Senior Accountant

About Datadog

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.

Position

Senior Accountant

This role is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional to play a key part in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You will contribute to the month-end close, reconciliations, analytics, audits, and external financial reporting, while collaborating cross-functionally to improve processes and internal controls.

What You’ll Do

• Own areas of the month-end close processes, including preparation of journal entries and various account reconciliations.
• Perform analytics over financial results to ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial statements.
• Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues in a timely manner.
• Partner with other departments to understand and support business processes, ensure proper accounting, and resolve reconciling differences.
• Work with FP&A and internal business partners to investigate and document fluctuations in budget-to-actual variances analyses.
• Prepare quarterly disclosures for quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings.
• Prepare supporting documentation for quarterly reviews, annual audits, and SOX compliance.
• Continuously seek ways to optimize existing accounting and business processes through automation, thoughtful analysis, and researching best practices in the industry.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and assist with special projects as needed.

Who You Are

• 1–2 years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA (or on track to be certified) preferred.
• Able to apply knowledge of US GAAP, with a general understanding of SOX.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure; dependable with deliverables and deadlines; able to multitask.
• Confidence, good judgment, energy, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment across all levels of management and across functions and geographies.
• Experience working with NetSuite, FloQast, and Workiva.
• SaaS or technology industry experience.

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-class onboarding.
• Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally.
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture.

Compensation

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$85,000 — $124,000 USD

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits, including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan with match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

About Datadog: Equal Opportunity

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