About Pinterest:
Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.
Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.
Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.
Pinterest is looking to add a highly skilled and motivated Senior GL Accountant to join our dynamic Accounting team. As a Senior GL Accountant, you will play a critical role in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and providing strategic insights for our company's continued growth and success.
What you'll do:
- Execute international compliance filings and statutory reporting
- Support external audits by providing accurate and timely information
- Oversee assigned general ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close processes
- Perform in-depth analysis of financial data, identifying trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support accrual processes and business insights
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements
- Maintain compliance with internal controls to mitigate financial risks
- Stay up to date with accounting standards and best practices, and provide guidance to the finance team
- Conduct regular review of accounting processes to identify areas for efficiencies
- Perform special projects, as needed, to support our rapid growth
What we’re looking for:
- Big 4 accounting firm (or similar) experience
- 3+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a technology or high-growth public company operating in a SOX environment
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills (Xlookups, pivot tables, etc)
- Strong organizational, critical thinking and communication skills
- Strong sense of ownership and curiosity to learn new skills
- Results-driven individual with a team-oriented mindset
- CPA/CA or CPA/CA path
- Accounting ERP experience (preferably Oracle)
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- Our PinFlex future of work philosophy requires this role to occasionally visit the San Francisco office for collaboration, ideation, and cross-functional partnerships. Examples include new hire onboarding, Annual Accounting Summit and planning/strategy sessions on an as needed basis.
- For employees not located within a commutable distance from this in-office touchpoint, Pinterest will cover T&E. Learn more about PinFlex here.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$79,050—$163,000 USD
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Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. It’s the biggest dataset of ideas ever assembled, with over 100 billion recipes, home hacks, style inspiration and other ideas to try. More than 250 million people around the world use Pinterest to dream about, plan and prepare for things they want to do in life.
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