Full Job Description
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.
You Will:
• 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.
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
Bonus Points:
• 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
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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 best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$118,000-$157,000 USD