Pooja Sivakumaran
Bellevue
Summary
Business Performance & Insights Analyst with 4.5+ years of experience at Finastra delivering PMO support, resource management, and data-driven business insights. Experienced in leading a team of 6, guiding and mentoring team members while ensuring project objectives and performance goals are met. Proven ability to partner with project managers to plan and govern projects, build executive dashboards, and support monthly and quarterly performance reviews. Recognized for strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and influence outcomes in complex, cross-functional environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Performance & Insight Analyst
Finastra
Bengaluru, India
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Automated the monthly financial closure process by streamlining data consolidation, validation, and reporting, reducing cycle time from 8 hours to 2 hours (75% improvement) and saving ~6 hours per month.
- Implemented standardized validation checks and reporting workflows for a 25+ member team, reducing manual errors by 20% and achieving 100% on-time reporting, improving stakeholder satisfaction.
- Eliminated repetitive manual tasks through process optimization, increasing team efficiency and enabling greater focus on analysis, decision-making, and strategic planning.
- Led a team of 6 members by establishing structured workflows, clarifying roles, and monitoring progress, improving productivity, accountability, and collaboration.
- Fostered a results-driven team environment through clear communication and guidance, ensuring consistent on-time delivery of project milestones and high-quality outcomes.
- Strengthened process adherence and quality controls, reducing errors by 35% and improving consistency of deliverables.
- Collaborated with product teams using Aha! and Kantata to support project planning, create annual project structures, and prepare capitalization reports, enabling accurate timesheet tracking and work capitalization.
- Developed dashboards to improve financial reporting and compliance, ensuring transparency in project costs and resource utilization.
- Strengthened coordination between product and finance teams through weekly business reviews, improving project tracking, resource allocation, and on-time delivery.
- Supported KPI tracking, project health monitoring, and resource onboarding; streamlined contract extensions.
- Reduced project ramp-up delays and improved overall PMO efficiency.
Business Performance & Insight Associate
Finastra
Bengaluru, India
01.2021 - 09.2024
- Improved efficiency in project planning, timesheet tracking, and user access management.
- Collaborated with product teams using Aha! and Kantata to prepare capitalization reports, create annual projects, manage bulk app access, remove deactivated users, and create dedicated workspaces for product owners.
- Enabled accurate timesheet tracking, streamlined work capitalization, and saved significant administrative time while improving project planning efficiency.
Intern
The Organic World
Bengaluru, India
09.2020 - 10.2020
- Analyzed sales trends and created comparative reports to identify business insights.
Intern
Innovation Investment Private Ltd
Bengaluru, India
03.2020 - 04.2020
- Applied Excel and basic accounting skills during internship, performing data analysis, reconciliations, financial record updates, and preparation of simple reports.
Education
Master of Commerce (M. Com) -
Surana College
Bengaluru, India01-2020
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
Surana College
Bengaluru, India01-2018
Skills
- Power BI & Dashboarding
- PSA tools (Kimble, OpenAir, NetSuite, SFDC)
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Resource & Financial Management
- Process Automation & Optimization
- Raising Requisitions and Resource hiring
- Contract onboarding and Contract extensions
Certification
- Team Leadership Certification, Completed
- Excel Training (Advanced), Completed
- PowerBI Certification, Completed
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, In Progress
Timeline
Business Performance & Insight Analyst
Finastra
09.2024 - 05.2025
Business Performance & Insight Associate
Finastra
01.2021 - 09.2024
Intern
The Organic World
09.2020 - 10.2020
Intern
Innovation Investment Private Ltd
03.2020 - 04.2020
Master of Commerce (M. Com) -
Surana College
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
Surana College