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As a Finance Manager I on the MC2 (Marketing) Finance team, you will partner with our MC2 Marketing organization, Marketing Strategy & Operations, and finance leaders across the CFO org to monitor business health, identify underlying trends, and enable strategic business decisions.
In this role, you will have full oversight of the MC2 OPEX and headcount forecasting & planning process at Pinterest, as well as the remit to manage and optimize the full book of MC2 investments. This is a critical FP&A role that sits at the center of how Pinterest executes its marketing strategy and allocates capital to drive growth efficiently.
You will work closely with multiple teams across Pinterest (MC2 leadership, Marketing S&O, Marketing Finance, and Corporate FP&A) as well as key executives to help drive clarity in our marketing performance and manage our investments to ensure we are delivering on key strategic & financial objectives. This role reports into the Sr. Manager, Sales & Marketing Finance within the CFO org.
What you’ll do:
- Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of our core MC2 OPEX & Headcount forecasting and consolidation workstreams (monthly, quarterly, annual, and long‑range).
- Partner with MC2 and Marketing S&O leaders to optimize the allocation of resources across marketing channels, programs, and initiatives, balancing growth and ROI.
- Own the delivery of all monthly / quarterly financial reporting and insights for MC2 to Pinterest executives (e.g., CMO, CFO org leaders, and their direct reports), including performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Create dashboards and reporting tools to scale monitoring of key performance indicators and marketing investment returns, leveraging AI and planning tools where appropriate.
- Build and maintain robust financial models to support top‑line growth and margin expansion initiatives across MC2, including scenario analyses and investment cases.
- Drive process improvements and standardization across MC2 Finance, championing CFO org values and AI‑forward workflows to raise the bar on accuracy, speed, and partnership.
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Accounting or Finance, and 3–5+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, Strategic Finance or related fields, ideally with exposure to Marketing or other go‑to‑market functions.
- Exceptional spreadsheet skills (Excel and Google Sheets) with experience creating financial dashboards, models, and scenario analyses.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (Google Slides), with the ability to clearly articulate insights and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated business partnering experience working directly with marketing, sales, or other business teams to drive the business forward and support key decisions.
- Comfort working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, with strong ownership over deliverables and attention to detail.
- Experience with planning/ERP tools (e.g., IBM Planning Analytics, Pigment, Workday Adaptive, or similar) and/or willingness to quickly ramp on new tools and systems.
- Demonstrated alignment with CFO org values: acting with integrity in your analyses, caring with candor in your communication, driving alignment across stakeholders, and continuously raising the bar for yourself and the team.
- Curious, AI‑forward mindset, using AI to accelerate analysis and reporting while maintaining accountability for the quality and integrity of your work.
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 let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months for team and/or business partner on-sites and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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
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