Data Analyst

TAHERA FARHEEN

Data Analyst Excel Reporting & Data Management SQL & Power BI

Saint Paul, MN 612-***-**** **************@*****.*** LinkedIn GitHub Portfolio PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented Data Analyst with 2+ years of experience in data management, record maintenance, and Excel-based reporting across financial and operational environments. Experienced in maintaining and validating high-volume structured datasets, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across internal systems, and delivering timely reports to cross-functional teams including finance, operations, and field staff. At Thomson Reuters, processed 500+ records weekly while maintaining strict data quality standards and supporting compliance reporting workflows. Skilled in Advanced Excel (PivotTables, Power Query, lookup functions), SQL, Power BI, and Tableau, with strong communication skills and a proven ability to collaborate across sales, operations, and administrative teams. Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and committed to maintaining clean, accurate master data that supports business operations, customer account management, and cross-functional reporting needs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Data & Master Data Management

Customer Data Onboarding, Record Maintenance & Updates, Data Integrity Validation, Data Cleaning, Ad-hoc Reporting, KPI Reporting, SAP (Basic Knowledge), ITSM Tools (Basic Exposure) Microsoft Office Suite

Advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Power Query, VBA, Conditional Formatting), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint

BI & Reporting Tools

Power BI, Tableau, Dashboard Design, Executive Reporting, Data Storytelling, Service Reporting Programming & Analytics

SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib), ETL Basics, Workflow Automation AI & Productivity Tools

Claude AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot; AI Agent Creation & Workflow Automation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tax Verification Analyst Thomson Reuters Saint Paul, MN Jan 2026 – Present

• Maintained Excel tracking sheets for 500+ tax and customer-related records weekly — W-2, 1099, and 1098 documents — logging each record's status and keeping the data organized and up to date throughout the verification process.

• Checked tax data for accuracy and completeness before it moved to the next stage, catching missing fields and mismatches early and correcting them in the internal system.

• Recorded updates, corrections, and notes in internal tracking systems to make sure every change was documented and nothing got lost between stages.

• Sent daily and weekly status summaries to supervisors covering how many records were processed, what was still open, and any issues that needed attention.

• Used Excel — PivotTables, VLOOKUP, Power Query, filters — to organize high-volume tax data and keep the tracking sheets clean and easy to work from.

• Collaborated with teammates to resolve data discrepancies and keep the daily workflow moving without backlogs building up.

Data Analyst Quadrant Technologies India India Sep 2023 – Jun 2024

• Maintained and updated workforce and HR datasets in Excel — employee records, headcount, department assignments, and operational data — keeping everything updated as changes came in.

• Built weekly and monthly Excel reports covering HR metrics like headcount, attrition, and department performance, then shared them with HR leads and management on a regular schedule.

• Created Power BI dashboards to give managers a visual view of workforce KPIs, so they could see trends at a glance instead of digging through spreadsheets.

• Used Excel — PivotTables, Power Query, VLOOKUP, conditional formatting — to organize and structure HR data and make recurring reports easier to produce.

• Wrote SQL queries to pull data from internal databases and get it into a format that could feed directly into reports and dashboards.

• Worked with HR and operations teams to understand what they needed in their reports and adjusted the format and content based on their feedback.

Trainee Data Analyst Lead Brands of India India Nov 2022 – Mar 2023

• Organized and updated daily sales and operational records in Excel — logging figures, adding new entries, and keeping the dataset organized so managers had accurate numbers to start each day with.

• Prepared daily and weekly sales performance reports in Excel and sent them to managers, covering key metrics like sales volume, targets, and activity by product line.

• Cleaned incoming sales data to fix duplicate entries, missing values, and formatting issues before the data went into any report.

• Used Excel — PivotTables, VLOOKUP, filters, and sorting — to organize sales records and make it easier to pull numbers by product, region, or time period.

• Helped restructure a recurring weekly report into a reusable template so it didn't have to be rebuilt from scratch every time. PROJECTS

Credit Card Transaction Analytics Dashboard Power BI, SQL, Excel

• Developed an interactive KPI dashboard analyzing revenue trends, transaction volume, customer spending behavior, and card-category performance using SQL and Power BI.

• Used Excel for ad-hoc scenario analysis and formatted summary reports for stakeholder distribution. HR Workforce Analytics Dashboard Tableau, SQL

• Built an interactive workforce analytics dashboard visualizing headcount, attrition trends, salary distribution, and department-level KPIs to support HR reporting and workforce planning decisions.

• Structured and validated underlying datasets using SQL, ensuring clean and accurate data feeding into all dashboard visuals.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Data Analytics

Concordia University, Saint Paul, MN Dec 2025

GPA: 3.50 / 4.0

Bachelor of Business Administration

Osmania University Jun 2023

GPA: 8.59 / 10

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