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Special Audit


Strategic Personnel & Corportate Services

Roseanne Faaui is the Director for the Public Bodies Audit Division. Ms. Faaui was previously the Director for the MPPA Division (2016), the Director for Strategic Personnel and Corporate Services Division from 2021, prior to her current new appointment in 2023. Ms. Faaui has been with the Samoa Audit Office since January 2005. She is also a Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants, as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner. Ms. Faaui holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration with the Charles Sturt University, Australia

Information Technology Audit

Oceanbaby Penitito joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2008 and was appointed to Director of the Performance and Environmental Division in January 2019. Ms. Penitito was previously with the ITA Division before moving to the PEA Division initially as an Audit Manager, before she was promoted to be the Division's Director. She is also a Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Public Bodies Audit

Frances Iosefa joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2013 and was appointed Senior Auditor for the Performance and Environmental Audits Division in 2017. She also has experience in Public Bodies Audits. She was promoted to Principal Auditor for the PEA Division in 2019 and is now the Audit Manager for PEA Division. She currently holds a Master Degree in Auditing from the Nanjing Audit University, China.

Information, Communication, Technology Division

Petelo Leota has been with the Samoa Audit Office since January 2017 as the Director of Information, Communications & Technology. He was previously with the Accident Compensation Corporation, Electoral Office, and SamoaTel. He holds a Masters Degree in Networking and Systems Administration from the University of Charles Stuart, Queensland, Australia. He is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the Samoa Audit Office's IT Infrastructure.

Legal


Special Audit


Special Audit


Special Audit


Information Technology Audit

Oceanbaby Penitito joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2008 and was appointed to Director of the Performance and Environmental Division in January 2019. Ms. Penitito was previously with the ITA Division before moving to the PEA Division initially as an Audit Manager, before she was promoted to be the Division's Director. She is also a Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Information Technology Audit

Ivan Tone joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2013. He was previously with the MPPA, PBA, and SAI Divisions. Mr. Tone is currently studying to be a Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants and is pursuing his Masters Degree in Auditing at Nanjing Audit University, China.

Information Technology Audit

Menime Phillip joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2018 as an intern. She was hired as the Legal Analyst for the Legal and Compliance Division in August 2019 and is currently serving as a Principal Auditor for the ITA Division, a position she has held since 2023.

Information Technology Audit

Aute Asolelei joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2018 as an audit examiner for the Legal and Compliance Unit. She was later promoted to an auditor position in the MPPA division and has been serving as a Senior Auditor in the IT Audits Division since 2023

Public Bodies Audit

Frances Iosefa joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2013 and was appointed Senior Auditor for the Performance and Environmental Audits Division in 2017. She also has experience in Public Bodies Audits. She was promoted to Principal Auditor for the PEA Division in 2019 and is now the Audit Manager for PEA Division. She currently holds a Master Degree in Auditing from the Nanjing Audit University, China.

Public Bodies Audit


Public Bodies Audit


Public Bodies Audit


Performance & Environmental Audit

Torise Luagia Panapa joined the Audit Office in 2015 as an Audit Examiner for the PBA Division. She has previously worked with the Legal Division and MPPA Division. She was appointed as a Senior Auditor for the Performance and Environmental Audits Division in 2019 and is now the Principal Auditor for the PEA Division.

Performance & Environmental Audit

Norman Itula joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2015 and was a Senior Analyst with the Communications and Stakeholder Relations Division for 2 years before being promoted to Principal Auditor in the PB Division in 2023.

Ministries, Project, and Public Accounts Audit

Velmar Levasa joined the Samoa Audit Office in April 2015 as an Audit Examiner with the PBA Division. She joined ITA Division in August 2015 before moving to the MPPA team in 2018. She remains with this division as their Audit Manager.

Ministries, Project, and Public Accounts Audit

Suafai Togia has been working for the Samoa Audit Office since 2014. She joined the Ministries, Projects, and Public Accounts Division as an Audit Examiner, and was later promoted to Senior Auditor. She is now the Principal Auditor for the MPPA division.

Ministries, Project, and Public Accounts Audit


Strategic Personnel & Corportate Services

Roseanne Faaui is the Director for the Public Bodies Audit Division. Ms. Faaui was previously the Director for the MPPA Division (2016), the Director for Strategic Personnel and Corporate Services Division from 2021, prior to her current new appointment in 2023. Ms. Faaui has been with the Samoa Audit Office since January 2005. She is also a Chartered Accountant with the Samoa Institute of Accountants, as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner. Ms. Faaui holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration with the Charles Sturt University, Australia

Strategic Personnel & Corportate Services


Strategic Personnel & Corportate Services

Willie Stanley joined the Samoa Audit Office in October 2019. Mr. Stanley is the Senior Administration Officer with the SPCS Division and is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Auditing at Nanjing Audit University, China.

Communications & Stakeholder Relations

Angel Kwan joined the Samoa Audit Office in 2017 and is now employed as the Executive Assistant in the Strategic Planning and Corporate Services Division. She worked previously as an Auditor with the PEA Division and is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Auditing at Nanjing Audit University, China.