Job Application for AP & Employee Expense Specialist at Mixpanel Back to jobs New AP & Employee Expense Specialist New York City, US (Remote) Apply About Mixpanel Mixpanel turns data clarity into innovation. Trusted by more than 29,000 companies, including Workday, Pinterest, LG, and Rakuten Viber, Mixpanel’s 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 mixpanel.com to learn more. About the Operational Finance Team The Operational Finance team keeps the business running day-to-day across Accounting & AP, Billing, Collections, Payroll, and Deal Desk. This role sits within the Accounting & AP function, which is responsible for accurately recording all vendor-related transactions and keeping our vendors paid on time. **This role is open to candidates based in any of Mixpanel’s U.S. hubs, including Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles/Orange County, New York, San Diego, San Francisco/Bay Area, and Seattle. We’re flexible on location, with a preference for candidates in Eastern or Central time zones to best support team collaboration.
About
the Role As an AP & Employee Expense Specialist, you'll be the primary owner of Mixpanel's accounts payable and employee expense programs, operating across Zip (AP) and Navan (T&E). You bring accuracy, timeliness, and analytical instinct to what might look like transactional work — surfacing patterns, forming recommendations, and driving resolution without being asked.
Responsibilities Triage and manage the AP inbox in Zip daily; assess all flagged invoices within one week with documented rationale Own the weekly payment run, wallet funding analysis, and payment readiness reviews; flag persistent vendor patterns with a proposed fix Monitor and clear the Navan flagged transaction queue daily; maintain standardized response templates and upload weekly activity to NetSuite Prepare monthly T&E flag trend analysis with MoM data, root cause hypothesis, and a concrete recommendation Manage the physical card program using the three-strikes compliance framework; draft corrective action communications for manager review Prepare AP aging reports, Navan reconciliation, T&E accruals, and international reclassifications at month-end close Attend weekly Procurement/AP and monthly Cash/AP meetings with prepared agendas; follow through on action items proactively Own the [email protected], [email protected], #ap-help, and #travel-and-expense-at-mixpanel channels; respond within 48 hours We're Looking for Someone Who Has 3+ years of experience in AP, expense management, or a related finance operations role Working knowledge of domestic and international payment methods, currency structures, and common processing errors Experience with procure-to-pay and T&E platforms (Zip & Navan; NetSuite a strong plus) Strong analytical skills and proactive communication style — you bring issues with context and a recommendation Ability to manage a consistent weekly cadence independently and follow through without reminders
Bonus Points For Familiarity with GL coding, accruals, or month-end close processes Experience in a high-growth or SOX-adjacent environment #LI-Hybrid
Compensation The 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. You can view our
benefits offerings here . Our salary ranges are determined by role and level and are benchmarked to the SF Bay Area Technology data cut released by Radford, a global
compensation database. The range displayed represents the minimum and maximum TTCC for new hire salaries for the position across all of our US locations. To stay on top of market conditions, we refresh our salary ranges twice a year so these ranges may change in the future. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, job-related skills,
qualifications, and other factors. If you have questions about the specific range, your recruiter can share this information. Mixpanel
Compensation Range $115,500 - $156,500 USD
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
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