Kholofelo Hope

Highly analytical Finance Specialist with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Demonstrates ability to provide actionable insights and drive business growth by leveraging financial expertise and robust analytical skills. Delivers impactful financial solutions, ensuring compliance and enhancing efficiency for organisations.

Finance Specialist at Nedbank Group Finance (2023-11 – Present)

• Provide specialist advice and guidance on accounting practices required to ensure the clusters' compliance and adherence to financial reporting.
• Designed a roll-over forecast spreadsheet to track and update budgets and forecasts.
• Built a government bonds tracking tool/spreadsheet to track bonds and calculate book values for financial reporting.
• Co-operate with internal and external auditors by supplying the required financial information timeously.
• Reviewed and updated MFVHA documentation to align with changing requirements and business needs.
• Independent MFVHA review and sign-off.
• Involvement and review of the MFVHA month-end processes, including MFVHA recons.

Financial Manager C2 at FNB Commercial (2021-07 – 2023-10)

• Introduced better ways of analyzing financial information
• Responsible for financial accounting and reporting – revenue and OPEX.
• PAYIR report preparation and analysis (Payment System Information Return). SARB uses this return in calculating the banks Interchange rates.
• Prepared presentations for EXCO and MANCO.
• Involved in the creation of provision write-off and depreciation policies.
• Analyzed budgets, financial reports and forecasts for accurate reporting of financial standing.
• Forecasted operating costs and revenue for scheduled projects by strategizing with other departments.
• Proved to be successful in meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Resolve audit queries with internal / external auditors where required.
• Responsible for segmentation and prepared monthly finance reports on revenue
• Improved reporting by ensuring that last year's findings are corrected and action plans are followed through.
• Detected irregular expenditure not reported to ensure completeness of irregular expenditure in AFS.
• Involved in the preparation of annual financial statements and audit responses.

Senior Financial Admin Specialist at National Treasury (2021-03 – 2021-06)

• Improved reporting by ensuring that last year's findings are corrected and action plans are followed through.
• Detected irregular expenditure not reported to ensure completeness of irregular expenditure in AFS.
• Involved in the preparation of annual financial statements and audit responses.

CA Trainee Accountant / Analyst at National Treasury (2018-01 – 2021-01)

Contract position. Rotated to various divisions within the Asset and Liability department, including Treasury Operations.

• Facilitated drafting of the Standard Operational Procedure (policy) on Interim Payment Procedures of the department.
• Promote relationships within SOEs by closely collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain critical information required by internal and external stakeholders.
• Review Treasury Management in terms of 'Best Practices for Treasury Management' and 'Corporate Governance' as pertaining to Treasury Management.
• Develop and update the Best Practices Guidelines for Treasury Management, and relevant Treasury Regulations.
• Treasury Reviews: Review the treasury activities of SOEs in line with the relevant guidelines.
• Review the mandates of SOEs and the mandates of individual treasury operations and align accordingly.
• Identify areas of financial risks within SOEs and recommend remedial actions to mitigate such financial risks.
• Develop synergies between business and internal National Treasury stakeholders pertaining to sub-sovereign debt management and the issuance of contingent liabilities.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of governance and risk management models utilised for treasuries in individual SOEs, and determine whether adjustments are required for alignment with policy.
• Determine necessary policy and legislative modifications, revisions or additions to support recommendations.
• Recommend on appropriate treasury structures and controls and monitor SOEs for compliance to the Best Practice Guidelines for Treasury Management in line with the Treasury Regulations.
• Ensure that SOE's operate in line with best practices standards, governance structures and risk management processes to eliminate inappropriate Treasury activities and outcomes.
• Analyzed the financial impact of SOC's strategic plans in to promote Corporate Governance within SOC's.
• Monitor submission of shareholders compacts, corporate plans, and other information in compliance with PFMA/ King Code pertaining to corporate governance as determined.
• Initiate legislative alignment in compliance with the PFMA, Founding legislation and Memorandum of Incorporation with regard to Schedule 2 and 3B Public Entities reporting to the Minister of Finance.
• Evaluate Section 52,55 and 92 of the PFMA applications and requests from Schedule 2 and 3B Public Entities.
• Analyse remuneration of executive and non-executive directors for Schedule 2 and 3B reporting to the Minister of Finance in accordance to guidelines and legislations applicable to State Owned Companies.
• Provide recommendations to the Minister of Finance on Board appointments for entities reporting to the Minister of Finance.
• Dealt with government guarantee applications and provided recommendations to the Minister of Finance.
• Analyzed and reviewed State Owned Entities' annual reports and corporate business plans.
• Performed financial ratio analysis on SOE's and develop appropriate financial models.
• Analyzed operational effectiveness of SOE's when SOE's apply for government guarantees and bailouts.
• Analyzed SOE's corporate/strategic plans and identify gaps for improvements.
• Developed a strategy for implementation of all relevant corporate governance practices within Public Entities or SOCs.
• Analyzed the Key Performance Indicators both financial and non-financial of Public Entities as per the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.
• Determine whether the KPIs are aligned to the SMART principle.
• Conducted research of the Entities and their operating environment.
• Make recommendations on improvements.
• Monitored the performance of Public Entities in alignment with set objectives and programmes.
• Provided advice to the Director-General and Minister on Ministerial correspondence and policy issues, pertaining to Public Entities.
• Some of the entities I have worked with include: SABC, Sedibeng Water, Home Affairs, SASRIA, Rand Water, GPAA.

Certificate of Higher Education in Certificate on ESG – The ESG institute (2025)

Assessment of Professional Competence in Accounting – South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (2020-12)

Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences in Accounting Sciences – University of Johannesburg (2017-12)

Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) Certification in Financial Modeling and Valuation – Corporate Finance Institute (2022-11)

Initial Test of Competence in Accounting – South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (ITC) (2017-01 – 2017-01)

Bachelor of Accounting Science in Accounting Science – University of Johannesburg (2016-01 – 2016-01)

Matric – Capricorn High School (2013-12)