About the company
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote-first team, we operate out of hubs within the US, Canada, UK, and Germany today. We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear. The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.
Job Summary
You will:
📍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. 📍Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our London or Dublin 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. 📍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.




