Analyst Supervision

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of supervisory frameworks through continuous benchmarking exercises and research to ensure that it conforms to international best practices.
• Contribute to the development and execution of a supervisory programme.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the supervision process and the updating of changes to supervisory methods and processes.
• Identify areas of improvement and provide input into the development/amendments of relevant legislation, regulation and best practice standards.
• Supervise the NPS participants (e.g. financial market infrastructures, FinTech entities and significantly important financial institutions) and make recommendations to ensure their soundness and compliance with relevant regulations, frameworks and participation criteria.
• Lead briefings and make presentations to applicable stakeholders regarding supervision, supervisory findings and make recommendations on related matters.
• Draft formal correspondence (e.g. directive letters, memos and letters) to NPS participants.
• Act as a point of contact to identified supervised entities for matters relating to supervision.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of the NPS supervisory universe (NPS Act, directives and frameworks).
• Produce relevant presentations and reports, integrating the inputs of other analysts, deepening and elaborating these into final reports to be shared with relevant stakeholders, as required.
• Train and share knowledge and create awareness to stakeholders on matters relating to supervision.
• Represent the South African Reserve Bank, relating to payment system related matters, at industry meetings, forums, working groups, committees and so on.
• Initiate, conduct and participate in investigations, inspections and audits for the purposes of ensuring compliance and maintaining the safety and efficiency of the NPS.
• Collect, collate, analyse and provide accurate and meaningful information and data to relevant stakeholders as and when required.