Analyst - Operations Analyst

bluCognition; Pune District; On-site; INR 391,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

bluCognition in Pune seeks detail-oriented professionals to manage operational aspects of bank statement categorization, supporting underwriting decisions for US clients.

You will extract data from Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flows, categorize transactions, and prepare MIS reports using Excel and other financial spreading tools. Strong analytical skills and accuracy are essential to handle large datasets under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in B.Com/BA/B.Sc (MBA/M.Com preferred).
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to extract, transform, and derive insights from data.
• Analytical rigor with ability to work in unstructured data and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of Financial statements from banking/finance context is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Spread financial statements by extracting data from Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flows.
• Analyze various financial statements to assess creditworthiness.
• Categorize banking transactions into predefined categories per SOPs.
• Identify irregular transactions and cash flow patterns impacting risk.
• Prepare MIS reports, trackers, and dashboards to monitor workflow.
• Communicate findings and support underwriting decisions.

Job description

You will play a critical role in managing the operational aspects of bank statement categorization, providing key insights into the borrower’s financial activities. Your work will support the data foundation for credit decision-making in the client’s business lending portfolio in the US. The role involves manually categorizing and processing bank statement transaction data, ensuring both accuracy and timeliness. We are looking for detail-oriented professionals with a strong understanding of banking and financial data, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work efficiently with large datasets. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform financial statements spreading by accurately extracting financial data from Balance
• Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow Statements into standardized underwriting
• templates and financial spreading tools.
• Analyze audited, unaudited, consolidated, and standalone financial statements to assess the
• financial health and creditworthiness of business entities.
• Analyze debit and credit transactions from business bank statements and accurately
• categorize transaction data into standardized bank statement spreading templates to
• support financial analysis and credit underwriting decisions.
• Review account activity to identify cash inflows, cash outflows, recurring transactions, and
• business operating trends.
• Evaluate average monthly balances, ending balances, deposit trends, withdrawal patterns,
• and account utilization to assess business stability and financial performance.
• Categorize banking transactions into predefined business and expense categories in
• accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Identify irregular transactions, overdrafts, NSF (Non-Sufficient Funds) activities, returned
• payments, and unusual banking patterns that may impact credit risk.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel and financial spreading tools to analyze financial data, generate
• reports, and maintain operational trackers.
• Prepare MIS reports, operational trackers, and productivity dashboards to monitor workflow,
• performance, and operational efficiency

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s qualification in B. Com, BA, B.Sc. or related field, MBA/M. Com with
• understanding of finance preferred.
• MS Office - Thorough understanding of the functions and diverse features of MS Office
• applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Ability to work with data - expertise and comfort with extracting, transforming, and deriving
• insights from data.
• Analytical rigor - ability to work in unstructured environments with clarity of thought.
• Solid understanding of Financials Statements with the ability to derive entity’s financial
• standpoint from a Credit Risk perspective.
• Financial services (Banks, Fintech, etc.) are preferred, but not mandatory.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to prepare presentations for
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.