Director, Technical Revenue Accounting - Pinterest

OpenTalent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Director of Accounting, Revenue Recognition in San Francisco to lead global revenue recognition processes and ASC 606 compliance. You will partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, IT, and Finance to align processes with business needs and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes technical accounting research, memos, and training cross-functional teams to ensure accurate bookings and disclosures across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition and controls.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams (Sales, Product, Engineering, IT, Finance).
• Excellent technical accounting research and memo writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global revenue recognition and sales contract processes in ASC 606 compliance.
• Develop and maintain global revenue recognition policies and related controls.
• Serve as SME for technical revenue recognition matters across finance and business teams.
• Produce memos documenting revenue recognition conclusions for disclosures.
• Train cross-functional teams on revenue recognition and related topics.

Skills

Revenue recognition

Job description

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Director of Accounting, Revenue Recognition

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.