Manager, Accounts Payable
Datadog — New York, New York, USA
Posted 2026-10-06
About the Role We are seeking a Manager, Accounts Payable to lead Accounts Payable and Expense operations. This role will manage individual contributors and may oversee team leads while ensuring invoices, payments, reconciliations, tax reporting, and employee expenses are processed accurately and on time. The Manager, Accounts Payable will own team performance and execution while driving process improvements, automation, and reporting. You will work across Procurement, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Finance, and other teams to resolve complex issues, strengthen controls, and improve the procure-to-pay experience. The ideal candidate is a reliable people leader who uses business context and data to make decisions, advises stakeholders, and delivers measurable operational improvements. What You’ll Do Lead, coach, and develop AP and Expense team members. Manage team performance, staffing, workload allocation, and day-to-day execution. Build a high-performing team with clear expectations, strong accountability, and consistent results. Oversee invoice processing, purchase order matching, coding, approvals, payments, vendor inquiries, and employee expense operations. Ensure AP and Expense ac