Business Analyst Intelligence

Kanishka Singh

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PROFILE

Results-driven Business Analyst and Finance Professional with over 2.5 years of combined experience in business intelligence, financial analysis, and investment banking. Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining performance dashboards, mining actionable insights, and delivering data-driven solutions across utilities, financial services, and operational domains. Skilled in financial modeling, valuation, quantitative analysis, and advanced analytics using Python, SQL, Power BI, and Excel. Adept at collaborating with stakeholders, simplifying complex business problems, and implementing scalable automated processes to drive operational excellence. Holds advanced degrees in Quantitative Finance and Business Administration, complemented by CFA Level 1 and SEBI licenses. EDUCATION

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Masters in Quantitative Finance

Relevant Coursework: Financial Planning and Portfolio Management; Data Analysis; Stochastic Calculus; Probability Theory 05/2024 New York

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Masters in Business Administration (Finance)

06/2020 Mumbai, India

Relevant Coursework: Investment Banking, Security Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Analysis for Decision Making, Financial Accounting, Fixed Income Securities

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Northeast Shared Services

Business Analyst

06/2020 Mumbai, India

06/2024 – Present Albany

Designed, developed, and maintained ongoing metrics, reports, and interactive dashboards tracking key business drivers, including utility usage

(electricity, gas, propane, water) and store-level financial services, which involved streamlining reporting workflows to deliver highly accurate and timely forecast for the top management.

Mined insights from operational and financial datasets, transforming them into actionable items that informed decision-making in areas such as cost optimization, service performance, and resource allocation. Partnered with stakeholders to simplify complex business problems into clear, logic-based analytical questions, enabling effective feature prioritization and solution design including implementation of a new payment system reducing the interchange expense by 21%. Developed KPI dashboards for services including ATM, Coinstar, Western Union, Lottery etc. enabling leadership to track performance in real time improving visibility into revenue streams and operational efficiency. Automated daily reporting processes for Western Union Money Orders and Money Transfers with focus on transaction volumes, commissions and profitability reducing manual effort and ensuring data accuracy. Collaborated with the merchandising team to develop an inventory monitoring dashboard in Power BI, leveraging the inventory days ratio to guide spending decisions, with a key focus on managing perishable goods. RBSA Advisors LLP

Investment Banking Analyst

07/2020 – 09/2021 New Delhi, India

Collected and Analyzed Financial Data for evaluation of the quality of earnings, Working Capital, Net Debt, and Sector Specific KPIs using various financial modeling techniques in MS-Excel and presented the outcomes to clients and my superiors showcasing excellent public speaking skills. Spearheaded the valuation of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. which is a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India and our firm acted as transaction advisors in the strategic stake sale of ~$450 Million. Prepared pitch decks, Information Memorandums, Industry Reports and other client presentation documents for disinvestment of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. for the Finance Ministry under the Government of India highlighting my reliability and attention to detail. Led the Insolvency team of 20 for the liquidation of JVL Agro Industries Ltd. which used to be one of the biggest edible oil manufacturing companies in North India with a revenue of ~$500 Million by preparing Information Memorandums and communicating with CXOs of companies like PepsiCo India, Cargill Inc. etc. demonstrating strong leadership skills. Assisted many Private Equity and Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds like Sequoia Capital, Blackstone, SAMENA Capital, Tiger Global etc. for expanding their portfolio of stressed assets.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Realized Volatility Prediction 10/2023 – 02/2024

Predicted the Realized volatility of Bitcoin Prices using various techniques, namely baseline models (Mean Baseline, Random Naive Forecasting), time series analysis (GARCH, TARCH, GJR GARCH) and LSTM. Prediction of Loan Approval 04/2023 – 05/2023

Created a model for predicting whether the loan will be approved or not based on factors such as Educational Background, Credit History, Number of Dependents, Income etc.

Compared the efficiency of 5 ML Models: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Gradient Boosting, Decision Trees, KNN. Employed various data pre-processing techniques such as data upscaling, handling missing values, removing outliers etc. SKILLS

Technical Skills: Python (Packages: Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit Learn), Tableau, PowerBI, Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access), Azure, AWS, Data Analysis, Machine Learning. Financial Modelling and Technical Analysis, Google Workspace, Data Structures and Algorithms, SQL, Data Analysis and Business Intelligence. Statistical Skills: Regression Models (Linear/Logistical), K-Means Clustering, A/B Testing, Time Series Analysis, Forecasting Techniques, Segmentation and Classification.

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