Akin Lekan

Senior Business Analyst with nine years of experience delivering enterprise software implementations, financial systems enhancements, data migration initiatives, and business process optimization across complex environments. Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation consultants to gather requirements, configure business solutions, support data migrations, and drive successful system deployments. Experienced in translating complex financial and operational workflows into functional specifications, user stories, process maps, configuration documentation, and UAT plans.

Strong background supporting client implementations, legacy system modernization, reporting improvements, software configuration, stakeholder training, and cross-functional delivery using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST - WATERFALL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING PARTNERS

(2021-01)

• Led discovery workshops with executive sponsors, finance teams, and operational stakeholders to document business requirements for enterprise software implementation projects.
• Produced Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS), process flows, and user stories supporting complex financial system implementations.
• Partnered with clients to analyze existing workflows and define future-state business processes that improved operational efficiency and reporting capabilities.
• Supported migration of financial and operational data from legacy applications into modern enterprise platforms through detailed mapping, transformation validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborated with solution architects and developers to translate business requirements into configurable application functionality.
• Developed data mapping documentation supporting import/export interfaces between enterprise applications and third-party systems.
• Coordinated User Acceptance Testing by preparing test scenarios, validating migrated data, documenting defects, and confirming business readiness.
• Used SQL to validate migrated datasets, reconcile financial information, and investigate production issues.
• Created Power BI dashboards that improved visibility into operational KPIs, implementation progress, and business performance.
• Facilitated Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, requirement walkthroughs, and stakeholder demonstrations.
• Worked closely with QA teams to validate software enhancements before production deployment.
• Delivered end-user training sessions and developed implementation guides supporting successful client adoption.
• Coordinated issue resolution across technical teams, business stakeholders, and implementation consultants.
• Produced executive status reports highlighting project milestones, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Supported multiple concurrent implementation projects while consistently meeting delivery timelines.

TECHNICAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST - CAPITAL ONE

(2019-06 - 2021-12)

• Gathered and analyzed business requirements supporting enterprise financial applications.
• Conducted workflow assessments to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Documented business rules, functional requirements, and process diagrams.
• Supported software implementation activities throughout the SDLC.
• Performed SQL analysis to validate reporting accuracy and troubleshoot production issues.
• Assisted with enterprise reporting initiatives using Power BI and Excel.
• Created reconciliation reports supporting financial data accuracy.
• Coordinated UAT activities with business stakeholders.
• Maintained project documentation using Jira and Confluence.
• Supported integration testing across multiple enterprise applications.
• Worked with technical teams to resolve defects and enhance application functionality.
• Developed training materials and facilitated user knowledge transfer sessions.
• Monitored project risks and implementation issues.
• Assisted in data migration validation and reporting.
• Supported Agile delivery across multiple releases.

BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST - ATRIUM

(2018-02 - 2019-05)

• Facilitated requirements gathering workshops with business users and technical teams.
• Documented business requirements, workflows, and functional specifications.
• Supported financial reporting initiatives through detailed data analysis.
• Performed process mapping and business process improvement activities.
• Assisted with enterprise application implementations and enhancements.
• Prepared UAT plans, test cases, and execution reports.
• Conducted data validation and reconciliation using SQL and Excel.
• Collaborated with developers to clarify business requirements.
• Created dashboards supporting business performance reporting.
• Participated in sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions.
• Produced implementation documentation and training guides.
• Assisted with change management activities during software deployments.
• Supported issue management and production support.
• Maintained project artifacts in Jira and Confluence.
• Delivered stakeholder presentations and project updates.

Master of Science - Finance - Boston College, Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Science - Financial Economics - University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom