Data Analyst Business

Ruthika Reddy

Business Data Analyst

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Business Data Analyst with 4+ years of experience improving operational efficiency and financial performance through data-driven insights. Automated 65% of reporting workflows using SQL and Power BI, reducing turnaround time by 50%. Built predictive models for churn and revenue with over 82% accuracy, supporting high-impact decision-making. Designed 40+ executive dashboards and defined KPIs across finance and operations teams. Proficient in SQL, Python, Tableau, Excel, and end-to-end data pipeline development. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Data Analyst FIS Global Jun 2023 — Present

• Automated financial and operational reporting pipelines, reducing manual processing time by 60% and improving report accuracy across cross-functional teams.

• Conducted root cause analysis on revenue leakage across 4 global business units, identifying inefficiencies that led to a $2.5M recovery in under 6 months.

• Designed and deployed SQL-based dashboards in Power BI that reduced stakeholder decision latency by 35%, enabling real-time KPI monitoring.

• Spearheaded integration of external market data sources with internal risk models, improving predictive accuracy by 18% in quarterly forecasting.

• Optimized ETL workflows for large-scale client data, cutting data refresh cycles by 40% and reducing storage overhead by 22%.

• Collaborated with compliance and product teams to build automated audit trails, ensuring 100% adherence to SOX and GDPR regulations.

• Developed Python scripts to flag anomalies in credit risk datasets, increasing detection rate of outliers and fraud indicators by 31%.

• Led A/B testing across 6 product lines using statistical modelling, driving a 12% uplift in client engagement and feature adoption. Business Analyst Symtrax Mar 2020 — Jul 2022

• Streamlined invoice lifecycle management by implementing custom workflow automation, reducing processing time by 45% and cutting manual errors by 70%.

• Consolidated 120+ fragmented data sources into a unified reporting model using SQL and Excel Power Query, improving data accessibility and consistency across departments.

• Defined and tracked 40+ operational KPIs for logistics and finance teams, enabling a 25% improvement in SLA adherence and delivery accuracy.

• Executed cross-system data validation between SAP and third-party platforms, achieving 99.8% data integrity in quarterly audits.

• Designed interactive dashboards using Tableau and embedded analytics, reducing ad-hoc reporting requests by 58% and empowering non-technical users.

• Facilitated requirement elicitation sessions with 6 stakeholder groups, driving successful deployment of 3 enterprise reporting modules within deadline and budget.

• Created a variance analysis framework for monthly financial statements, leading to $1.1M cost optimization across procurement and overhead categories.

PROJECTS

1. Revenue Leak Detection & Optimization in Transaction Workflows:

• Recovered $2.3M in revenue by identifying mismatches in transaction records through SQL-based reconciliation and anomaly detection across 4 global systems.

• Improved billing cycle accuracy by 31% and SLA compliance by 22% by standardizing data models and automating real-time dashboards in Power BI.

2. Cross- Platform Log Analysis for Threat Detection and Incident Reporting.

• Reduced incident response time by 30% and false positives by 40% through automated log analysis and anomaly scoring using structured parsing and KPI dashboards.

• Detected 150+ critical security threats in 3 months by implementing unified log schema and data models for cross-system pattern identification.

EDUCATION

MS in Business Analytics Information & Communication Technology, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield Sep 2022 – Dec 2023 B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance, Rayalaseema University, India Jun 2018 – Aug 2021 TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Business Intelligence & Reporting: SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Excel Power Query, Pivot Tables, SLA Tracking

• Data Analysis & Forecasting: A/B Testing, Revenue Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Churn Prediction, Root Cause Analysis

• ETL & Data Integration: ETL Workflow Optimization, Data Modelling, SAP Integration, SQL Server

• Process Automation: Python, Pandas, VBA Macros, Workflow Optimization, Data Refresh Automation

• Compliance & Documentation: SOX, GDPR, Audit Trail Automation, Process Documentation

• Project Delivery & Tools: Agile, JIRA, Confluence, Power BI Service, Tableau Server

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