Risk & Data Analytics Professional with Tableau Expertise

Balaji Murugadoss

Dallas,TX 469-***-**** ***********@***.*** linkedin.com/in/ba-la/ github.com/Balaji-Murugadoss EXPERIENCE

Goldman Sachs (Contract)Dallas, TX

Risk and Data analyst Aug 2025 - Present

● Reconciled large datasets for 20,000 inherent risks during RCSA execution, improving data driven analysis and visualized using tableau based on risk severity, business unit and risk classification

● Automated the issue management process using Alteryx by mapping issues with Action Plans (RAP) and resolution timelines, and visualized insights in Tableau, which enhanced issue management metrics

● Supported and performed risk evaluation and mitigation success after control placement to analyze the firm's risk appetite and presented the result to leadership for current and potential future risks Ernst & Young Chennai, IN

Advanced Associate Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

● Executed audit procedure, including Journal entry testing with ETL & SAP System, to conduct documentation during a demerger of portfolio with 200+ subsidiaries for year end reporting

● Designed a Tableau dashboard leveraging the 112 Cash Workbook data and incorporating Gestalt Principles, resulting in improved trend visualization and increased audit efficiency by 30%

● Streamlined financial analysis by developing custom queries to conduct Test of details on complex financial data sets during a major demerger to evaluate the currency translation value Associate Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

● Enhanced financial modeling in interactive spreadsheets (Excel, Power, Tableau) to create a standardized financial statement checklist that aligns with US GAAP was later adapted firmwide

● Investigated journal entries for maintaining transactional data validation by performing detailed testing over 1200 transactions from different entities by incorporating a data snipper, which mitigated financial risk

● Reduced minutes review time by 40% by summarizing insights from 130+ meetings using Generative AI EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business Dallas, TX Master of Science in Business Analytics May 2025

University of Madras, DG Vaishnav College Chennai, IN Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Skills: Python, SQL,SAP, Agile, R, Advanced Excel, Tableau, JIRA, PowerBI, Alteryx, Databricks, UAT Certifications: New Models of Business in Society (UVA Darden), Advanced Corporate Strategy (IIMB), Digital Marketing (Google), Emotional Intelligence (IIT)

In Progress: Certified Management Accountant, AI prompt engineering, Data Engineering (via Data Camp) ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Data Testing & Modeling (Capstone Project) - Dallas Zoo & SMU Cox School Of Business Jan 2025 – May 2025

● Developed and tested multiple strategies (A/B testing, multivariate testing, holdout testing) using Python and R to identify high-impact factors influencing survey participation and drive response rate uplift

● Performed statistical hypothesis testing, test vs control comparisons, and lift analysis to evaluate models CRUD Model App Development (Deliverease) - SMU Cox School Of Business Oct 2024 - Nov 2024

● Designed and developed a logistics application using SQL Workbench, R Shiny, and Docker, integrating CRUD models (Create, Read, Update, Delete) to cater to stakeholders from manufacturer to end consumer.

● Enabled manufacturers to track production, consumers to track deliveries, and platform owners to automate inventory updates, creating a unified platform for all with restrictions to permitted data with AI Integration YouTubers' Income Analysis - SMU Cox School Of Business Nov 2024 - Dec 2024

● Designed an interactive Tableau dashboard to analyze YouTubers' income trends across industries and countries, identifying high-income sectors like technology, gaming, and top-performing regions, and created interactive visualizations to reveal income disparities and growth opportunities for creators. Hotel Subscription Rate Prediction (Hackathon) - SMU Cox School Of Business Nov 2024 – Dec 2024

● Built and evaluated a classification model with KNIME and Python to predict hotel subscription rate using Tripadvisor data, achieving high AUC scores by optimizing hidden layer nodes using a neural network model

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