Revenue Accounting Manager - NYC

Datadog•New York, NY

3d•$118,000 - $173,000•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. This role will own key aspects of revenue accounting and reporting, including revenue close processes, accounting conclusions for complex and nonstandard arrangements, and the ongoing evolution of our revenue processes as the business scales. The Revenue Manager will be a critical partner to cross functional teams and play a hands-on role in supporting the company’s rapid growth while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance under US GAAP. The ideal candidate brings strong judgment, a detail oriented mindset, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting, including 2+ years of Big Four public accounting experience
BS/BA degree in Finance or Accounting and CPA is required
A proactive approach to problem identification and remediation solutions, and excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact and build relationships across all levels of the organization
Ability to be adaptable with shifting priorities and work analytically in a problem-solving environment
Flexible and analytical, with meticulous attention to detail
Revenue/ASC 606 experience

Nice To Haves

Experience working with NetSuite and/or Salesforce a plus
SaaS experience a plus

Responsibilities

Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP, specifically ASC 606
Work closely with the broader finance team to support the finance operations, accounting and compliance function for our business
Be a key player in the review of complex deals, exercising judgment particularly with regard to 606 impact, as well as impact on the overall business
Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders surrounding the revenue process including customer success and sales, maintaining effective communication channels
Maintain continuous alignment of our wider team efforts on projects which have high impact on finance and accounting processes, employee and customer experiences
Serve as a key point of contact for the year-end and quarterly financial statement audit requests, including internal audit and SOX requests
Identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and lead the implementation of process improvements to standardize and streamline accounting workflows
Investigate the root cause of customer billing issues with Customer Success team, owning the escalation as issues are flagged
Ad hoc analysis, projects and reports as they arise