became a popular place for selling toys and trading cards, but of course was not set up to facilitate bidding or handling payments after a sale occurs. Whatnot combines live showcasing with follow-up sale capabilities, thus serving the community in a more novel way than established collectibles market players such as eBay.
The company has grown fast. It was established in 2019 and has already expanded from its original category - Funko Pop figurines - to Pokemon cards, pins, sports cards, and many more. There is still plenty of scope for expanding into new categories, as the company aims to establish itself as the go-to for this large niche, which will be facilitated by the strong levels of funding that Whatnot has raised.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Hard working team
"Everyone here puts in the work. It's refreshing to work on a team where everyone is carrying their weight and lifting each other up. The work ethic..."
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2022
$260m
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $484.2m
Company benefits
- Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
- Compensation: Full-time Whatnauts receive equity, a WFH stipend to support your remote workspace and a monthly stipend to dogfood the app.
- Recharge: Flexible Time Off policy, holiday week off at the end of year, and paid parental leave after 1 year with us.
- Flexibility: Remote-first work culture. We provide a working environment where you're in charge of your time and schedule.
Company values
- Always listen to customers
- Move uncomfortably fast
- Prioritize impact ruthlessly
- Own everything and nothing
- Set crazy goals
- Provide extreme transparency
- Optimize for the upside
- Team over ego
- Figure it out
- Deeply understand why
- Have fun & be nice
Company HQ
Marina del Rey, CA
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Leadership
Grant LaFontaine
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Product Marketing Manager at Google, Project Manager at Facebook. Also co-founded Kit.
Logan Head
(Co-Founder)Experience in Engineering, including at Maker's Row, Factr, and Flight Club. Former Senior Product Manager at GOAT.
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