Faizan Ahmed Mian

Faizan Ahmed Mian

Data Analyst | Risk, Controls & Compliance Reporting

Ilford, London

Profile summary

Accomplished Data Analyst with 6 years of progressive experience in risk, controls, and compliance reporting. Track record of optimizing operational workflows, ensuring data integrity, and delivering compliance reporting across regulated environments. Dedicated to applying rigorous analytical methods to drive process efficiency and support strategic risk mitigation.

Career highlights

Operational Data Quality: Managed end-to-end data casework across an active caseload of over 80 items while performing detailed data mapping and discovery to ensure integrity for downstream outputs.

Process Optimization: Redesigned case-tracking and prioritization processes, achieving a 40 percent improvement in workflow efficiency and accelerating customer onboarding time by 25 percent.

KPI Reporting and Management: Built and maintained Tableau dashboards tracking key performance indicators for executive self-serve visibility while leading a team of 14 staff members.

Financial Crime Compliance: Conducted intensive anti-money laundering transaction monitoring and investigations, acting as the primary data assessor to build the evidence base for suspicious activity reports.

Key skills

SkillsOperational Analytics Process Improvement Performance Monitoring Data Quality KPI Reporting Stakeholder Management Risk & Controls Compliance Reporting Risk Mitigation Casework Management Operations Monitoring Tableau Dashboards Data Quality Standards Agile Frameworks Transaction Risk Investigation

Professional experience

Executive Officer – Work CoachJun 2025 - Present
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)London

Directs operational health monitoring and data casework for an active caseload exceeding 80 items. Manages rigorous data quality standards, risk mitigation protocols, and cross-functional stakeholder partnerships using Agile frameworks.

  • Executed end-to-end data casework across live caseloads, functioning as a real-time analytical audit mirroring regulatory reporting workflows.
  • Performed detailed data mapping and discovery across disparate systems to flag exceptions and maintain data integrity for downstream outputs.
  • Redesigned case-tracking and prioritization processes, achieving a 40% improvement in workflow efficiency and accelerating customer onboarding time by 25%.
  • Established and maintained a 100% quality assurance pass rate by applying systematic root-cause analysis to data discrepancies.
  • Standardized resolution processes in partnership with compliance colleagues, operational managers, and external partners using Jira.
Lettings Analyst & Acting Office ManagerSep 2023 - Jun 2025
Vogue LettingsHuddersfield

Directed lettings analytics and managed daily office operations, overseeing service delivery standards and regulatory requirements across the portfolio.

  • Analyzed operational and compliance data across the letting portfolio to evaluate service delivery and process adherence within a regulated property services environment.
  • Managed office operations to maintain workflow efficiency and support staff coordination during the period of 2023-09 to 2025-06.
Data Analyst Intern → Assistant Operations ManagerMay 2021 - May 2023
Trust Electric Heating LtdLeeds

Directed operations performance analysis within Trust Electric Heating Ltd, leading a team of 14 staff members. Built Tableau dashboards for executive KPI tracking while supporting finance functions and providing data insights for strategic company initiatives.

  • Investigated order and product data within the Unleashed system to resolve discrepancies, contributing to 30% sales growth and 10% higher customer satisfaction.
  • Maintained and built Tableau dashboards for executive self-serve visibility.
Financial Crime Analyst & Transaction Risk InvestigatorApr 2020 - Apr 2021
Suroot IT Solutions

Guided financial crime prevention operations within the compliance unit, focusing on high-risk transaction review and control monitoring.

  • Conducted intensive AML transaction monitoring and investigations, acting as the primary data assessor to build the evidence base for Suspicious Activity Reports.
  • Applied rigorous root-cause analysis to flagged transactions, distinguishing genuine risk from false positives to support the financial-crime control framework.
  • Developed and delivered essential compliance reporting on investigation outcomes and trend analyses for control performance monitoring.

Education

MScJan 2023 - Jan 2024
University of Huddersfield

Business intelligence and Analytics | Merit | SQL Database Management, Python for Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Dashboard Development, Power BI & Tableau

BBAJan 2019 - Jan 2022
University of Kashmir

business administration | First Class

intelligence and Analytics (Merit), Huddersfield, UKJan 2023 - Jan 2024
SQL Database Management, Python for Analytics, Statistical
University of Kashmir — BBA bachelor's in businessJan 2019 - Jan 2022
administration (First Class), Kashmir, India