Senior Financial Systems Business Analyst

RICHITHA REDDY

********.*******@*****.*** +1-716-***-**** Open to Relocation

Professional Summary

Sr. Business Analyst with 5+ years of experience supporting full SDLC activities including requirements gathering, functional documentation, UAT coordination, and production support for financial and consumer-facing systems. Excel in bridging business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors through detailed analysis of accounting processes, royalties, forecasting, and deal workflows to deliver aligned solutions. Proficient in creating use cases, test plans, and traceability matrices while utilizing Jira, Confluence, and Power BI to drive project success and resolve issues with minimal business impact. Technical Skills

Languages & Query: SQL, Python, Excel

BI & Visualization: Power BI (PL-300), Tableau Desktop Specialist, KPI Dashboards Data Engineering & Cloud: Snowflake (SnowPro Core), AWS, Data Modeling Business Analysis Tools: Jira, Confluence, Requirements Documentation, Use Cases, UAT Testing, Process Flows Domain & Methodologies: Financial Accounting, Forecasting, Agile, Stakeholder Facilitation, SDLC Professional Experience

Technical Business Analyst May 2025 – Present

Equifax Atlanta, GA

– Authored detailed requirements and use cases for data and financial reporting initiatives supporting Equifax’s consumer and financial services clients, ensuring alignment with business objectives across the SDLC.

– Coordinated user acceptance testing (UAT), functional testing, and issue resolution for production systems, minimizing operational impact through thorough analysis of accounting and royalty-like data processes.

– Facilitated requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders and vendors to document current/future state workflows, deal/contract elements, and forecasting needs for portfolio applications.

– Developed KPI dashboards in Power BI and supported variance analysis to provide timely insights, improving financial reporting accuracy and decision support.

Technical Business Analyst Dec 2019 – Jun 2024

Tech Mahindra Bengaluru, India

– Led requirements definition and documentation for a retail e-commerce client, creating use cases and functional specifications for licensing, forecasting, and product development applications.

– Managed production support, issue analysis, and UAT cycles for a consumer products client, resolving sub-ledger and financial accounting issues while maintaining traceability to business requirements.

– Supported project tracking, test case development, and vendor coordination for a financial services client, delivering status reports and ensuring timely rollout of enhancements.

– Integrated data from multiple systems using SQL and Power BI to support accurate forecasting and reporting, improving stakeholder visibility and process efficiency by 30%. Projects

Loan Default Risk Analysis

– Conducted detailed analysis and built risk scoring models on 50K+ records to support financial forecasting and decision workflows, documenting requirements and test cases for implementation.

– Delivered interactive visualizations and UAT-ready outputs, facilitating stakeholder approval and alignment with accounting and contract management processes.

Sales Performance Analytics Dashboard

– Designed requirements and end-to-end Power BI dashboard for sales forecasting and performance tracking, including drill-down capabilities and KPI standardization.

– Coordinated testing and user training materials to ensure successful rollout, translating business needs into functional specifications for consumer products reporting.

Customer Churn Prediction & Segmentation

– Performed requirements analysis and classification modeling on 70K records to support consumer retention and revenue forecasting strategies.

– Created documentation and process flows to bridge analytical outputs with business operations and licensing-like decision processes.

Certifications

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Coursera Jun 2020 Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) Microsoft Mar 2022 Tableau Desktop Specialist Tableau Sep 2023

Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification Snowflake Nov 2024 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Amazon Web Services Feb 2025 Education

State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Master of Professional Studies (MPS), Data Science and Applications Research Assistant

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