Payments Analyst - RiseGuide

Skelar AS

Job Overview

Location

Kyiv

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary owner of RiseGuide’s payment infrastructure, driving optimization of payment success rates through data-driven analysis and technical improvements.
• Analyze and identify growth opportunities to enhance payment routing efficiency, reduce friction, and increase conversion across global payment channels.
• Design and execute A/B tests to optimize monetization strategies, payment flow configurations, and tax burden reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and improve key business risk metrics including VAMP, fraud rate, and dispute rate through systematic analysis and process refinement.
• Implement new commercial and technical payment solutions to improve service quality, reduce processing costs, and support scalable global growth.
• Build and maintain complex financial models to forecast revenue, assess payment performance, and evaluate ROI of payment-related initiatives.
• Work extensively with large datasets using Excel/Google Sheets and leverage SQL and Tableau for advanced analytics and visualization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, finance, and legal teams to align payment strategy with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks in payment workflows and initiate changes that lead to measurable improvements in operational efficiency and revenue outcomes.
• Take full ownership of payment operations, making autonomous decisions with accountability for business impact and financial results.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders, advocating for data-backed changes that drive commercial success.
• Stay updated on global payment trends, regulatory shifts, and emerging PSP technologies to ensure RiseGuide’s infrastructure remains competitive and compliant.
• Contribute to the scaling of payment systems to support rapid user growth, with a focus on reliability, cost-efficiency, and user experience.
• Act as a strategic partner in the expansion of RiseGuide’s business model, translating financial insights into actionable initiatives that fuel revenue growth.
• Embrace a founder mindset: thrive in ambiguity, build systems from scratch, and drive results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Champion a culture of bold experimentation, where ideas are rigorously tested, refined, and scaled based on data—not assumptions.
• Work within a globally distributed team with offices in Kyiv and Warsaw, collaborating across time zones to support international payment operations.
• Contribute to SKELAR’s broader mission by supporting initiatives that rebuild Ukraine through the SKELAR Foundation, aligning professional work with social impact.

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in analytics, auditing (Big4), corporate finance, investment management, or payments
• Proven ability to build complex financial models and work with Excel/Google Sheets and large datasets
• Experience with SQL and Tableau is a significant advantage
• Understanding of payment processing (MIDs, PSPs, chargebacks, routing) is a plus, but ability to quickly learn new systems is essential
• Demonstrated experience managing business processes, identifying growth opportunities, and implementing ROI-positive initiatives
• Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort building systems from zero and scaling them rapidly

🏖️ Benefits

• Access to SKELAR Platform with dedicated support in Legal, Finance, HR, IT, and Talent Acquisition
• Exclusive educational programs including management schools, AI intensives, and professional clubs
• Opportunity to contribute to the SKELAR Foundation’s humanitarian projects rebuilding Ukraine
• Work in inspiring, well-equipped spaces with gyms, climbing walls, green zones, and libraries
• Exposure to top-tier founders and specialists across SKELAR’s portfolio of global consumer tech businesses
• Culture of bold experimentation, high ownership, and collective success

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About Skelar AS

Skelar provides cloud-based ERP and MES software for manufacturing companies, focusing on production planning, inventory control, quality management, and shop-floor data capture. The platform integrates with machines, sensors, accounting, and e-commerce systems to give real-time visibility into orders, materials, capacity, and costs. Targeting small to mid-sized factories in Europe, Skelar offers low-code customization, mobile apps, and open APIs. Founded in 2018 in Oslo, the company serves discrete manufacturers seeking to digitize operations without large consulting projects.

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