Director of Accounting, Revenue Recognition

• San Francisco / Remote
• Finance
• Regular

Description

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here. 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. What you’ll do:

• Oversee Pinterest's global revenue recognition and sales contract processes, ensuring accurate and timely revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606.
• Develop and maintain global revenue recognition policies, SEC disclosure and related SOX controls to reflect changes in our business, GAAP or SEC guidance.
• Serve 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.
• 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.
• Train cross-functional teams on revenue recognition and related topics, ensuring clarity and consistency across the organization.
• Responsible for informing and training the revenue accounting team of new revenue accounting arrangements to ensure accurate bookings in the general ledger and reviewing results for accuracy.
• Partner with Order Management, collections, payment & risks and accounting teams to proactively identify risks, address contract nuances,and implement best practices.
• Serve as the primary liaison and main point of contact with internal and external auditors to facilitate efficient audit processesand respond to technical queries on revenue.
• Analyze revenue trendsand metrics to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decision-makingand support business growth.
• Champion continuous process improvementand automation initiatives to scale operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Use AIto accelerate technical research,memo draftingand operationalize new GTM initiatives.
• Explore using AItools,craft smart prompts,evaluate AIoutputs.

What we’re looking for:

• Our PinFlex future of work philosophy for this Accounting organization requires this role to visit a Pinterest office for collaboration up to 2 times per month.
• Deep technical expertise in ASC606and related accounting guidanceand external disclosure guidance along withthe abilityto researchandevaluate complex accounting rulesand contract structures ,assessandevaluate developing accounting issuesor changesin rulesor regulationsto ensurethe companyis preparedfor any such changesin advance;Internet advertising experience preferred.
• Impeccable verbaland written communication skills—ableto distill complex accounting conceptsfor avarietyof audiences ,including senior leadershipand cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skillsanda track recordof building effective partnershipswith cross-functional teams(e.g.,Sales ,Product ,Engineering ,IT ,Finance ,Customer Support).
• Demonstrated experience usingAIto accelerate technical researchor accounting operations.
• Demonstrated executive presence ,critical thinking,and problem-solving ability.
• Bachelor’s degreewith5+ years of progressive accounting experience ,orminimum10+ years of experiencein revenuerecognition or technical accounting roleswith aminimumof3 yearsin public accounting.National office or technical advisory rolesand experiencewith ad or platform technology company experienceare pluses.Certified public accountant preferred.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.Visit our PinFlex pageto learn more aboutour working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We recognize thatthe ideal environmentfor workis situationaland may differ across departments.What this looks like day-to-daycan vary basedon theneeds of each organizationor role.
• This role will needto be inthe officefor in-person collaboration1 -2 times every6-monthsand thereforecan be situated anywhereinthe country.

LI -REMOTE

At Pinterestwebelievethe workplace shouldbe equitable,inclusive,and inspiringforevery employee.In an efforttoprovide greater transparency,wearesharingthe base salary rangeforthis position.The positionis also eligible forequity.Final salaryisbased ona numberoffactors including location ,travel,relevant prior experience ,or particular skillsandexpertise. Information regardingthe cultureat Pinterestand benefitsavailableforthis positioncan be foundhere. US based applicants only $178 ,561—$367 ,626 USD Our Commitmentto Inclusion: Pinterestisequal opportunity employerand makes employment decisionsonthebasisof merit.We wantto have the best qualified peopleinevery job.All qualified applicantswill receive considerationforemploymentwithout regardtorace,color ,ancestry,national origin,religion or religious creed ,sex(including pregnancy ,childbirth or related medical conditions),sexual orientation ,gender identity orexpression;age;marital status ;statusas protected veteran;physical or mental disability;medical condition ;genetic informationor characteristics(or thoseoffamily members);or any other consideration made unlawfulby applicable federal state or local laws.We also consider qualified applicants regardlessof criminal histories consistentwith legal requirements. Ifyou requirea medical or religious accommodationduringthe job application processplease complete this formforsupport.