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Thandukwazi Fadane

Durban

Summary

Dynamic Quantitative Analyst with extensive experience at Nedbank, adept at leveraging SAS, SQL, and Python to enhance data management and analytics. Proven track record in optimizing processes, delivering actionable insights, and developing comprehensive dashboards. Demonstrated ability to manage and execute data governance structures. Strong communicator with a focus on driving impactful results, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and supporting business needs through robust data solutions. Committed to excellence.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
6066
6066
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Quantitative Analyst

Nedbank
Durban, South Africa
2025.08 - Current

OD Risk and Policy Reporting, Credit Risk Management, Insights and Action, Client and Business Growth and and Unsecured Lending OD Initiatives

  • Ensure continuity and accuracy of reporting, including timely pack submissions.
  • Identify additional insights that enhance understanding of portfolio performance.
  • Streamline reporting packs to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Early and Late Risk, Predicted Risk, CPEs and Key Risk Metrics
  • Revised KRIs
  • Regulatory compliance, including Reckless Lending
  • Reputational and Systemic Risk exposures
  • Provide insights to relevant forums to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
  • Deliver timely reporting updates that highlight opportunities for optimization and growth.

We support broader growth agenda by analyzing and managing:

  • Approval rates, Average loan size and Market share
  • Target market performance and Process efficiency
  • Client value proposition and client outcomes
  • Provide support to Growth Squad and other strategic initiatives.
  • Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.

Quantitative Analyst

Nedbank
Johannesburg, South Africa
2023.08 - 2025.07
  • Running Bank: Ensuring timely delivery of data updates, descriptive analytics, visualization, and reporting to Consumer, RRB, and NCB stakeholders.
  • Execution of batch file runs, Single Behavioral Applications model runs, and monthly In duplum runs.
  • Assisting front business with rating and pricing-related requests.
  • Data Management: Providing robust data management capabilities to optimize processing, centralization, and automation.
  • Implemented data governance structures for all consumed and provided data.
  • Established batch processes, reducing data queries from stakeholders.
  • Documentation all processes to capture valuable information.
  • Analytics and Insights: Led the Annual Pricing Model Reground (Implementation and CPE development).
  • Conducted ad hoc analyses, including bad rate analysis, reporting, and RRB application ratings monitoring.
  • Developed and maintained the Personal Loan Decline Reasons dashboard.

Graduate Trainee

Nedbank Africa Region
Johannesburg, South Africa
2022.05 - 2023.08
  • Assisting the NAR Risk Team with quality and timely delivery on ERM, ORM and Cyber/IT requirements
  • Providing input into NAR Cluster ERCO on various reports
  • Input and assistance in Committee reporting where possible - GRCMC, GORC, FCC, CVCRC, OpCom, GAC, Group Conduct Committee, Group Reputational Risk Committee, Group Conduct Risk Committee, Internal Control Environment (ICE) assessment, Prudential submissions (as required)
  • Policy and framework management, assisting with the policy and framework matrix for monitoring of subsidiaries policy alignment with Group requirements
  • Audit Issues: assisting with reporting on the status of audit issues for the cluster and supporting Nedbank Mozambique by updating their issues on TeamMate+ while the country access is being resolved
  • Further supported the team in country where necessary
  • Assisted with monitoring the subsidiary action plans in respect of the risk culture survey through preparation of a consolidated view for RO and MS to review
  • Assisted with the MIS requirements on Cyber and Operational Risk portfolios, where required

Education

Management Development Programme - Management

University of The Stellenbosch Business School
Stellenbosch

BSc Hons - Mathematical Science

University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg

BSc - Mathematical Statistics and Mathematics

University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg

Skills

  • SAS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Power BI tool
  • SQL programming
  • Data and Statistic analysis
  • Business writing
  • R coding
  • Python
  • Industry trends
  • ML

Certification

RBB Quants Academy:

  • Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Scorecard building
  • IFRS9 Impairments
  • Capital Training
  • Profitability Modelling
  • Strategy and Innovation
  • Presentation skills for Analysts
  • Unstructured and Messy Data

REFERENCES

Available upon request

Timeline

Quantitative Analyst

Nedbank
2025.08 - Current

Quantitative Analyst

Nedbank
2023.08 - 2025.07

Graduate Trainee

Nedbank Africa Region
2022.05 - 2023.08

Management Development Programme - Management

University of The Stellenbosch Business School

BSc Hons - Mathematical Science

University of The Witwatersrand

BSc - Mathematical Statistics and Mathematics

University of The Witwatersrand
Thandukwazi Fadane