Finance Associate
About Mixpanel
Mixpanel is an event analytics platform for builders who need answers from their data at their fingertips—no SQL required. When everyone in the organization can see and learn from the impact of their work on product, marketing, and company revenue metrics, they are poised to make better decisions.
Over 8,000 customers, including companies like Netflix, Pinterest, Sweetgreen, Samsara, and Uber, use Mixpanel to understand their customers and measure progress. Our commitment is to provide the most comprehensive and reliable analytics platform accessible and trusted by all.
About the Operational Finance Team
The Operational Finance Team is responsible for a variety of tasks that are instrumental in keeping the business running on a day-to-day basis. There are four teams within the Operational Finance Function each serves a specific purpose to the company: Accounting and Accounts Payable - Accurately records all vendor-related transactions and keeps our vendors paid, Billing Team - provisions all customers access to Mixpanel and ensure proper revenue recognition, Collection Team - records all customer payments and ensures we get paid on time, Payroll - prepares payrolls for all employees worldwide and the Deal Desk Team - reviews all quotes submitted and ensure deals are accurately processed in line with our policies. The teams are primarily split between the Bay Area (California) and Barcelona, with 1 team member in both APAC and the UK.
About the Role
We are looking for a Finance Associate to support the various functions of the operational finance team. This role will be primarily supporting the billing and accounting teams however will have the opportunity to work with the Deal Desk, Collections, and Payroll teams.
Responsibilities
The Finance Associate will support the Operational Finance team with a variety of tasks. Including managing renewals sales orders, overseeing vendor onboarding and indirect tax compliance matters.
More specifically:
- Process and bill renewal sales orders by reviewing contract terms and details to ensure it complies with billing policies and finance procedures
- Assist in review of customer details to ensure we are compliant with indirect tax matters
- Process all invoices for all customers for renewals and overages and review all Indian customer invoices to ensure compliance with local taxes
- Manage tickets (via Zendesk) and emails to ensure timely issue resolution for customer and internal inquiries related to specific billing matters
- Support the Sr. Collection Analysts in tasks such as completing vendor forms and payment verification for new customers
- Review, process and manage employee expense reports, and ensure expense report compliance with Mixpanel T&E policy and are accurately uploaded to Netsuite
- Maintain and approve vendor information, primarily focused on Indian Vendor compliance checklist, including review of vendor invoices for identification of local tax matters
- Perform daily cash posting for all Non-AR payments using Blackline and Netsuite and support senior accountant with general ledger account reconciliations related to cash, prepaids and other assets
- Assist in other month-end tasks such as various account reconciliations, headcount update and cost-plus journal entries
- Assist with preparation of audit related schedules and related support for requested selections
- Support the Operational Finance Team with ad hoc projects and tasks
We're Looking For Someone Who Has
- Bachelor’s degree (business, accounting, finance, economics, or related field)
- 2+ years experience in finance, accounting, or tax related services
- Strong analytical skills and detail oriented;
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal supervision
- Able to multitask and work to deadlines
- Experience working with multinational organizations with teams in multiple time zones, include the PST
Bonus Points For
- Experience with Netsuite and Blackline, India Taxes - GST, RCM, Withholding
- Background in accounting, billing, finance, taxes
Benefits and Perks
- Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
- Mental Wellness Benefit
- Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Volunteer Time Off
- Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break
*please note that benefits and perks for contract positions will vary*
Culture Values
- Be Open: When knowledge becomes open, we can come together as a team to collaborate around a shared purpose
- Customer Focus: Our customers’ success is our success
- Lead Change: Everyone at Mixpanel has the capacity to make an impact on the business
- Results Oriented: Driving results in a measurable way ensures we stay focused on the highest impact initiatives
- One Team: We can’t win without each other
Why choose Mixpanel?
We’re a leader in analytics with over 8,000 customers and $277M raised from prominent investors: like Andreessen-Horowitz, Sequoia, YC, and, most recently, Bain Capital. Mixpanel’s pioneering event-based data analytics platform offers a powerful yet simple solution for companies to understand user behaviors and easily track overarching company success metrics. Our accomplished teams continuously facilitate our expansion by tackling the ever-evolving challenges tied to scaling, reliability, design, and service. Choosing to work at Mixpanel means you’ll be helping the world’s most innovative companies learn from their data so they can make better decisions.
Mixpanel is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity. At Mixpanel, we are focused on things that really matter—our people, our customers, our partners—out of a recognition that those relationships are the most valuable assets we have. We actively encourage women, people with disabilities, veterans, underrepresented minorities, and LGBTQ+ people to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance or other similar laws that may be applicable, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We’ve immersed ourselves in our Culture and Values as our guiding principles for the impact we want to have and the future we are building.