Senior Manager, Ads Revenue Accounting

The role

This senior leader will own Ads revenue accounting from technical assessment through operational execution. The role involves guiding accounting for products, pricing, contracts, and international expansion while establishing governance and building 0-to-1 processes.

What you will do

• Lead technical accounting assessments for Ads products and commercial arrangements.
• Own and evolve Ads revenue accounting policies and operating guidance.
• Establish governance for new products and accounting decisions.
• Translate accounting conclusions into requirements for product, billing, and data.
• Own the operating cadence for incentive and makegood accounting, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Partner with Ads Product, Engineering, Data, Finance, Sales, and Legal teams.
• Prepare technical memos and audit-ready support.
• Use data, AI, and automation to improve Finance workflows.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in revenue accounting.
• Direct ownership of complex ASC 606 judgments and operational execution.
• Demonstrated leadership to set direction and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience with digital advertising, adtech, marketplaces, payments, or usage-based services.
• Strong command of variable consideration, principal-versus-agent, contract modifications, incentives, credits, collectibility, estimates, and revenue presentation.
• Track record building 0-to-1 accounting processes, governance, and controls.
• Ability to turn technical conclusions into practical product, contract, billing, and data requirements.
• Clear, concise written and executive communication.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting global launches, multiple currencies, or international contracting entities.
• Experience applying AI or automation within Finance.
• Experience partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Data, or Finance systems teams.
• Experience developing or leading high-performing accounting teams.
• Background in public-company controllership, technical accounting, or audit.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.