Simphiwe Artwell Malaza

• Deliver strategic leadership and oversight to ensure Fasset meets legislative mandate regarding Skills Development Act and National Skills Development Plan (NSDP).
• Contribute to the formulation, review, and approval of organisational strategy, Annual Performance Plans (APPs), budgets, and Sector Skills Plans (SSPs).
• Exercise fiduciary responsibilities as an Accounting Authority member in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and good corporate governance principles.
• Monitor organisational performance against strategic objectives, key performance indicators, and stakeholder expectations.
• Provide oversight on financial sustainability, risk management, internal controls, compliance, and audit matters.
• Review and approve policies, governance frameworks, committee charters, and delegations of authority.
• Promote transformation, skills development, youth employment, and professional development within the finance and accounting sector.
• Engage with key stakeholders, including government departments, professional bodies, employers, labour representatives, and educational institutions.
• Contributed to the approval and oversight of multi-million-rand skills development investments aimed at improving employment and professional competency within the finance and accounting sector.
• Participated in the review and approval of FASSET's Sector Skills Plans, ensuring alignment with national priorities, the National Development Plan (NDP), and NSDP 2030.
• Supported initiatives that expanded access to learnerships, bursaries, workplace-based learning opportunities, and professional qualifications for historically disadvantaged individuals.
• Contributed to governance improvements through active participation in Board and Committee deliberations on risk management, financial oversight, and organisational performance.
• Supported strategic interventions aimed at increasing youth employability, digital skills development, entrepreneurship support, and transformation within the sector.
• Contributed to oversight of programmes that have benefited thousands of learners, unemployed graduates, TVET students, and SMMEs across South Africa.
• Contributed to the development of training programs, enhancing financial literacy among stakeholders.
• Participated in board meetings to assess organizational performance and drive strategic initiatives.
• Guided strategic decision-making processes to enhance organizational effectiveness and compliance within the sector.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to develop and implement educational initiatives that aligned with industry standards.
• Oversaw budgetary planning and financial reporting to ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency.
• Mentored emerging leaders within the organization, fostering professional growth and enhancing team performance.

• Contribute to the advancement of the internal auditing profession through strategic committee participation and stakeholder engagement.
• Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of professional development initiatives, seminars, conferences, and member engagement activities.
• Provide input on governance, risk management, ethics, and professional standards affecting the internal audit profession.
• Collaborate with industry leaders, academics, regulators, and practitioners to promote knowledge sharing and continuous professional development.
• Assist in strengthening relationships between the Institute, public sector institutions, private sector organisations, and academic stakeholders.
• Support initiatives aimed at developing future internal audit professionals and enhancing the profession's visibility and impact.
• Played a leading role in the successful planning and execution of a major IIA South Africa Conference attended by internal audit professionals, executives, academics, and industry stakeholders.
• Served as a Conference Organiser, coordinating programme development, stakeholder engagement, logistics, and event delivery.
• Acted as Programme Director (Master of Ceremonies), facilitating conference proceedings, managing speaker sessions, and ensuring the smooth execution of the programme.
• Contributed to the creation of a platform for knowledge sharing on governance, risk management, internal auditing, compliance, and emerging industry trends.
• Strengthened professional networking opportunities and stakeholder collaboration within the internal auditing profession.
• Supported initiatives that enhanced member engagement and promoted the strategic value of internal auditing in both the public and private sectors.

• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Auditing and Financial Accounting.
• Facilitate student learning through online, blended, and distance education methodologies.
• Develop and review learning materials, assessment activities, and academic content in alignment with professional and academic standards.
• Assess and moderate assignments, examinations, and other student assessments to ensure quality and academic integrity.
• Provide academic support, supervision, mentorship, and guidance to students.
• Contribute to curriculum development, programme enhancement, and quality assurance processes within the School of Accounting Sciences.
• Participate in research, community engagement, and institutional governance activities.
• Support accreditation and compliance requirements of professional accounting and auditing bodies.
• Successfully taught and assessed large cohorts of students in Auditing and Financial Accounting within an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) environment.
• Contributed to improving student learning outcomes through academic support and learner-centred teaching approaches.
• Participated in assessment, moderation, and quality assurance processes to uphold academic standards.
• Engaged in research and scholarly activities within the accounting, auditing, governance, and financial management disciplines.
• Supported the development of future accounting and auditing professionals through teaching, mentorship, and academic guidance.

