Data Scientist, Finance

Whatnot

Data Scientist enhancing Finance through data analytics for Whatnot's fast-growing marketplace. Building dashboards and actionable KPIs while collaborating on data engineering.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $194,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner closely across the business to find improvements/opportunities and influence decisions using data analytics methodologies and tools.
Act as the data owner for Finance functions, including but not limited to accounting, tax, strategic finance, profitability, and the executive office.
Build production-quality data products, dashboards, notebooks, and actionable KPIs to convey critical financial insights.
Drive incremental improvements in contribution margin by deeply understanding business drivers and analyzing cross-functional initiatives.
Collaborate on data and analytics engineering work to ensure financial datasets are enriched, reliable, and scalable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in the Data Analytics/Science field
Background with some form of Consulting, Fintech, Payments, or Finance
Expertise in data engineering and analytics engineering
Strong background in data tooling and visualization, with a firm grasp of business intelligence tools
Expert-level SQL skills for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related technical field
Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial-data concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analyticsdata engineeringanalytics engineeringSQLdata visualizationbusiness intelligencedata productsdashboardsKPIsfinancial analysis

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationinfluencingproblem-solvinganalytical thinking