54404 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Economic Growth

54404 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for Economic Growth: How many of the Chief Financial Officers, or equivalent senior financial officers, in the departments, Crown entities, or other agencies for which the Minister is responsible, if any, currently hold each of the following professional accounting qualifications: Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); and any other professional accounting qualification (please specify), and how many hold no such qualification, broken down by agency and each qualification category?

Hon Nicola Willis: I am advised that the Chief Financial Officers, or equivalent senior financial officers in the agencies I am responsible for, hold the following professional accounting qualifications: • Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Fellow Chartered Accountant of Australia and New Zealand (FCA) and Fellow Certified Practising Accountant Australia (FCPA). • New Zealand Growth Capital Partners – Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ).