Senior Technical Accountant

About Mixpanel

Mixpanel turns data clarity into innovation. Trusted by more than 29000 companies including Workday Pinterest LG and Rakuten Viber Mixpanels AI-first digital analytics help teams accelerate adoption improve retention and ship with confidence. Powering this is an industry-leading platform that combines product and web analytics session replay experimentation feature flags and metric trees. Mixpanel delivers insights that customers trust. Visit to learn more.

About the Accounting Team

Mixpanels 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 trustand were building the processes and systems to scale with the company.

About the Role

The Senior Technical Accountant will own Mixpanels 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 preparationpartnering 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 partnersFinance Legal Sales Operations and Producton 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 improvementsconsistent with Mixpanels 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.

Were Looking For Someone Who Has

• Bachelors 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 skillsable 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.

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

• Make Bold Bets: We choose courageous action over comfortable progress.
• Innovate with Insight: We tackle decisions with rigor and judgment - combining data experience and collective wisdom to drivepowerful outcomes.
• One Team: We collaborate across boundaries to achieve far greater impact than any of us could accomplish alone.
• Candor with Connection: We build meaningful relationships that enable honest feedback and direct conversations.
• Champion the Customer: We seek to deeply understand our customers needs ensuring their success is our north star.
• Powerful Simplicity: We find elegant solutions to complex problems making sophisticated things accessible.

Why choose Mixpanel

Were a leader in analytics with over 9000 customers and $277M raised from prominent investors: like Andreessen-Horowitz Sequoia YC and most recently Bain Capital. Mixpanels 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 youll be helping the worlds 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 matterour people our customers our partnersout 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. Weve immersed ourselves in our Culture and Values as our guiding principles for the impact we want to have and the future we are building.