Fraz Akhtar
@frazakhtar
Senior Business Data Analyst specializing in AML, risk, and regulatory data engineering.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Business Data Analyst with 8+ years in banking, transforming complex financial data into actionable strategies that improve AML detection, risk management, and customer profitability. I bridge Compliance, Risk, and Technology to deliver scalable data solutions and regulatory readiness.
I specialize in AML transaction monitoring optimization, Spark ETL pipeline engineering, Databricks statistical analysis, and Collibra-based data governance. I have driven significant false-positive reductions in Actimize, created unified customer Golden Records via MDM, and prepared datasets for DFAST/CCAR stress testing.
I design executive dashboards and translate analytical findings into business requirements, enabling better investigation prioritization and operational savings. I lead UAT, author BRDs and Agile user stories, and partner with Data Science to refine features for fraud and segmentation models.
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CIExtracted and standardized KYC/CDD and transaction data using Spark ETL and Databricks to tune Actimize scenarios, reducing false positives and improving AML alert quality; documented data lineage in Collibra to support regulatory audits and exam readiness.
Business Data Analyst
First Horizon Bank
May 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 2 months)
Led data mapping and ingestion of real-time transactional data into a cloud DWH, defined business rules for advisor surveillance and customer segmentation, and implemented offer suppression logic that reduced risk exposure 20%.
Data Analyst
M&T Bank
Feb 2019 - Apr 2021 (2 years 2 months)
Built ETL pipelines and a unified customer golden record from CBS, CRM, and LOS data to support profitability models and regulatory reporting, and delivered Tableau dashboards to drive cross-sell and retention strategies.
TIPrepared LOS and CBS datasets for regulatory stress testing (FR Y-14Q) and automated ETL and reconciliation workflows to improve data quality and reduce reporting cycle time by 20%.
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