Senior Financial Analyst / Risk and Controls Specialist at Experience in multiple Banks
July 1, 2013 - March 4, 2024• Data Storytelling and Executive Insight: Translated complex financial and operational datasets into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership, enabling data-driven strategic decisions.
• Power BI Dashboard Development: Built and maintained interactive dashboards using Power BI and DAX to visualise portfolio performance, customer trends and risk indicators.
• Deep-Dive Performance Analysis: Led analysis of product, channel and customer segment performance to identify growth opportunities, emerging risks and efficiency improvements.
• Scalable Data Modelling: Developed Excel Power Query and SQL-based data models to automate validation and reporting workflows, reducing manual effort by 83% while improving insight reliability and repeatability.
• Commercial Insight Delivery: Analysed market conditions, competitor behaviour and customer trends to assess business impact and recommend strategic actions.
• Executive-Ready Reporting: Prepared concise, governance-ready reports and commentary for senior stakeholders, Risk Committees and Board-style forums, highlighting trends, exceptions and required actions over raw metrics.
• Stakeholder Advisory: Partnered with senior leaders, Risk and Operations teams to align analytical outputs with strategic priorities, influencing prioritisation and driving commercial outcomes.
• Customer and Portfolio Insights: Analysed customer behaviour, portfolio performance and repayment patterns to identify opportunities for improved outcomes, operational efficiency and commercial growth.
• Data Integration and Quality: Combined internal transactional data with external market indicators using SQL and Python (pandas) to generate holistic, commercially focused insights.
• Continuous Improvement: Identified opportunities to enhance reporting processes, data models and insight delivery.