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Salary: USD 94,000 - 125,000 / annual
Datadog is seeking a Manager, Accounts Payable to lead the AP and Expense operations team. This is a people-management role responsible for overseeing individual contributors and team leads while ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, reconciliations, tax reporting, and employee expenses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop AP and Expense team members; manage performance, staffing, and workload allocation
- Oversee invoice processing, purchase order matching, coding, approvals, payments, and vendor inquiries
- Own balance sheet reconciliations, AP close activities, accrual support, and aging reviews
- Lead annual 1099 reporting and support AP-related tax and compliance requirements
- Serve as primary AP contact for internal and external audits
- Monitor unmatched invoices, open purchase orders, payment exceptions, and duplicate payments
- Identify inefficiencies and lead process improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Drive automation and AI initiatives related to invoice processing, matching, approvals, and reconciliations
- Develop reporting and insights using tools such as Zip, Ramp, Tableau, and ERP systems
- Establish and monitor performance metrics including processing volume, aging, cycle times, and exception rates
- Partner across Procurement, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Finance, and business teams on cross-functional initiatives
- Evaluate complex issues using business context and recommend practical solutions
- Escalate risks and issues affecting costs, controls, service levels, or business goals
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in accounts payable, Expenses, accounting operations, or procure-to-pay, including people-management experience
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance, and deliver reliable results
- Experience owning and improving an operational area with measurable impact
- Strong knowledge of invoice processing, purchase orders, payments, expense management, reconciliations, accruals, and monthly close
- Experience managing 1099 reporting and supporting internal and external audits
- Experience using procurement or finance platforms such as Zip, NetSuite, and Ramp
- Sound judgment when addressing diverse challenges, applying policies, and escalating financial or operational risks
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and reliability in a high-volume environment
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
