FP&A Analyst, Cloud Finance

New York · USD 99,000-132,000 / year · 2+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence.
The Team:
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team analyzes company financial data (revenue, customers, headcount, expenses, etc.) in order to support the business's growth and success. Within FP&A, the R&D Finance team enables the financial strategy behind Datadog's Engineering and Product organizations. This role sits specifically within hosting cost and cloud margin reporting, reporting directly to the FP&A Manager who owns hosting cost analysis, cloud gross margin modeling, and forecasting.
The Opportunity:
As the first dedicated analyst hire supporting Datadog's hosting cost and cloud margin function, you will own key components of the recurring reporting, close, and forecasting processes that provide visibility into one of Datadog’s largest and most strategically important cost areas. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Vendor Management through a financial lens, with a clear growth path into broader cloud finance and FinOps scope as you build fluency in the space.

The FP&A Analyst, Cloud Finance will serve as the first dedicated analyst hire supporting Datadog's hosting cost and cloud margin function.
This role sits within the R&D Finance team and is responsible for recurring reporting, close, and forecasting processes related to hosting costs.
The position offers a clear growth path into broader cloud finance and FinOps scope.

Partner with FP&A leadership to manage recurring forecast updates, review cycles, and board-ready materials.
Manage portions of the recurring hosting close, including savings reporting, cost allocation, and key operational drivers.
Maintain hosting forecast models across Excel and Pigment.
Participate in recurring review cadences with FinOps and Engineering partners to align on capacity planning, savings plan coverage, and cost allocation decisions.
Partner with Controllership on accounting support for monthly hosting close files.
Work on ad hoc projects and process improvements, including identifying opportunities to automate recurring, manual steps in the close process.

2+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a Cloud Finance/FinOps-adjacent role.
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or economics.
Strong Excel skills, including comfort working within large, formula-driven models.
High attention to detail and reliability on recurring, deadline-driven close work.
Clear, concise communication skills.

Exposure to SQL
Exposure to cloud commitment-based pricing (savings plans, committed use discounts, reserved capacity)
Interest in cloud unit economics
Experience with or interest in Pigment or similar FP&A planning tools
Interest in process automation
Understanding of a consumption-based software business model
Hands-on experience with BI/reporting tools such as Tableau or Metabase