Strategic Finance Associate

Company: Mixpanel, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: March 29, 2025

Job Description:

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 9,000 paid customers, including companies like Netflix, Pinterest, Sweetgreen, and Samsara, 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 RoleMixpanel is seeking a highly motivated Strategic Finance Associate to contribute meaningfully to Mixpanel's Financial Planning and Analysis team and processes. This position is a key contributor to the FP&A team and will own significant parts of our reporting processes. A successful candidate will have the desire and aptitude to grow beyond reporting into additional financial modeling and analysis responsibilities, supporting strategic decision making, and contributing to the financial success of the company.About the TeamThe FP&A team enables Mixpanel's ongoing financial success. Doing so means creating visibility into our financial outcomes by running and improving tight financial reporting processes with all members of executive leadership. It means using these processes coupled with analytical prowess and strong communication skills to deliver keen insights upon which strategic decisions will be made. It means identifying key trends to support these decisions with constantly improving financial models. Through this, the FP&A team guides the company through financial hurdles, fuels growth opportunities, and ultimately drives long-term success.Responsibilities

• Manage and improve ongoing financial reporting processes to ensure timely execution, efficient operations, and accurate reporting.
• Partner with Sales and RevOps teams to ensure ARR data quality by implementing data validation processes and resolving any discrepancies.
• Analyze and explain budget vs actual variances in detail, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions to improve financial performance.
• Build and maintain comprehensive financial models that accurately reflect the company's operations and support strategic decision-making.
• Identify areas of improvement in reporting processes, and collaborate with stakeholders across FP&A, Accounting and Functional Partners to implement solutions.
• Partner with Budget owners to provide actionable financial insights that support effective budget management and resource allocation.
• Communicate financial insights to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner, using data visualization and storytelling techniques.We're Looking For Someone Who Has
  • New graduate with relevant internship experience or up to 3 years of related FP&A or Finance experience (High growth SaaS experience is a plus).
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp and leverage complex concepts.
  • BS/BA in Economics, Finance, or Accounting preferred.
  • SQL experience preferred.
  • System savvy, experience working with forecasting and reporting systems.
  • Comfortable aggregating and manipulating large data sets from multiple systems to derive insightful analysis and create financial models.
  • Excellent problem solving, analytical, and systems skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.CompensationThe amount listed below is the total target cash compensation (TTCC) and includes base compensation and variable compensation in the form of either a company bonus or commissions. Variable compensation type is determined by your role and level. In addition to the cash compensation provided, this position is also eligible for equity consideration and other benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.$83,500 - $102,000 USDBenefits and Perks
    • Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
    • Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
    • Enhanced Parental Leave
    • Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday BreakCulture 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 9,000 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.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.
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