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Mahek Karnik

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic Senior Business Analyst at Pine Labs with expertise in Business strategies and financial analysis. Spearheaded projects that enhanced operational efficiency and drove strategic decisions, achieving significant improvements in revenue accuracy. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and deliver impactful insights, leveraging strong analytical skills and a results-driven mindset.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Pine Labs
Bangalore
04.2024 - Current
  • Develop interactive dashboards to analyze sales performance and gross contribution, supporting business reviews, and enabling strategic decisions with insights on growth, achievement, and variance against plans, and year-over-year performance.
  • Conduct a detailed profitability analysis for the business unit, identifying key risks and opportunities to improve financial health and operational efficiency.
  • Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews (MBR/QBR) with the leadership team, and collaborate with business owners to monitor and address GTV and NOR gaps against the plan.
  • Identify and correct discrepancies in financials, such as a ₹28 lakh double-accounted promotional cost, ensuring timely recovery, and accurate monthly income statements.
  • Run daily revenue simulations to assess month-to-date Net Operating Revenue (NOR) trends; flag negative deviations, and initiate prompt corrective actions during reviews.
  • Ensure timely remittance settlements, and manage queries related to remittance discrepancies, coordinating with finance and operations for swift resolution.
  • Handle ad-hoc reporting requests by partnering with the internal reports team and external stakeholders, like Amazon, ensuring timely delivery of accurate data and analysis.
  • Facilitate workshops to gather stakeholder feedback and align project objectives.
  • Currently working on an ongoing project titled "Real-Time Data Transfer," collaborating with cross-functional teams including Business, Program Management, Product, Engineering, and Reporting, along with the Amazon team, to design and implement a solution for the real-time sharing of transaction data with Amazon.
  • Lead an ongoing project for RBI compliance, focused on the separation of LPA Offline and LPA Physical accounts. Collaborate with internal teams and Amazon to ensure T+1 settlements and payments are processed separately, in alignment with regulatory requirements.
  • Awarded Employee of the Quarter for Q4 2025.

Business Analyst

Pine Labs
Bangalore
04.2023 - 03.2024
  • Ensured accuracy in billing numbers and enforced adherence to processes within the team.
  • Collaborated in developing annual business plan for Amazon and branded gift cards with precise sales and revenue forecasts.
  • Participated in launching new projects from ideation through documentation to execution.
  • Executed Project 1: Save Now Buy Later solutions for jewelry branded gift cards on Amazon.in.
  • Delivered Project 2: Gift card and wallet solution for merchants on Shopify.

Management Trainee

Pine Labs
Bangalore
10.2022 - 03.2023
  • Analyzed data reports to guide strategic decision-making initiatives.
  • Conducted comprehensive market research to support strategic development.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance workflow efficiency.

Project Intern

Meka 3D Printing PVT LTD
Singapore
02.2022 - 07.2022
  • Company Overview: a Singapore-based company
  • Led a team on a live industry project with Meka 3D Printing PVT LTD, a Singapore-based company, to assess the potential for market entry in the UAE.
  • The scope of the project involved analyzing market trends, identifying growth opportunities, and developing a strategic entry plan for the firm.
  • A Singapore-based company

Education

Master of Global Business - Global finance

SP Jain School of Global Management
Dubai
10.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Economics Hons

MS University of Baroda
Vadodara
05-2021

Skills

  • Blue ocean strategy simulation
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • JIRA experience
  • Tableau expertise
  • Trend analysis
  • Forecasting techniques
  • Financial analysis

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Pine Labs
04.2024 - Current

Business Analyst

Pine Labs
04.2023 - 03.2024

Management Trainee

Pine Labs
10.2022 - 03.2023

Project Intern

Meka 3D Printing PVT LTD
02.2022 - 07.2022

Master of Global Business - Global finance

SP Jain School of Global Management

Bachelor of Arts - Economics Hons

MS University of Baroda
Mahek Karnik