Levi Peteli
London
Summary
Professional Accountant with strong background in financial analysis, risk assessment, and compliance. Proven track record in leading audit teams, ensuring accuracy, and delivering actionable insights. Valued for adaptability, dependability, and clear communication. Skilled in data analysis, internal controls, and fostering collaborative environments to achieve goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Senior
Azets
02.2023 - Current
- Preparation of financial statements
- Ensure compliance with FRS and IFRS and relevant reporting requirements
- Perform critical audit procedures including testing of management judgements and estimates
- Supervision of Audit engagement teams
- Assist with HR tasks such as inductions and audit trainings for new starters
- Liaising with third parties such as Banks, Investment & Pension houses, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- Provide specific client reports, leveraging accounting systems and advanced excel tools and techniques
Senior Associate
Deloitte Zambia
08.2021 - 01.2023
- Ensure timeliness of billing and debt collection
- Ensure effective management of time, effort and resources in order to generate maximum efficiencies
- Maintain time records at all times achieving utilisations and recoveries over 85%.
- Ensure work is compliant with procedures and standard documents
- Consider regulatory issues at all times and report any concerns to senior management as appropriate
- Supervise Audit Associates on engagement teams
- Primary review of work done by Audit Associates
- Test clients internal controls and provide recommendations for improvement
- Test account balance reconciliations
- Test account balances to ensure full compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
- Lead interns and audit associates on audit engagements and projects
Semi-Senior Associate
Deloitte Zambia
06.2021 - 07.2021
- Perform risk assessment and provide recommendations for improvement
- Test clients internal controls and provide recommendations for improvement
- Maintain Knowledge Management (KM) information/system and ensure this is accurate and current
- Build knowledge and experience in practice areas to the highest standards
- Test account balance reconciliations
- Test account balances to ensure full compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
- Lead interns and audit associates on audit engagements and projects
Audit Associate
Deloitte Zambia
01.2019 - 05.2021
- Planning, execution and concluding of external audit engagements
- Perform risk assessment and provide recommendations for improvement
- Test clients internal controls and provide recommendations for improvement
- Test business transactions for validity and accuracy
- Test account balance reconciliations
Education
Postgraduate Certificate - Master in Business Administration - Finance
University of Zambia
Zambia05.2024
Professional Certificate - Complete ACCA Professional Certificate
ZCAS University
Zambia06.2019
IGCSE Certificate -
Lechwe School
Zambia06.2015
Skills
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Project Management
- Reconciliations
- Forecasting
- Internal Controls
- Marketing
- Microsoft
- Financial reporting
- Teamwork
- Policy
- Continuous learning mindset
Accomplishments
- Implementation of cost saving measures with direct beneficiation to customers in reduced fees.
- Precision service delivery with good outcomes in winning more work.
- Foundation in Financial Management. Awarded best student in Zambia and number 3 in the whole world in the 2016/2017 ACCA examinations.
- Best student in Zambia in Financial Management in the 2017/2018 ACCA examinations.
- ACCA Professional level. Best student in Zambia in Advanced Performance Management in the December 2018 ACCA examinations.
Affiliations
- Fully paid up member of ZICA
- Fully paid up member of ACCA
Languages
English
Bemba
Nyanja
Keynote Clients Served
- IProov Ltd – Provider of biometric recognition services
- Supercraft Ltd – Manufacturer of aircraft parts and aerospace engineering
- Hatch Mansfield Agencies - Wine wholesaler and importer
- Seiko UK Limited – Retailer of watches, clocks and sports timing services
- Gaumont Ltd – Production and distribution of films and television sets
- Mopani Copper Mine - Public interest entity in the Mining sector
- Non-Ferrous Africa Mining (a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metals Co) - Copper mining
- Metal Fabricators of Zambia PLC - Manufacturing of Copper cables and other galvanized cables and wires.
- African Explosives Zambia PLC - Manufacturing of explosives and other mining technologies
- Oryx Oil and Gas Zambia Ltd (a subsidiary of Oryx Energies) - Supply and distribution of petroleum products
- Dangote Cement (a subsidiary of the Dangote Group) - Manufacture of Cement
- Mukuba Pension Trust - Pension scheme with a huge portfolio of participating employers.
- Epiroc Zambia Ltd - Multinational in earth moving support - equipment and spares
Timeline
Audit Senior
Azets
02.2023 - Current
Senior Associate
Deloitte Zambia
08.2021 - 01.2023
Semi-Senior Associate
Deloitte Zambia
06.2021 - 07.2021
Audit Associate
Deloitte Zambia
01.2019 - 05.2021
Postgraduate Certificate - Master in Business Administration - Finance
University of Zambia
Professional Certificate - Complete ACCA Professional Certificate
ZCAS University
IGCSE Certificate -
Lechwe School
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