Kara Harshal

Experience

1. Project Manager, Business Analytics and Reporting

   Omnicom

   Aug 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Responsible for driving initiatives that support business operations through effective reporting and analytics. Oversee and continuously improve the corporate reporting platform while collaborating with business users, IT teams, and external consultants to ensure consistency across global operations. Key duties include providing user support, managing projects, maintaining governance standards, and translating business requirements into meaningful reports and actionable insights. Internal/External Stakeholder Communications:Serve as a key liaison between internal teams, third-party developers, and clients to support the development and delivery of Cognos business reports.Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to define reporting needs, dashboards, and analytics aligned with D365 implementations.Engage the user community by providing training, resolving report-related queries, and gathering feedback to enhance user experience.Offer actionable insights and propose improvements to optimize reporting efficiency and business outcomes.Coordinate with technical teams to troubleshoot system-related issues and ensure timely resolution of reporting challenges. Project ManagementUtilize project management expertise to lead the end-to-end development and deployment of reporting solutions in Cognos.Gather, document, and manage user requirements, ensuring successful translation into functional and accurate reports.Conduct preliminary user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate report accuracy and functionality before final delivery.Partner with the D365 implementation team to align reporting solutions with evolving system changes and business processes.Maintain thorough documentation for internal operations, change control, and governance procedures.Work within a global shared services model to enforce consistent reporting standards and best practices across the organization.

Education

• BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce

  B.Com

  2013 — 2016