• Supervise postgraduate students undertaking research projects and dissertations across various business and management disciplines.
• Provide academic guidance on research design, methodology, data collection, data analysis, and academic writing.
• Support students in developing research proposals, conducting literature reviews, and ensuring compliance with ethical research standards.
• Review and provide constructive feedback on research submissions to enhance academic quality and scholarly rigour.
• Mentor students throughout the research journey to ensure timely completion of their qualifications.
• Promote critical thinking, analytical skills, and evidence-based decision-making among postgraduate students.
• Contribute to the development of research capacity and postgraduate scholarship within the institution.
• Successfully supervised and guided postgraduate students to the successful completion of their research projects and qualifications.
• Assisted students in producing high-quality research aligned with academic and industry standards.
• Maintained strong completion and throughput rates through effective mentorship and academic support.
• Contributed to the development of research skills and professional competencies among postgraduate students.
• Supported students in addressing complex organisational, governance, financial, and management challenges through applied research.

Core Overview:
Full oversight of the planning and organization of the company’s day-to-day operations | Manages a high-performance team.
Established the accounting policies / procedures and operational reporting / metrics structure.
Project manages credit vetting and assessment.
Oversees business development and training.
Prepares and submits fund accessibility applications to major financial institutions.
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Delivers an exceptional standard of service, supporting lower-income clients in preparing annual financial statements and tax returns; managing accounts; and performing small business analyses in accordance
with the relevant legislation. Prepares and presents quarterly / annual financial and business analysis reports to monitor business results, variances, and performance trends.
Executes in-depth assessments of financial processes, system architecture, operating models, and control environments to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.
Responsible for the financial and administrative functions, inclusive of banking & cashflow management | month-end processing & reporting | debtors & creditors control | tax reporting | annual financial audits |
office & resource management | employee recruitment | payroll administration.
Oversees loan management, disbursement, and collection, inclusive of credit vetting | Issues short-term loans.
Utilises the Delfin loans management and nupay systems for collections.
Established and maintains a partnership with Standard Bank to offer Visa cards to the company’s clients for the purpose of disbursement, thereby minimizing the disbursement of cash and bank turnaround
times as clients require access to their funds immediately after the loan has been approved.
Developed and continues to use an incremental system to promote loyalty within the client base, utilising a bronze, silver, and gold status | Successful collection rates and the client’s length of duration with the
company result in a promotion to a higher level with access to higher loan amounts

• Represent the interests and perspectives of alumni within the Convocation and broader university governance structures.
• Participate in discussions and decision-making processes relating to the strategic direction, transformation, governance, and sustainability of the University.
• Promote meaningful engagement between the University and its alumni community.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen academic excellence, social impact, stakeholder relations, and institutional development.
• Advocate for ethical leadership, accountability, and good governance within the higher education sector.
• Support activities that enhance alumni participation, networking, fundraising, mentorship, and community development.
• Contributed to governance and stakeholder engagement initiatives aimed at strengthening alumni participation and institutional development.
• Participated in deliberations on strategic matters affecting higher education, transformation, and university governance.
• Supported initiatives that foster stronger collaboration between alumni, students, academic staff, and external stakeholders.
• Promoted the role of the Convocation as a key platform for alumni representation and institutional accountability.

Core Overview:
Conduct research into various technical areas (mobile money, remittances etc) including desktop research and quantitative research analyses.
Support the development of proposals/concept notes for each thematic area.
Support the development and co-ordination of Terms of Reference for technical experts.
Support the development of inception reports.
Support with stakeholder capacity building.
Support the preparation of technical materials for workshops, conferences or meetings.
Support with the writing of technical reports and developing PowerPoint presentations.
Planning and project managing the implementation of projects with project managers.
Meet with the Project Manager to review progress and to discuss future steps.
Support with the identification of any potential issues or risks that could affect the progression of the project.
Arrange meetings, send out relevant meeting information, and attend meetings to take minutes.
Ensure that project results are made available to the relevant people, providing feedback to project managers, project teams and other staff as necessary.
Monitor the progress of a project against agreed and documented timelines and budget targets while ensuring appropriate quality standards are maintained.
Support the writing of articles or blogs on project outcomes.
Countries and the region towards increased financial and economic inclusion. areas of intervention include :
Community Digitalisation– to improve the accessibility and use of digital ecosystems in rural and peri-urban areas to support economic inclusivity.
Informal Cross Border Traders – improving livelihoods, mainly for women.
Cross Border Remittances – improving the livelihoods of economic migrants and recipients.
Supplier Development – improving livelihoods through the provision of access to markets for MSME and small holder farmers.
Formalisation of informal workers income – to enable those employed in the
services industry who rely on tips to receive their tips digitally.
Generating Better Livelihoods for Grant Recipients – establish a process through which grant recipients can access and be linked to economic opportunities thereby improving their livelihoods.
Regulatory and policy reforms – support the governments of SADC countries develop financial/economic inclusion policies and regulations.