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Shirin Akbar

Shirin Akbar

Anaheim,CA

Summary

Experienced Business Analyst professional with a demonstrated history of working in the Capital Markets domain. A self-motivated convergent thinker passionate to apply technical expertise in solving business problems and architecting effective solutions. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Diligent worker with strong communication and task prioritization skills.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Synechron US Systems Integration
New York, NY
11.2017 - 04.2018
  • Part of Murex integration team
  • Managed and implemented workflow configuration for various asset classes related to back-office processing
  • Handled development of trade confirmations, payments, and deliverable templates.
  • Participated in requirements meetings to understand business needs.
  • Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
  • Provided technical support for troubleshooting reporting issues.
  • Created source to target data mapping and technical calculations

Associate Consultant

Syntel Inc
San Fransisco, CA
07.2017 - 11.2017


  • Built analysis to clients on current and future state data-centric operating models
  • Collaborated with business-unit leaders to identify and prioritize problems.
  • Documented effective and replicable methods for extracting data and organizing data sources.
  • Liaise with clients to establish and document implementation requirements and develop use cases to document requirements

Business Analyst

Infosys Ltd
India
07.2013 - 06.2017
  • Functioned as a business lead and primary liaison between business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project lifecycle
  • Provided Techno-functional support for ABN AMRO Global Markets FX & Rates, Cross market solutions domain
  • Handled day-to-day operations, back-office support, and interfaces
  • Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
  • Generated ad-hoc reports to evaluate specific business requirements.
  • Conducted change analysis as well as developed the build/deliverable for the business application support team
  • Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
  • Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
  • Assess operational workflow to provide recommendations and manage the implementation of improvements to optimize operational efficiencies
  • Coordinated various teams and users as part of the migration, diagnosing various Murex issues on workflows, liaising with the vendor as necessary of bug fixes and necessary enhancements
  • Worked on financial products: FX, FXD, IRD, Bonds, MM
  • Worked closely with Collateral interface teams
  • Organized customer show sessions, trainings, and interaction
  • Prepared Datamart reports as per the business requirement.
  • Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
  • Generated standard and custom reports to provide insights into business performance.

Education

Master of Science - Information Systems

California State University
Fullerton, CA
08.2022 - 07.2024

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Engineering

Calicut University
India
05.2008 - 07.2012

Skills

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Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner (Scrum Alliance) 2023

Additional Information

  • HONORS AND AWARDS , Rising Star award (ABNAMRO bank) 2014 Outstanding Performance Award (Nehru College of Engineering and Research Center) 2012

Timeline

Master of Science - Information Systems

California State University
08.2022 - 07.2024

Senior Business Analyst

Synechron US Systems Integration
11.2017 - 04.2018

Associate Consultant

Syntel Inc
07.2017 - 11.2017

Business Analyst

Infosys Ltd
07.2013 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Engineering

Calicut University
05.2008 - 07.2012
Shirin Akbar