Business Analyst · Fresher · 0 yrs

Niharika Salunke

Business Analyst (Entry-Level)

Professional summary

Commerce graduate and aspiring Business Analyst who turns ambiguous business needs into clear requirements, process maps and decisions backed by data. Comfortable writing BRD/FRD documents, querying data with SQL, and translating between stakeholders and delivery teams in an Agile setting. Pairs structured analysis with crisp documentation — demonstrated across an analytics internship and two end-to-end requirements projects.

31

Requirements authored (BRD/FRD)

9→5

Process steps removed

1.1M

Rows analysed in SQL

Skills

Analysis

Requirements gatheringProcess mappingGap analysisData analysisRoot-cause analysis

Documentation

BRD / FRDUser storiesUse casesAcceptance criteriaProcess flows (BPMN)

Tools

SQLExcel (PivotTables, lookups)Power BIJiraConfluenceLucidchartVisio

Ways of working

Agile / ScrumStakeholder managementWorkshop facilitationUAT support

Work experience

Business Analyst Intern · Aldermere Consulting

Jan 2025Jun 2025

Remote

  • Documented 24 user stories with acceptance criteria for a retail loyalty module, accepted by the product owner with zero rework in sprint review.
  • Mapped the as-is order-to-cash process in BPMN and ran a gap analysis that surfaced 5 manual handoffs, 2 of which were automated in the next release.
  • Wrote SQL queries against a 300k-row sales table to validate requirements, catching a discount-logic defect before UAT.
  • Facilitated 6 stakeholder walkthroughs and maintained the requirements traceability matrix in Confluence, keeping 100% of stories linked to a business need.

Featured projects

9 → 5 steps
ClinicFlow — appointments requirements pack

End-to-end BRD/FRD and process redesign for a small clinic's booking workflow.

  • Conducted 4 stakeholder interviews, authored a BRD/FRD with 31 functional requirements, and modelled the to-be process reducing booking steps from 9 to 5.
  • Built a Power BI no-show dashboard from SQL extracts that quantified a 22% weekly no-show rate and justified an automated reminder requirement.
BRD/FRDProcess mappingSQLPower BI
1.1M rows analysed
RetailIQ — sales data analysis

Self-directed SQL + Excel analysis of a public retail dataset to drive recommendations.

  • Wrote 18 SQL queries (joins, window functions) to segment 1.1M transactions, identifying that 3 categories drove 64% of margin.
  • Translated findings into a one-page recommendation deck with prioritized requirements for a stock-reorder rule.
SQLData analysisExcelDocumentation

Education

B.Com (Hons.) — Business Analytics

2025

Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce, Pune

CGPA 8.5/10 · Coursework: Statistics, Database Systems, Operations Management, Business Communication

Certifications

Business Analysis Foundations

LinkedIn Learning · 2025

Google Data Analytics (Professional Certificate)

Coursera · 2024

See the work in 3D

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