Senior Technical Accountant, Mixpanel
Digital product analytics
Open for applications
Digital product analytics
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help companies make better-informed, faster business decisions and produce better products through data analysis.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA required
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, with substantial hands-on technical accounting work
- Big 4 or public accounting audit background
- Deep knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition, including multi-element arrangements, variable consideration, SSP analysis, and contract modifications
- Experience with stock-based compensation accounting (ASC 718) and equity administration workflows
- Hands-on experience preparing or reviewing consolidated financial statements
- Proven ability to research and apply FASB ASC guidance, evaluate complex accounting issues, and document well-supported positions in clear memos
- Strong Excel skills; ability to manage and reconcile large data sets across multiple systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills—able to distill complex accounting concepts for a variety of audiences, including senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a dynamic, fast-moving environment
- Bonus Points For
- Experience with NetSuite, Carta
- Familiarity with Blackline or similar close management tools
- Background in a high-growth, venture-backed SaaS company
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to accelerate technical research or accounting operations
What the job involves
- Mixpanel's Accounting team owns the month-end close, financial reporting, and technical accounting across our global operations
- A small, high-impact function, the team manages end-to-end close governance, audit readiness, and compliance across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC
- We take pride in delivering accurate, timely financials that our business partners can trust—and we're building the processes and systems to scale with the company
- The Senior Technical Accountant will own Mixpanel's most technically complex accounting workstreams, including revenue recognition, equity accounting, and consolidated financial reporting
- This is a dedicated role for a technically strong accountant who can operate independently, advise cross-functional partners on accounting implications, and ensure our highest-risk close areas are covered with rigor and accuracy
- Reporting to the Controller, this individual will be a trusted subject matter expert across ASC 606, stock-based compensation, and group financial statement preparation—partnering closely with FP&A, Legal, and external auditors to deliver accurate, well-controlled financials every period
- As the company grows, this role will evolve into a broader technical accounting function, with the expectation that this person will help shape that buildout
- Own the monthly revenue close, including flux analysis, deferred revenue review, renewals reconciliation, and reconciliation between internal systems
- Research and document accounting positions for complex, non-routine transactions, including contract modifications, variable consideration, new product offerings, and warrant-related entries
- Prepare and review stock-based compensation accounting on a quarterly basis, including journal entries, disclosures, and variance analysis
- Prepare group financial statements, including consolidation and entity-level reporting required for lender compliance
- Draft, maintain, and evolve the ASC 606 revenue recognition policy memo and related revenue playbook, keeping both current with business and product changes
- Advise cross-functional partners—Finance, Legal, Sales Operations, and Product—on accounting implications of business decisions, contract structures, and new go-to-market offerings
- Serve as the primary preparer and day-to-day liaison with external auditors for revenue and equity-related items, including PBC management and audit readiness
- Translate complex technical accounting concepts into clear, practical guidance for non-accounting stakeholders and leadership
- Use AI tools to accelerate technical research, memo drafting, and close process improvements—consistent with Mixpanel's commitment to being an AI-native organization
- Support SOX-readiness by maintaining strong controls and documentation across all owned workstreams
- Contribute to special projects, system enhancements, and ad hoc analyses as the business scales
Our take
Understanding customer behaviour is a vital part of any business. Mixpanel allows companies to answer detailed questions about their customers' behaviour over web and mobile applications. Google has struggled to modernise its somewhat clunky analytics platform in recent years, allowing Mixpanel to become an industry leader in the space.
Technology VC firm Sequoia Capital has backed the company, demonstrating its significant growth potential. Mixpanel CEO Max Levchin was also a previous co-founder of Paypal, which may have helped the company facilitate a tie-up with Paypal-owned Venmo early on. Mixpanel now serves thousands of companies from different industries around the world, including Expedia, Uber, Ancestry, DocuSign, and Lemonade.
The company serves 7,700+ customers across its seven global offices. In line with its global expansion efforts, the company has aimed to enhance localized data, helping its clients tailor their offerings to customers in the right way and at precisely the right time. Mixpanel has also focused on expanding its integrations, being available on more platforms such as Google Cloud Marketplace.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2021
$200m
SERIES C
Dec 2014
$65m
SERIES B
Total funding: $277.3m
Company benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Company stock options
- Sabbatical policy
- Paid time off
- Giving back
- Parental leave
- Mental health
- 401(k) match
- Wellness benefits
- Employee choice first
- Growth dollars
- Professional growth hours
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Amir Movafaghi
(CEO)They started their career at Marriott International before spending 5 years at PwC, and a further 5 years at Twitter. They worked as CFO of Spiceworks from 2015-2017, before joining Mixpanel as COO, and was promoted to CEO the following year.
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