Experience

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  Anti-Corruption Commission Zambia

  • Lusaka

  • Senior Investigations Officer - Financial Investigations

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Lusaka

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  Government of the Republic of Zambia

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Investigations Officer - Financial

    • Dec 2013 - Present
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Experienced Financial Investigations Officer with a demonstrated history of working in investigations involving corruption, money laundering, conflict of interest, fraud, and other related financial crimes. My duties are:• Assisting in the review and assessment of complaints and allegations of financial crime, fraud and money laundering related to corruption and formulating investigation plans to determine the scoping, timing and direction of investigations.• Carrying out investigations into allegations of violations of the various Financial Laws and other laws (including policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and applicable rules and regulations). • Gathering potential evidence through various investigative information sources and analysis of documentary and electronic evidence to determine the appropriate presentation of results.• Working and coordinating closely with the other control and monitoring functions of law enforcement, including Financial Intelligence Centre, Drug Enforcement Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission etc.• Preparing reports and ad hoc briefs with recommendations for prosecution or corrective action, by suggesting effectiveness and efficiency of how the matter can be concluded.

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  PwC

  • Senior Associate

    • Jul 2011 - Nov 2013

    I worked as audit engagement team supervisor/assistant supervisor in providing various assurance services especially to the public sector group. I worked on various assignments involving international donor funding organisations and therefore, had a good understanding and appreciation of the environment in which programs are implemented. I predominantly worked on Global Fund programmes implemented under Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).My duties included:• Working with the engagement manager to carry out the planning for the engagement – develop audit/assignment strategy, identify risks on the engagement and develop appropriate steps to address these risks. • Performing work on assigned sections (usually higher risk) in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), IFRS and International Accounting Standards (IASs).• Overall management of the onsite team during the engagement (including supervising and coaching less experienced team members) to ensure engagement objectives are met, liaison with the client and that the team is kept informed of any developments during the assignment.• Preparing reports on findings including recommendations arising from the work.

  • Associate

    • Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

    I worked as audit engagement team member in providing various assurance services to all sectors that were audited at the time. Some of the clients that I audited were the Global Fund programmes, Bank of Zambia, Finance Bank (Z) Limited, First Quantum Minerals (Z) Limited, Sulzer Pumps Zambia, Bell Equipment etc.My duties included:• Perform audits of clients’ financial statements.• Review and evaluate clients’ internal controls systems. • Develop a conclusion on work done and further document audit findings.• Consistent communication with the team senior associate as to the audit progress.• Preparation and submission of client deliverables such as audit budgets, reports to management, progress update reports, business issues reports and financial statements. • All other audit task required by the team or initiated by myself.

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  Bank of Zambia

  • Note Examiner

    • 2003 - 2004

    I worked as a casual employee in the Currency Unit of the Banking, Currency and Payment Systems Department.My duties included counting money deposited by Commercial Banks to ensure completeness of the money deposited, sorting bank notes (by identifying re-issuable notes and soiled notes) and detecting counterfeit bank notes.