Overview
Datadog's Finance team partners with stakeholders across the organization, providing commercial, operational, and analytical support to ensure that Datadog’s business continues its rapid and efficient growth. We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our growing accounting team. This role is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional to play a key part in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, and a passion for ensuring accurate financial reporting. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for assisting in the month-end close process, preparing account reconciliations and financial statement analytics, supporting the preparation of internal reporting packages, supporting external audits, and assisting with ad hoc projects. You will collaborate cross-functionally with teams across the company, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and internal controls. 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.
What You’ll Do
- Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process, with a primary focus on Sales and Marketing expenses
- Assist in preparing internal reporting packages, ensuring financial reporting is timely, accurate, and compliant with US GAAP
- Perform analytics over financial results to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statements
- Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues promptly to management
- Serve as a key point of contact for year-end financial statement audits, quarterly reviews, and internal audit and SOX requests
- Proactively recommend and implement process improvements to simplify, standardize and streamline accounting efforts
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, FP&A and other teams to understand and support business processes, ensure proper accounting treatment, and resolve reconciling differences
- Participate in special projects, including system implementations, process enhancements, and ad-hoc financial analyses
Who You Are
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within a public company or Big 4, and hold a BS/BA degree in Accounting
- CPA-certified (or on track to be certified)
- A strong team player with a positive attitude
- Strong technical accounting background with a knowledge of US GAAP, SOX 404, and SEC reporting standards
- 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
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure, consistently meeting deliverables and deadlines while managing multiple tasks
- Strong organization and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment
- Flexible and analytical, with meticulous attention to detail
- Experience with Netsuite, FloQast, and Workiva; familiarity with Smart View is a plus, but not required
Benefits and Growth
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog. #LI-Hybrid
