Sandzisile Simelane
Ezulwini
Summary
Goal oriented and highly motivated analyst with excellent research, technical and problem-solving skills. Agile, hardworking and proactive in teamwork. Considerable skill in a range of modern technologies including Stata and EViews.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Conduct Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
05.2024 - Current
- Participate in off-site surveillance activities to monitor compliance (market conduct) of licensed entities with laws, regulations and guidelines & prepare reports on compliance performance
- Conduct licensed entities and industry wide risk assessments, analysis of returns, conduct early warning tests for service providers and prepare reports on entities that pose threats to consumers and recommend corrective actions
- Review the transfer of ownerships and mergers and acquisitions of groups to determine that they do not expose licensed entities to any undue risk or hinder effective supervision
- Contribute in the development of market conduct risk based supervision framework
- Assess industry trends, including product offering and monitor compliance with acceptable principles of market conduct
Licensing Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Process applications of insurers, retirement funds, investment advisors, securities, credit and savings institutions and cooperatives, for licensing and license renewals in order to assess applicants' qualifications for licensing and make relevant recommendations
- Review shareholding structures, business plans, financial projections and governance proposals in relation to licensed financial service providers
- Conduct fit and proper assessments of new key functionaries of financial services providers to ensure suitability for the role, through assessing integrity, capability and financial soundness etc.
- Ensure that licensing decisions are based on reliable and verifiable information obtained from credible sources
Financial Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Analyse annual financial statements, actuarial valuation reports and prepare risk assessment reports for licensed financial services providers to ensure financial health and soundness of entities
- Conduct offsite monitoring of supervised institutions by preparing quantitative and qualitative analyses of regulatory quarterly and annual returns and progress reports to ensure compliance with relevant statutes and regulations
- Conduct onsite inspections of regulated entities through testing of controls and substantive procedures e.g. testing details of transactions, balances, disclosures, timeliness of claims payments and conducting inspection interviews with key staff and heads of control functions
- Contribute to the control of money laundering and combating financing of terrorist activities (AML/CFT) through conducting AML/CFT assessments on applications through reviewing sources of funds and determining ultimate beneficial owners of complex structures
- Contribute to stakeholder/consumer protection and education through participating in industry consultations and providing technical advice to supervised institutions
Education
Bachelor of Commerce Honours - Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
Auckland Park, South Africa09.2021
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics And Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
Auckland Park, South Africa05.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Matric (NSC)
Cornerstone College
Pretoria, South Africa11.2016
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Report Writing
- Forecasting
- Stata
- R
- EViews
Trainings & Certificates
University of Cape Town
Data Analysis Certificate - May 2024
References
1. Thembisile Gama
Monitoring & Evaluation Head: NERCHA
Mobile: (+268) 76021702 / 79021702
2. Nikiwe Nyoni
Principal Finance Officer: Ministry of Works
Tel: (+268) 76076574
Email: nikiwemaphalala@gmail.com
3. Elijah Dingane Simelane
Managing Director: ED Simelane & Associates
Mobile: (+268) 76023566 / 76042730
Timeline
Conduct Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
05.2024 - Current
Licensing Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
10.2023 - 04.2024
Financial Analyst
Financial Services Regulatory Authority
04.2023 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Commerce Honours - Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics And Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
Some College (No Degree) - Matric (NSC)
Cornerstone College
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