Finance Systems Analyst

Whatnot; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

Health Insurance options

Work From Home Support

Care benefits

Retirement; 401k offering

Parental Leave

Job summary

Whatnot is hiring a Finance Systems Analyst in San Francisco to help build a robust financial infrastructure. You will work closely with various teams to enhance financial operations, translate business needs into effective systems requirements, and improve data flow.

The ideal candidate brings over 3 years of experience in finance systems, a solid understanding of processes, and hands-on skills with tools like NetSuite. This role supports flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with business systems or finance systems in a fast-moving business.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite and Zip configuration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear systems requirements.
• Support configuration and testing of NetSuite and related tools.
• Drive projects from problem definition through rollout.

Skills

Finance understanding

NetSuite configuration

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Problem-solving

Tools

NetSuite

Zip

Salesforce

Job description

Role

We’re looking for a hands‑on Finance Systems Analyst to help us build the financial infrastructure behind one of the fastest-growing marketplaces in the world. Our finance systems team owns the tools and workflows that keep Whatnot's financial operations running. You’ll partner closely with Accounting, FP&A, Procurement, Revenue, Tax, IT, and other teams to improve the way financial work gets done across Whatnot.

In this role, you’ll translate business needs into clear systems requirements, configure and improve finance applications, support integrations across our tool stack, and help automate manual processes as the company grows. You’ll be close to the details, but always tied to the outcome: faster financial operations, cleaner controls, better reporting, and systems that can scale with Whatnot’s pace.

• Improve core finance workflows across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, planning, and close by gathering requirements, mapping current‑state processes, identifying pain points, and shipping practical systems improvements.
• Support configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing administration of NetSuite and related finance tools by partnering with Finance, IT, Security, People, and external vendors.
• Reduce manual work and operational risk by building automations, improving workflows, documenting processes, and helping teams move from ad‑hoc workarounds to scalable systems.
• Help Finance leaders make better decisions by improving data quality, system reliability, reporting inputs, and the flow of information between finance applications and upstream or downstream systems.
• Drive projects from problem definition through rollout by managing requirements, trade‑offs, testing, change management, stakeholder communication, and post‑launch iteration.
• Keep Whatnot moving fast while maintaining good systems hygiene, controls, and documentation where they matter most.

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 New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Seattle hub.

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 Finance Systems Analyst, you should have 3+ years of experience working with business systems or finance systems in a fast‑moving business, plus:

• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes such as procure‑to‑pay, order‑to‑cash, record‑to‑report, close, revenue, procurement, or FP&A.
• Hands‑on experience with NetSuite and Zip configuration, workflows, saved searches, roles, permissions, forms, and basic administration.
• Experience gathering requirements from business stakeholders, translating them into systems solutions, and driving projects through testing and launch.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. You can get into the details, understand why a process is breaking, and propose a path forward without waiting for a perfect playbook.
• Clear communication with technical and non‑technical audiences. You can explain trade‑offs, risks, and implementation options in plain language.
• Comfort working across multiple projects and priorities in a high‑growth environment where the highest‑impact work can change quickly.
• A low‑ego, team‑first approach. You’re willing to do the unglamorous work when it helps the team move faster.
• Curiosity about AI and automation, and a bias toward using modern tools to remove friction from daily work.

Nice to Have

• Experience with tools such as Navan, Ramp, Pigment, FloQast, Workday, Salesforce, Stripe, or similar systems.
• Experience supporting finance systems in a marketplace, e‑commerce, fintech, payments, or high‑volume transaction environment.
• Experience with integrations, APIs and MCPs, middleware (Workato, Zapier), data flows, or working closely with engineering teams.
• NetSuite certification or equivalent depth of hands‑on NetSuite experience.

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.

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.