KGOMOTSO THANWANE
Economist
Centurion
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Economist
South African Reserve Bank
3 2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Public Finance
- Economic and financial data collection, compilation, and analysis in line with prescribed methodological framework and international guidelines for best practice
- Monitor government's fiscal position and budgetary developments
- Ensure timely delivery of public finance statistics within integrated economic account
- Compilation of economic statistics of extra-budgetary institutions on quarterly basis
- Contribute towards the production and publication of the SARB Quarterly Bulletin
- Conduct economic research and analysis into macroeconomic and industry-specific indicators
- Conduct methodological research and ensure continued improvement of data quality within public finance unit
- Liaise with institutional respondents, stakeholders and represent the SARB in various forums as and when required
- Review the main Budget and Medium-Term Budget Policy statement (MTBPS)
- Public Finance
Assistant Manager: Economist
Stats SA
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Company Overview: National Accounts
- Compile and publish GDP at current prices, constant prices and seasonally adjusted
- Develop publications containing both existing and new estimates for quarterly gross domestic product
- Training in statistical techniques such as benchmarking and seasonally adjustment
- Execute delegated activities required for rebasing and benchmarking of GDP
- Execute complex data analysis and editing
- Conduct research to continuously update, assess and improve on the indicators and methodologies
- Validate the quality and consistency of source data
- Provide inputs on the economic issues and trends as well as on the formulation of recommendations
- Economic analysis to prepare reports detailing the results of performed research
- Assist in compiling the Supply and Use tables
- National Accounts
Economist
Stats SA
04.2018 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: National Accounts
- Compile and publish GDP at current prices, constant prices and seasonally adjusted
- Compile GDP estimates, research documents and reports in line with the System of National Accounts (SNA)
- Assist in the development of guidelines and specifications
- Perform advance analysis and editing
- Assist in development of quality standards
- Maintained detailed sources and method documentations
- Execute activities in the process of compiling GDP estimates and other related economic statistics indicators
- National Accounts
Assistant Statistical Officer
Stats SA
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Company Overview: Structural Industry Statistics
- Collect, update, and maintain a database, and analyse statistics
- Provide statistical information
- Capture and update the collected data on the Survey Management System
- Liaise with stakeholders and external survey respondents
- Visit respondents and compile detailed reports
- Apply methodologies to ensure adherence to international best practice
- Assist in conducting research of statistical methodologies
- Structural Industry Statistics
Trainee Financial Accounting
Department of energy
04.2015 - 03.2016
- Company Overview: Finance
- Keeping track of all payments and expenditure including payrolls, Purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc
- Assist to prepare reports in line with IFRS
- Track expenses and process expense reports
- Assist in preparing financial statements
- Monitoring of expenditure against budgets
Education
MSc - Finance - Economic Policy
SOAS University of London
01.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Financial Sciences
University of Pretoria
04.2008 - 12.2011
Matric - Commerce
Tshiitwa Sec School
01.2007 - 12.2007
Skills
Good analytical skills
Ability to work well in a team
Good communication skills
Good analytical skills
Microsoft
JDemetra
Certification
National Accounts Statistics - IMF Institute
References
- Akhona Mgwele, Senior Economist, South African Reserve Bank, Akhona.Mgwele@resbank.co.za, +27 83 294 9096
- Litshani Ligudu, Director, Statistics South Africa, LitshaniL@statssa.gov.za, +27 82 566 4279
- Masego Mekwa, Deputy Director, Statistics South Africa, Masegome@statssa.gov.za, +27 83 445 4643
Timeline
MSc - Finance - Economic Policy
SOAS University of London
01.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager: Economist
Stats SA
05.2021 - 02.2023
Economist
Stats SA
04.2018 - 04.2021
Assistant Statistical Officer
Stats SA
06.2016 - 03.2018
Trainee Financial Accounting
Department of energy
04.2015 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Financial Sciences
University of Pretoria
04.2008 - 12.2011
Matric - Commerce
Tshiitwa Sec School
01.2007 - 12.2007
National Accounts Statistics - IMF Institute
Government Finance Statistics - IMF Institute
Economist
South African Reserve Bank
3 2023 - Current
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