Data Analyst: Payment Operations & Insights Specialist

AASHNA SHARAN

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Data Analyst with hands-on experience in payment operations, transaction monitoring, dashboard development, and process automation. Strong background in stakeholder management and translating data into actionable business insights. SKILLSET

Technical Skills: Advanced SQL (Joins, Aggregations, Data Validation), Python, Power BI (DAX), Advanced Excel

(Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Forecasting)

Tools: Power BI, Excel, Jira, Figma, Google Colab / Jupyter Techniques & Domain: Payment Transaction Monitoring, Intraday Performance Tracking, Data Reconciliation, Exception Handling, Variance Trend Analysis, Workflow Automation, Stakeholder Management, Business Requirement Documentation, KPI Dashboarding, CRM, Salesforce, Digital Marketing WORK EXPERIENCE

Payment Analyst, Vidyuttech, Bangalore, India Sep 2025 – Jan 2026

• Monitored high-volume payment transaction data to ensure accuracy, operational continuity, and financial data integrity across multiple financial partners.

• Performed intraday data validation, exception handling, and transaction reconciliation to minimize reconciliation gaps and operational risks.

• Analyzed daily transaction volumes and trends to identify anomalies and support operational planning and workload decisions.

• Developed Excel and Power BI dashboards to track payment volumes, processing delays, turnaround times, and key operational KPIs.

• Conducted variance analysis and proactively communicated actionable insights to stakeholders for issue resolution and process improvement.

Trainee Manager, Sales Partners, Bangalore, India March 2025 – Aug 2025

• Monitored daily performance metrics and operational KPIs for a sales team to ensure productivity and adherence to service standards.

• Built Excel-based tracking sheets for attendance, productivity, and exception handling.

• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to drive daily targets and operational efficiency. Assistant Software Developer (Trainee), Lexicon Consultants Pvt Ltd, Ranchi, India Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

• Streamlined pathology laboratory workflows by integrating department selection, appointment scheduling, and automated bill/voucher generation.

• Engineered a post-registration sample analysis system for physicians to review patient history and generate digital medical reports.

• Automated data handling and reporting processes, significantly improving operational efficiency and scalability. CERTIFICATIONS

• Google GenAI Essentials - Coursera (May 2026)

• Mastering Business Analysis, Scrum and JIRA for Development – Udemy (March 2026)

• Design and Develop a Website using Figma and CSS – Coursera (Jan 2023) EDUCATION

• B.Tech Computer Science Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

2020 – 2024 GPA: 7.15/10

LANGUAGES

• English: Professional

• Hindi: Native

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