Xolani Russel Khanyile

· Develop, implement and review of risk management frameworks, policies, strategies aligned with organizational goals and governance standards.

· Ensure the guided and appropriate implementation of risk management models and tools across the department.

· Facilitate and coordinate strategic risk assessments with executive leadership and broader management teams.

· Monitor and oversee operational risk assessments and ensure timely reporting to management.

· Managed the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Business Impact Analysis with regular updates and readiness checks.

· Manage the Combined Assurance Plan and ensure regular reporting.

· Conduct regular risk awareness sessions across the department.

· Compiled and presented quarterly Risk Committee reports and executive insights

· Managing BarnOwl system and ensuring data integrity.

· Coordinated compliance risk assessments and maintained the Regulatory Universe.

· Regular reporting to Management and Executive

• Trusted with management of Enterprise Risk Management functions in allocated departments: Environmental Affairs and Development Planning; Local Government; Social Development; Agriculture; Transport and Public Works; Human Settlements, to ensure the following responsibilities:
• Reviewed Risk Management policy, strategy, and implementation plan;
• Managed and driven Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities;
• Monitored progress against implementation plans for allocated departments;
• Advised allocated department on the embedding of risk management processes;
• Provided guidance on Risk Assessment processes, such as review context, identifying, analysing, evaluation, and treatment of risks;
• Embed and improve risk culture through facilitated risk workshops and awareness sessions;
• Conducting control-self assessments to ensure effectiveness and adequacy;
• Reported and advised on high residual risks and emerging risks;
• Data consolidation and trend analysis;
• Compiled and presented quarterly reports for Enterprise Risk Management Committee (ERMCO), Head of Departments and, Audit Committee;
• Providing inputs to the annual reports;
• Plan, Co-ordinate and Facilitate quarterly risk review workshops and ad-hoc consultations with the head of departments and respective management personnel;
• Managed BarnOwl risk management system to ensure efficiency;
• Conduct research alignment to ERM best practices;
• Review Business Continuity Plan in line with ERM Strategy;
• Support combined assurance initiative;
• Review Departments compliance with relevant legislation

• Mandeni Municipality saw an improvement in controls and compliance and maintained 3-year consecutive clean audit opinion from the time I joined the Internal Audit and Risk Management Unit
• Risk management duties:
• Reporting directly to Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Municipal Manager;
• Review risk management framework: policies, strategy and implementation plan;
• Preparing and Executing a risk management plan;
• Coordinating anti-fraud and corruption awareness campaign;
• Coordinating and facilitate risk workshops;
• Review and maintain organisational BCP and provide support to BCM;
• Monitoring risk register and fraud risk register on a CURA system;
• Monitoring risk management functions;
• Reporting to Risk and Management Committee;
• Consulting and reporting to KZN Provincial Treasury;
• Guide and Manage junior colleagues;
• Liaise with the Speakers Office on compliance matters
• Planning and Conducting risk and BCM awareness workshops
• Internal audit duties:
• Reporting directly to Chief Audit Executive (CAE);
• Preparation of internal audit risk-based plan & Compliance plan;
• Execution of internal audit plan such as evaluating controls and consultations;
• Preparing of internal audit report;
• Train and Review junior colleague’s working paper and monitoring their performance;
• Conducting and reporting on regular compliance audits;
• Conducting Performance Management Systems audits;
• Conducting I.T
• Audits (With KPMG auditing firm);
• Planning and performing special audits on an ad hoc basis and preparing reports thereof;
• Reporting to audit committee on a regular basis

• Mandeni Municipality saw an improvement in controls and compliance and maintained 3-year consecutive clean audit opinion from the time I joined the Internal Audit and Risk Management Unit
• Risk management duties:
• Reporting directly to Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Municipal Manager;
• Preparing and Executing a risk management plan;
• Coordinating anti-fraud and corruption awareness campaign;
• Coordinating and facilitate risk workshops;
• Monitoring risk register and fraud risk register on a CURA system;
• Attending and supporting Risk and Management Committee;
• Preparation of the quarterly reports
• Internal audit duties:
• Participation in internal audit risk-based plan preparation;
• Execution of internal audit plan such as evaluating controls and processes;
• Preparing of draft report;
• Conducting Performance Management Systems and compliance audits;
• Attending and supporting audit committee meetings every quarter

• Teaching Accounting; Mathematics; Mathematics Literacy and Computer class

• Preparing financial statements on a Pastel System
• Training clients on financial systems and recommend controls

• Teaching Accounting; Mathematics; Mathematics Literacy and Computer class

• Assist in research for National Income Dynamic Study and UCT department of Economics
• Weekly and Monthly reports and Engage Survey Participants

• Bank reconciliation, salary payments, assets valuation

• Substantive Audit procedure at Unilever