Inese Levana

EU Funds Audit Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia

Inese Levana works at the EU Funds Audit Department of the Ministry of Finance in Latvia, which is the Audit Authority for ESI Funds, RRF as well as EEA/ Norwegian instruments, Swiss Contribution and other funding in Latvia. The Department is acting also as the Anti-fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) in Latvia, ensuring cooperation among ministries and authorities in matters concerning the protection of EU financial interests.

Inese has been focusing on structural funds audits since 2015, specifically on the 2014-2020 programming period designation process and system audits on MA and IB levels. Currently she is involved in the 2014-2020 closure process audits as well as 2021-2027 audit strategy development and preparation of the Annual Control report for the European Commission. In addition to systems audit and audit of operations, her responsibilities are related to the quality control of the Audit Authority’s work and IT systems.

She has also participated as a speaker in several seminars for managers and auditors of EU funds, as well as an expert in Twinning and TAIEX projects. Prior to EU funds audits, she worked in Ernst & Young´s Baltic office risk advisory services, which included a range of assignments in the public sector of Latvia.