Manager, Revenue Accounting

Datadog•New York, NY

13h•$118,000 - $157,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Datadog's Finance team collaborates with teams across the organization, providing commercial, operational, and analytical support to ensure that Datadog's business continues to grow as rapidly and efficiently as possible. We are seeking a Manager, Revenue Accounting to join our growing Finance team at Datadog. This role owns the revenue close and technical revenue accounting for a high-growth, usage-based business, manages and develops a team of revenue accountants, and partners cross-functionally to scale our order-to-cash and billing processes as the Company grows.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years directly managing and developing people; public company and/or Big 4 experience preferred;
BS/BA degree in Accounting
Deep working knowledge of ASC 606, including application to usage-based and multi-element SaaS arrangements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present conclusions to senior leadership
Proven ability to influence and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams
Hands-on, comfortable with ambiguity, and motivated to improve existing processes

Nice To Haves

CPA
Usage-based or consumption billing experience at scale
Experience owning SOX controls in a revenue environment
Experience working with NetSuite and/or Salesforce
Experience with Snowflake, SQL, or Tableau

Responsibilities

Own the monthly revenue close, including review and approval of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the team.
Manage, coach, and develop a team of revenue accountants — set priorities, review work product, and build bench strength as the team scales.
Own technical revenue conclusions under ASC 606, including review of memos for complex and non-standard arrangements, variable consideration, and RPO disclosures.
Own the design, documentation, and operation of SOX controls across revenue and order-to-cash, and drive remediation where gaps are identified.
Partner with Deal Desk, Legal, Sales Systems, Order Operations, and Customer Success on non-standard deal structures ahead of signature, and on escalated customer billing matters.
Lead process and systems improvements across the order-to-cash cycle, partnering with Financial Systems on NetSuite and Salesforce enhancements and billing automation.
Own the revenue workstream for the annual audit and quarterly reviews, including walkthroughs, PBCs, and technical discussions with our auditors.
Prepare and review key internal revenue metrics, flux analysis, and commentary for finance leadership.
Lead ad-hoc projects and analyses as they arise.