Senior Financial Systems Analyst

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Financial Systems Analyst at Datadog, you will play a key role in modernizing the finance organization through process automation, data analytics, and financial systems optimization. This role offers an opportunity to help shape how emerging technologies, including AI, transform finance operations while contributing to strategic decision-making across the business. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Financial Systems Analyst, you will partner closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and other finance stakeholders to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial processes and reporting. Your responsibilities will include: - Partnering with finance stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable reporting and analytics solutions. - Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data and automation initiatives. - Building and maintaining dashboards and reporting tools that monitor financial and operational performance and support evolving business priorities. - Automating recurring finance processes and enhancing data workflows using AI tools, data visualization platforms, and custom solutions. - Supporting financial system implementations and upgrades through data migration, mapping, reporting integration, testing, and validation activities. - Delivering analytical insights and maintaining documentation that enables self-service reporting and informed decision-making across Finance. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - 1-5 years of experience in data analytics, financial systems, finance operations, or a related field. - A Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline. - Proficiency with SQL and experience using Python for analytics, automation, or process improvement. - Experience building dashboards and reports using Tableau or similar business intelligence tools. - Familiarity with financial systems such as NetSuite, Workday, or comparable platforms. - Effective communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, with a willingness to learn emerging technologies, including AI. WHY REMOTE Datadog operates as a hybrid workplace to ensure that employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely and contribute to the company's mission from anywhere in the world. BENEFITS Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, including: - Generous and comprehensive benefits package - New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan - Continuous career development and pathing opportunities - Employee-focused best-in-class onboarding - Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program - Friendly and inclusive workplace culture The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is $101,000 - $147,000 USD, and may include variable compensation.