Data Analyst - Financial & Payments Controller

THE MISSION

As part of their duties, the Data Analyst - Financial & Payments Controller shall assume full responsibility for the end-to-end management of projects, covering the entire payments and financial data lifecycle from analysis through to execution.
In performing these duties, the Employee shall operate at the intersection of people, processes, and data, and shall be specifically required to:

• Ensure operational accuracy;
• Safeguard payment integrity;
• Secure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs);
• Mitigate risks within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconciliation oversight: Ensure timely and accurate reconciliations across multiple workflows, maintaining data integrity and collaborating closely with the finance team;
• SLA monitoring of third-party providers: Track and validate the performance of external providers (e.g., processors, acquirers, banking partners) against contractual SLAs. Ensure service levels are met, escalate deviations, and contribute to reporting for internal stakeholders and audits;
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners (banks, acquirers, processors) to address inquiries, optimize processes, and identify improvement opportunities;
• Continuous process improvement: Collect and refine business and technical requirements to improve accuracy and streamline operations;
• Risk control and issue resolution: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Conduct checks on bank and acquirer integrations, manage incidents, and troubleshoot processing errors using internal tools;
• Invoice reconciliation: Validate invoices from acquirers, processors, and card schemes, ensuring accuracy in charges and proper revenue attribution.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Technology;
• 3 - 6 years of experience in banking, fintech, or financial services - preferably within payments, operations, or reconciliation;
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Excel, with a strong data-driven mindset;
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI, Tableau);
• Fluency in Italian and English, both written and spoken.

Why you should join Scalapay:

• Attractive packages based on skills and experience, the salary band we have for this position is of EUR 40'000 - 47'000 (Gross Annual Salary);
• International environment with significant challenges to be met every day;
• Lots of opportunities to work with a team of industry tech leaders who are focused on delivering products that offer exceptional user experiences;
• Personalised support to accelerate your professional growth and take ownership of the products you deliver: we want to help you grow!
• Latest technologies and being encouraged to bring your flair to the role.

Recruitment Process:

1. A quick chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members;
2. The first interview with Head of Financial Operations and the Data Team to deep dive into your experiences and better understand your motivation;
3. A case study to test your hard skills;
4. A final chat with Simone (our CEO) where he will share and assess the Scalapay Values