Professional Summary
Business analyst with 8 years of experience in finance and accounting environments, specialising in financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and budget forecasting. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to improve close cycles and reduce audit findings. Utilises data visualisation and analysis tools to drive decision-making and ensure SOX compliance.
Skills
- Scrum
- Agile
- Communication
- Jira
- Azure
- Stakeholder Management
- Excel
- Confluence
- GO
- SQL
- Tableau
- Data Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Forecasting
Experience
Senior Business Analyst — Luxoft
- Prepared quarterly financial statements for $150M revenue business unit with zero audit adjustments.
- Identified cost savings of 12% through expense categorisation workshops with department heads.
- Improved forecasting accuracy by 18% using rolling twelve-month models and scenario planning.
- Managed budgets of $75M across five operational regions with variance reporting dashboards.
- Led cross-functional SOX compliance efforts, resolving findings within two quarters.
Business Systems Analyst — Luxoft India
- Automated month-end close tasks, reducing cycle time from ten days to six.
- Implemented budgeting software that improved departmental forecasting fidelity by 22%.
- Facilitated workshops to align finance, ops, and IT on shared KPIs and reporting needs.
- Developed Tableau dashboards that visualised $100M P&L and cash flow assumptions.
- Coordinated quarterly audit prep, resulting in clean reviews from external auditors.
Senior Business Analyst — YASH Technologies
- Supported $200M revenue clients with financial analysis that informed pricing and cost-cutting decisions.
- Created compliance checklists that improved SOX readiness and reduced control deficiencies.
- Mentored junior analysts on Excel modelling and variance analysis best practices.
- Collaborated with treasury on cash flow projections that supported credit facility renewals.
- Presented findings to executive leadership, linking analysis to strategic investment choices.
Education
MBA
University of Florida
Certifications
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
- Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
Languages
English, Hindi