Sales Finance Analyst II

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We are seeking a skilled Sales Financial Analyst to join our Finance team. You will work on a high-performing, high-impact team that delivers CFO-level partnership and sophisticated analytics to our Chief Business Officer and their global leadership team. Within the Finance organization, you’ll support Sales Finance Managers, our Senior Manager of Sales Finance, Senior Director of Sales Finance, and Senior Sales & XFN Stakeholders on aspects related to revenue forecasting, insights, and goal-setting. You will partner with Sales leaders on ideas to improve their P&L. This includes identifying underlying trends and consulting on strategic business decisions. Your role is to translate complex data into actionable insights, which means you can focus on the details but also solve big-picture challenges. You’ll have the opportunity to put your fingerprints on a unique and dynamic digital ads platform with global reach.

The Sales Finance team’s mandate is to optimize value creation for Pinners, advertisers, and Pinterest through disciplined business leadership and seamless financial execution. We do this by developing financial forecasts, providing decision support through analyses, generating internal reports, monitoring key performance indicators, and scaling financial processes. We are looking for an expert in Finance & Strategy who uses an analytical, collaborative, results-oriented approach to drive progress.

What you’ll do:

• Support revenue and performance management of key sales verticals.
• Build sophisticated models that will deliver cutting-edge insights and improve revenue forecasting.
• Leverage AI-driven financial tools and platforms (for example, to automate data analyses, identify revenue trends, or enhance forecasting accuracy) as appropriate; proactively seek opportunities to apply AI and automation to process improvement.
• Own delivery of financial reporting to Pinterest executives (e.g. Senior Director of Sales Finance, CFO, as well as Sales leaders including the CBO and their direct reports).
• Create dashboards and models to scale monitoring of key performance indicators and tools to drive strategic insight.
• Support other strategic programs within Pinterest like agencies, resellers, and partnerships with advertisers.
• Leverage your superior financial modeling skills in order to deliver ad hoc analyses.

What we’re looking for:

• Proficient in SQL, financial analytics
• Exceptional spreadsheet skills (Google Sheets and/or Excel) with experience creating financial models and dashboards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication as well as presentation skills (Google Slides).
• Ability to multi-task and deliver against tight timelines.
• Familiarity with using AI-powered analytics or forecasting tools (such as ChatGPT, Tableau with AI features, or Google Cloud AI platforms) to streamline financial analysis, generate insights, or create reports. Ability to learn and adapt to evolving AI-driven tools and methodologies in financial planning is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business or minimum of 3 years of experience in Sales Finance, Corporate Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, or other quantitative fields

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:

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
  
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per week
  

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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$81,921—$168,660 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support. By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.