Head of Tax, Treasury

. Lead Whatnot's global tax and treasury functions .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $336,000 - $395,000 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Whatnot's global tax and treasury functions
Own tax strategy, reporting, and compliance
Manage cash and liquidity, banking and investments
Build and oversee the teams, controls, and systems supporting a rapidly scaling marketplace
Partner with Finance, Payments, Legal, Product, and Engineering
Manage risk and improve capital efficiency
Build infrastructure that scales with new products and markets
Support international expansion, M&A, financing transactions, and complex legal entity structures
Lead liquidity planning, cash forecasting, investments, banking relationships, foreign exchange risk, and intercompany funding
Build teams, systems, controls, and processes in a fast-changing environment
Use Whatnot as both a buyer and seller as part of the role

What you’ll need

12+ years of progressive corporate tax, treasury, or finance leadership experience
Meaningful ownership of both global tax and treasury in a multinational business
Deep expertise in ASC 740, U.S. corporate and international tax, transfer pricing, indirect tax, and global tax compliance and reporting
Hands-on experience with liquidity planning, cash forecasting, investments, banking relationships, foreign exchange risk, and intercompany funding
Public accounting experience, ideally Big 4
In-house experience at a high-growth technology, marketplace, payments, or e-commerce company
Experience supporting international expansion, M&A, financing transactions, and complex legal entity structures
Experience building teams, systems, controls, and processes in a fast-changing environment
Strong executive communication and influence
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
CPA, MST, CTP, JD, or another relevant advanced credential strongly preferred
Must live within commuting distance of the San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York City hub
Must reside within 50 miles of the hub advertised on the job posting

Comp & perks

Generous holiday and time off policy
Medical, dental, and vision health insurance options
Work-from-home support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly cell phone and internet allowance
Care benefits
Monthly wellness allowance
Annual childcare allowance
Lifetime family-planning benefit for adoption or fertility expenses
401(k) traditional and Roth accounts in the US, with employer match up to 4% of base salary
International pension plans
Monthly allowance to use the Whatnot app as a buyer and seller
Parental leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave plus one month gradual return to work
Compressed career growth and professional development through ownership and feedback
AI-forward tools and workflows
In-person onboarding experience at one of the company's offices