Business Analyst Power Bi

Habeebunnisa Syeda Business Analyst Data Analyst

Bridgeport, CT +1-203-***-**** **************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/habeebunnisa-syeda/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Business Analyst with 3+ years of progressive experience in gathering business requirements, analyzing data, and building BI reporting solutions that drive strategic decision-making across healthcare, retail, and finance sectors. Proven expertise in transforming complex data into actionable insights using tools like SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Python. Strong collaborator with Agile teams and cross-functional stakeholders, focused on optimizing processes and ensuring regulatory compliance (HIPAA, SOX, GDPR). TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Analysis & Documentation: Business Requirements Gathering, BRD, FRD, SRS, RTM, User Stories, Use Cases, Process Flows, Gap Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis, SWOT, Impact & Risk Assessments

Project & Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, MS SharePoint, Rational ClearQuest, JAD Sessions

Data Analysis & BI Tools: Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, VBA, Advanced Charts), SQL (Snowflake, BigQuery), Python (Pandas, NumPy)

Testing & QA: UAT Planning & Execution, Test Case Design, HP Quality Center, Defect Tracking, Traceability Matrix

Design & Prototyping: Microsoft Visio, Figma – for wireframes, process mapping, and UX mockups

Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, SDLC

Domain & Compliance Knowledge: Healthcare Regulations (HIPAA, SOX), Risk & Audit Reporting

Soft Skills: Stakeholder Engagement, Verbal & Written Communication, Time Management, Problem Solving, Negotiation, Leadership, Presentation Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Data Analyst Humana, Connecticut, USA Aug 2024 – Present

Collaborated with business units and technical teams to gather, document, and analyze over 200 requirements for compliance dashboards and regulatory reporting related to healthcare claims and provider data.

Designed, developed, and maintained 15+ interactive Power BI dashboards, resulting in a 30% reduction in manual reporting efforts and improved visibility into operational KPIs and patient care outcomes.

Conducted in-depth data analysis using SQL (Snowflake) to validate metrics, identify anomalies, and generate ad hoc reports that supported executive decision-making for over $5M in claims data.

Led the documentation and implementation of UAT test cases, resulting in a 95% defect closure rate prior to production deployment, and improved cross-functional QA efficiency.

Spearheaded gap analysis to identify inefficiencies in legacy reporting systems and proposed solutions that improved report accuracy by 40% and reduced SLA breaches by 20%.

Worked directly with compliance teams to ensure all reporting and data workflows met HIPAA and SOX audit requirements, maintaining 100% audit readiness.

Facilitated weekly Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint reviews), enhancing project delivery timelines by 15% through continuous collaboration with developers and QA teams.

Business Analyst (Reporting Analyst) Hexaware Technologies, India Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

Acted as primary liaison between retail clients and internal BI teams to gather business needs and translate them into comprehensive BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria using JIRA and Confluence.

Created and deployed 20+ Power BI and Tableau dashboards for real-time tracking of sales, promotions, and inventory—resulting in a 25% improvement in product stock optimization.

Extracted and analyzed large datasets using SQL (PostgreSQL, Snowflake), reducing data retrieval time by 35% through query optimization and data modeling.

Conducted stakeholder workshops and interviews to define KPIs and gather feedback, increasing stakeholder satisfaction by 20% within 6 months.

Performed data validation and reconciliation across systems, identifying discrepancies that previously led to $100K in annual reporting errors.

Supported Agile sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, leading to 15% faster project delivery across two consecutive quarters. Business Analyst Prop Technology, India Apr 2021 – May 2022

Collaborated with users to identify 20+ process inefficiencies, converting them into actionable development tasks to enhance internal operations.

Designed Excel-based prototypes and dashboards for visualizing key metrics, cutting manual calculations by 50% and speeding up operational decision-making.

Participated in UAT planning and test execution by designing test cases, contributing to a 95% test pass rate in the initial release.

Conducted competitor and market analysis using internal and secondary data, driving product enhancements that increased feature adoption by 15%.

Supported Agile teams in daily stand-ups and retrospectives, contributing to an iterative delivery model that reduced turnaround time by 20%.

Standardized processes by creating reusable templates for requirements, meeting notes, and test cases—now used for onboarding and internal audits.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Business Analytics Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, CT, USA Bachelor of Commerce in Computer Applications Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India

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