# Senior Manager, Accounting
**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Salary:** $162K-$216K
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Sox 404, Sec Reporting, NetSuite, Floqast, Workiva, Excel, Financial Close, Audit Management, General Ledger
**Posted:** 2026-04-28
> Oversees compensation accounting including payroll, bonuses, and taxes; leads financial close, ensures US GAAP compliance, manages audits, and drives process improvements in a high-growth environment. Requires 7-10+ years experience, CPA, and Big Four background.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accountants, fostering a collaborative and high performing team environment
- Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with **US GAAP**
- Manage the preparation of financial statements, general ledger reconciliations, and monthly account analyses
- Provide clear concise answers related to accounting variances and fluctuations to management, FP&A and other internal stakeholders
- Serve as a key point of contact for the year-end and quarterly financial statement audit requests, including internal audit and **SOX** requests
- Lead initiatives to improve and scale accounting processes, including automation, standardization, and optimization of workflows
- Assist in the preparation of the external financial statements and footnotes filed on a quarterly and annual basis (**10-Q** and **10-K**’s)
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Legal, Tax, and operational teams to ensure proper accounting treatment and support business initiatives
- Lead or contribute to strategic projects, including system implementations, process transformations, and scaling initiatives
- Research and document the Company’s technical accounting issues; present and resolve the Company’s positions for critical accounting issues with external auditors
- Develop team capabilities, providing coaching, training, and career development opportunities for direct reports

## Who You Are
- Minimum of **7-10+ years** of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (**Big Four** strongly preferred) and industry experience
- **BS/BA degree** in Finance or Accounting and **CPA** is required
- Strong technical accounting background with a knowledge of **US GAAP**, **SOX 404**, and **SEC reporting** standards
- Proven experience leading and developing teams, with the ability to influence beyond direct reporting lines
- Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environment
- Demonstrated ability to own and drive complex accounting areas or processes independently
- Strong experience managing audits and interacting with external auditors and senior stakeholders
- Ability to translate technical accounting concepts into clear business insights
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization
- Advanced proficiency in **Microsoft Excel**; experience with **NetSuite**, **FloQast**, and **Workiva** is a plus
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