Melissa Van Der Merwe

Experience

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  EY

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2012

  • Audited various companies, focussing on stock broking institutions.• Managing an extensive audit of numerous companies within a private equity structure and delivering significantly more annual financial statements to the client than in prior years.• Completed the planning, execution and finalisation stages of audits by applying Ernst & Young’s audit methodology.• Managed and supervised teams of up to 7 junior trainee accountants.• Reported to central group auditors which also involved meeting tight deadlines. • Interacted and communicated aspects of the audit to the clients.• Improved the completion time of the audit of a client by delivering the annual financial statements 2 months earlier than the prior year.• Facilitated sections during a training session for junior trainee accountants.• Main clients during articles: o Bravura Equity Services (Pty) Ltd o UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd o Absa Capital o Investec Securities Limited o Hoegh Autoliners (Pty) Ltd• Other clients during articles: o ABSA Corporate and Business Bank - Credit o Federal Mogul o Logwin Logistics o Motor Industry Bargaining Council (Mibco) o Safrican Insurance o Nedbank (internal audit) o Standard Bank (non-audit services)• Other o Standard Bank CIB Regulatory secondment Show less

  • Assistant Manager

    Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Article Trainee

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
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  Standard Bank Group

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2019

  • Manage the delivery of the Banks Act reporting for the entire Corporate and Investment Banking balance sheet to Group Regulatory Reporting, for consolidation and onward reporting to the South African Reserve Bank.• Manage a technically skilled team of 4 people to ensure accurate compliance with the requirements of the Banks Act.• Overseeing the process of collating information from underlying source systems and business in order to populate the returns, trend analysis, commentary on figures and compliance with regulatory requirements, with a focus on the Corporate and Investment Banking division. • Coordinating different work streams to meet various internal and external deadlines.• Responding to ad hoc queries from the South African Reserve Bank.• Improving methods of data collection and submission of information.• Exposure to: South African Reserve Bank regulations, Basel III principles, IFRS accounting standards, general ledger, reporting systems and banking products (across the Money Markets, Investment Banking and Transactional Product Services desks). • Main returns are: BA100, BA900, BA940, BA120 (trading income), B12, B14, B25, BA310, BA325, BA350, BA930 and Macro Prudential Limit return. Show less • BA100, BA900, BA940, BA120 (trading income), B12, B14, BA501: Collating information from underlying source systems in order to populate the returns, trend analysis, commentary on figures and compliance with regulatory requirements, with a focus on the Corporate and Investment Banking division.• BA310, BA325, BA350 and BA930: Review of returns.• Macro prudential calculation: Calculation of monthly Macro Prudential figure, monitoring of limits, flagging changes and breaches to business, facilitating sign off process and submission to the South African Reserve Bank. • Responding to ad hoc queries from the South African Reserve Bank.• Improving methods of data collection and submission of information. • Exposure to: South African Reserve Bank regulations, Basel III principles, IFRS accounting standards, general ledger, reporting systems and banking products (across the Money Markets, Investment Banking and Transactional Product Services desks).• Managing a team of 4 people. Show less

  • Senior Manager: Regulatory Reporting

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Regulatory Manager

    Sept 2012 - Mar 2017
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  Valenture Institute

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Teacher

  Student experience division - Faculty team- UCT Online High School

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  Reddford House Blue Hills

  Apr 2023 - Sept 2023

  Teacher

  Locum position for a maternity leave cover where I taught Business Studies grade 10, 11 and 12. Assisted with moderation of assessments for grade 8 and 9 EMS and grade 10 to 12 Accounting.

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  Sacred Heart College South Africa

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

  Teacher

  Locum position where I taught grade 9 EMS, grade 10 Business Studies and grade 10 and 11 Accounting. Assisted with moderation of Business Studies and Accounting assessments.

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  Curro Holdings Ltd

  Apr 2024 - Dec 2024

  Teacher

  Grade 9 to 12 Accounting teacher.