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Salary: USD 118,000 - 157,000 / annual
Datadog is seeking a Manager of Revenue Accounting to join its Finance team. This role owns the monthly revenue close and technical revenue accounting for a high-growth, usage-based SaaS business. You will manage and develop a team of revenue accountants, set priorities, review work product, and build bench strength as the team scales.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own the monthly revenue close, including review and approval of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of revenue accountants
- 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
- Partner with Deal Desk, Legal, Sales Systems, Order Operations, and Customer Success on non-standard deal structures and 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 auditors
- Prepare and review key internal revenue metrics, flux analysis, and commentary for finance leadership
- Lead ad-hoc projects and analyses as they arise
Datadog's Finance team collaborates across the organization to provide commercial, operational, and analytical support to ensure rapid and efficient business growth. The company is a leading observability and security platform used by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth organizations globally.
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 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 QUALIFICATIONS:
- 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
