Faiz Akram

Senior Data Analyst with 7+ years of experience building scalable data solutions in banking, healthcare and Supply chain. Expertise in SQL, Python, and statistical analysis to-extract actionable insights from large-scale datasets. Proven track record of automating manual processes, improving data quality, and driving business decisions through data-driven recommendations. Currently transitioning to Data Science with focus on predictive modelling and ML applications.

Senior Data Analyst - HSBC

(2022-10)

• Integrated and transformed data from 5+ internal and external sources across HSBC platforms, enabling unified financial reporting for 50+ stakeholders.
• Optimized SQL queries and data pipelines, reducing report generation time by 35%, and eliminating manual weekly spreadsheet work (8 hrs/week saved).
• Designed and maintained 4+ interactive Qlik dashboards tracking KPIs, Fraud metrics for senior management visibility.
• Identified recurring data quality issues in financial instruments datasets (funds, SPVs)
• Created automated validation rules reducing data discrepancies by 40%
• Partnered with tech teams to integrate data governance best practices & improving-overall data accuracy and reducing downstream analysis errors.

Senior Data Analyst (Data Quality & Stewardship) - Tech Mahindra

(2021-03 - 2022-07)

• Owned data stewardship for client datasets (millions of records), implementing- cleaning, standardization, and validation processes across data pipelines.
• Analyzed recurring data quality patterns; designed and deployed 25+ automated validation rules and corrective workflows, reducing manual intervention by 45%.
• Performed root cause analysis on data discrepancies across ETL processes; created documentation and knowledge base for team (reduced resolution time by 30%.
• Built structured dashboards and executive presentations for senior leadership,enabling data quality improvements prioritization based on business impact.

Data Analyst & BI Developer - Capgemini

(2018-03 - 2020-08)

• Analyzed Microsoft partnership financial data,performed revenue attribution analysis and root cause analysis on $2M in reporting-discrepancies.
• Developed and maintained 15+ Excel dashboard reports for monthly & yearly business reporting to Microsoft stakeholders.
• Processed and analyzed large datasets (millions of records); identified patterns in data exports; reduced data processing errors by 35% through automation and validation logic.
• Communicated data insights to senior management through visual analytics and, executive dashboards.

Analyst (Data Operations) - GlobalLogic

(2017-03 - 2018-02)

• Managed large-scale data categorization and quality assurance tasks.
• Developed process documentation and quality control procedures.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and compliance

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering - West Bengal University of Technology