Akshay Kumar Dhar

Background

About Akshay Kumar Dhar

I am a well-established data analytics professional with an MSc in Data Analytics from Queen’s University Belfast and a BSc in Computer Science from Gurucharan College, Assam University. Currently, I am a senior data operations associate at 9FIN, where I am responsible for overseeing operational due diligence, risk control mechanisms, and data governance. My role also involves the development of financial reporting guidelines and enhancing metadata quality while ensuring compliance with BCBS 239. I have honed my leadership skills through managing a team of 10 to streamline reporting processes. Prior to my role at 9FIN, I served as a data science intern at Jambird Marketing, where I constructed NLP models to examine artist-fan sentiment and processed over 3 million data points. I also held a position as a data analyst at BYJU'S, where my duties included conducting exploratory data analysis on student records and creating Power BI dashboards to communicate key insights. Throughout my career, I have participated in a variety of projects, such as bird song recognition, identifying EV owners through electricity usage, and electricity market price optimization. I have earned professional certificates in Google Data Analytics and IBM Data Science, and am currently a CFA Level I candidate. In addition to these qualifications, I possess technical proficiency in Python, R, C++, SQL, MongoDB, and Metabase, and am experienced with dashboarding software like Power BI, Shiny, Dash, Tableau, and QlikView.