Manikandan Balusamy
@manikandanbalusamy
Business Intelligence Engineer specializing in Power BI, Python, and SQL.
What I'm looking for
I am a Business Intelligence Engineer with 12+ years of experience in banking and financial services, focused on turning complex data into actionable insights using Power BI, Python, and SQL.
I have led teams and delivered production-grade BI solutions—automating ETL pipelines, building large-scale dashboards for 1M+ daily transactions, and implementing reporting frameworks that improved accuracy and turnaround.
My work has driven measurable business outcomes: workflow time savings, improved prediction accuracy with NLP models, reduced fraud, and substantial cost and efficiency gains through automation and governance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Business Intelligence Engineer
Shakthi Computer Training Center
Nov 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Automated data cleaning and reporting, designed Power BI dashboards for sales, finance, and inventory that enabled 25% faster decisions and improved reporting efficiency by 35%. Developed Python NLP models for loan collection risk analysis, increasing risk prediction accuracy by 20%.
Senior Developer - Data & Visualization
Hexaware Technologies Ltd
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023 (9 months)
Built Power BI dashboards for 1M+ daily transactions and automated ETL via Power BI Dataflows, reducing reporting time by 40% and improving report load speed by 25%. Delivered production allocation trackers and reconciliation tools that boosted efficiency by up to 15%.
Senior MIS Analyst
Teleperformance Global Services
Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Led a team of 6 analysts to deliver 10+ BI dashboards and automated 15+ workflows using Python, VBA, and SQL, saving 15+ weekly hours and reducing case processing time from 40 to 5 minutes. Implemented reconciliation and EOD WIP projection tools to improve productivity tracking.
Advisor - MIS Analyst
Barclays Shared Services
Sep 2015 - Jun 2019 (3 years 9 months)
Automated BI processes with VBA and SQL, reducing errors by 50% and saving approximately $1M annually; led ETL and dashboard initiatives that cut reporting turnaround by 25% and standardized dispute handling via VBA forms.
Analyzed 1,000+ claims using regression and K-means clustering to derive actionable insights and automated reporting via Excel VBA to improve claims processing efficiency.
Associate - Credit Operations
Scope International Pvt Ltd
Oct 2009 - Jan 2011 (1 year 3 months)
Processed high-volume credit card applications and KYC verification to streamline onboarding and reduce manual verification through customer profiling.
Admin - Backend Support
Sinthura Concepts Marketing Pvt Ltd
Nov 2008 - Aug 2009 (9 months)
Provided backend support for ICICI Bank loan and credit card collections, managing 100k+ monthly case references and allocating 1,000+ daily cases to improve follow-up accuracy.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Mohamed Sathak College of Arts & Science
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2005 - 2008
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in programming, data structures, and analytics from Jun 2005 to Aug 2008.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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