Senior Accountant - job 1 of 2

About Us:

Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS product is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stack, allowing for seamless collaboration and problem-solving among Dev, Ops and Security teams globally. Given the resilience of cloud technologies and importance placed today in digital operations and agility, Datadog continues to innovate and is well positioned for the long term. 

The Team: 

Datadog's Finance team works with teams across the organization, providing commercial, operational and analytical support to ensure that Datadog's business continues to grow as rapidly and efficiently as possible.

The Opportunity:

Datadog is seeking a full-time Senior Accountant to become an essential part of the company’s rapidly growing team. This individual will be responsible for assisting in the monthly close process, technical accounting research/documentation and the preparation of internal and external financial reporting.

You Will: 

• Perform accounting close processes; independently prepare reconciliations and journal entries
• Perform analytics over financial results to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statements
• Investigate reporting discrepancies and communicate issues as they occur in a timely manner
• Assist in the preparation and filing of the external financial statements and footnotes filed on a quarterly and annual basis (10-Q and 10-K’s)
• Assist in researching technical accounting, analyzing, reporting and documenting issues that affect the company, making recommendations for solutions, and following through to resolution.
• 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 supporting documentation for quarterly reviews, annual audit, and SOX compliance
• Continuously seek ways to optimize existing accounting and business processes through use of automation, thoughtful analysis, and researching best practices in the industry
• Assist with the documentation and maintenance of corporate accounting policies
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and assist with special projects as needed

You Are: 

• Experienced in 3+ years of accounting, preferably within a public company or Big 4, and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA-certified (or on track to be certified)
• Able to apply knowledge of US GAAP, with a general understanding of SOX
• Able to build relationships with key external and internal stakeholders and business leaders
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure; dependable with deliverables and deadlines; able to multitask

Bonus Points: 

• Experience working with NetSuite, Blackline, Workday HRM, Workday Adaptive, and/or Coupa
• SaaS or Technology industry experience

Why You Should Apply: 

• Generous and competitive global and US benefits
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Exciting environment to learn from a best in class global finance organization 
• 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

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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