Senior Data Analyst - Payments

Rippling’s Payments Data & Analytics team is seeking a Senior Data Analyst (Internal title: Data Scientist) to build analytics and reporting across the payments money-movement lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, accounting, financial partnerships, and product teams to analyze and account for billions of dollars moving through the Rippling payments platform
• Perform full-cycle analyses using SQL, Python, and other scripting/statistical tools
• Develop real-time metrics dashboards to track key financial and operating levers
• Monitor payment flows across systems, banks, processors, and inter-company accounts
• Run daily account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies to resolution
• Address emerging financial issues by summarizing facts and providing recommendations for timely resolution
• Work with stakeholders (Accounting, Compliance, Treasury, etc.) to understand reporting and reconciliation requirements and build scalable solutions for automation
• Support internal tool development and/or third-party tool implementation for reporting and reconciliation workflows
• Document reconciliation processes and procedures comprehensively
• Deliver data and reporting solutions for month-end close, regulatory and compliance reporting, and Internal and External Audit reporting
• Present findings and recommendations through clear, concise presentations and reports

Requirements

• Master’s degree or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Econ, Math, Business Analytics, or a related field
• 4+ years applying analytics engineering, analysis, modeling, and/or exploratory analysis to large datasets
• Experience in payments processing, quote-to-cash, or financial reporting is preferred
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL, and reporting tools including Snowflake, Tableau, dbt, and Dagster
• Extensive SQL experience across the data science development lifecycle (initial analysis, model development through deployment)
• Experience collaborating with engineering, finance, and accounting teams to identify data needs and build automated reporting pipelines
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders and senior leadership, including C-suite
• Bonus: Experience with general accounting principles, the general ledger close process, and regulatory compliance

Technologies

• SQL
• Python
• Snowflake
• Tableau
• dbt
• Dagster

Compensation & Location

• Location: New York, NY (onsite)
• Salary: USD 114,000 - 190,000 per year

Benefits

• Competitive salary + benefits + equity
• Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process

Company Information

Rippling provides one place to run HR, IT, and Finance, bringing together workforce systems such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers.

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

To request a reasonable accommodation, email [email protected].

Rippling values in-office collaboration; for office-based employees, working in the office at least three days a week is considered an essential function of the role under current policy.