54407 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

54407 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: 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 Simeon Brown: I am advised that the Ministry of Health's Chief Financial Officer has the following professional accounting qualifications: •A Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) - Australia New Zealand (CAANZ). •A Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA). •A Bachelor of Commerce (Otago). I am further advised that Health New Zealand's Chief Financial Officer holds a Master of Business Administration (IMD Switzerland). Health New Zealand's Group Financial Controller holds a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) qualification, and Health New Zealand's four deputy Chief Financial Officers all hold a combination of the following professional accounting qualifications: •Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia). •Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). •Institute of Public Accountants (IPA, Australia). •Chartered Accountant (CAANZ). •Association of Corporate Treasurers (FCT).