Description
At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. Our Finance & Accounting team plays a critical role in powering that mission,ensuring growth is responsible, scalable, and future-focused. We're looking for a strategic, collaborative, and technically strong Director of Accounting, Revenue Recognition to ensure ASC 606 compliance and lead our revenue processes in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
The successful candidate will oversee Pinterest's global revenue recognition and sales contract processes, ensuring accurate and timely revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606. They will develop and maintain global revenue recognition policies, SEC disclosure and related SOX controls to reflect changes in our business, GAAP or SEC guidance.
Key responsibilities include serving as the subject matter expert and primary contact for all technical revenue recognition matters, collaborating with Sales, Product, Engineering, IT, Finance, and Customer Support to align processes with business objectives and regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with Pinterest’s revenue recognition policies.
The Director will also be responsible for technical accounting research and memos to document revenue recognition conclusions and other technical accounting positions in support of key financial disclosures related to revenue. They will train cross-functional teams on revenue recognition and related topics, ensuring clarity and consistency across the organization.
Additionally, the Director will inform and train the revenue accounting team of new revenue accounting arrangements to ensure accurate bookings in the general ledger and reviewing results for accuracy. They will partner with Order Management, collections, payment & risks and accounting teams to proactively identify risks, address contract nuances, and implement best practices.
The Director will serve as the primary liaison and main point of contact with internal and external auditors to facilitate efficient audit processes and respond to technical queries on revenue. They will analyze revenue trends and metrics to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making and support business growth.
The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in ASC 606 and related accounting guidance and external disclosure guidance along with the ability to research and evaluate complex accounting rules and contract structures, assess and evaluate developing accounting issues or changes in rules or regulations to ensure the company is prepared for any such changes in advance.
They will also have impeccable verbal and written communication skills,able to distill complex accounting concepts for a variety of audiences, including senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Strong collaboration skills and a track record of building effective partnerships with cross-functional teams are essential.
Experience with AI to accelerate technical research or accounting operations is highly desirable. Demonstrated executive presence, critical thinking, and problem-solving ability are also required.
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, or minimum 10+ years of experience in revenue recognition or technical accounting roles with a minimum of 3 years in public accounting. National office or technical advisory roles and experience with ad or platform technology company experience are pluses.
Certified public accountant preferred.