# Technical Accounting Lead, Ads Revenue at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $216K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-08
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/539aa9e9-76e0-4408-b47b-3bd569a81f91?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-technical-accounting-lead-ads-revenue/

## About the role

This senior leader will own key elements of Ads revenue accounting from technical assessment through operational execution. The role will guide accounting for products, pricing, contracts, incentives, credits, refunds, makegoods, international expansion, and new go-to-market motions. It will establish governance and translate approved accounting positions into launch, billing, data, close, reconciliation, and control requirements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of progressive experience in revenue accounting, including direct ownership of complex ASC 606 judgments and operational execution
- Demonstrated leadership to independently set direction, prioritize across competing risks, and influence senior cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience with digital advertising, adtech, marketplaces, payments, usage-based services, or another high-volume transaction environment
- Strong command of variable consideration, principal-versus-agent, contract modifications, incentives and credits, collectibility, estimates, and revenue presentation
- Track record building 0-to-1 accounting processes, governance, close mechanisms, reconciliations, and controls that scale
- Ability to turn technical conclusions into practical product, contract, billing, data, and operating requirements

Tags: Finance

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