Todd Beardsworth

Todd is the Assistant Auditor-General, Audit Quality at the Office of the Auditor-General. He has more than 20 years’ experience with the Office in technical auditing and accounting roles. Todd is responsible for leading the Office on all audit quality matters, including the Office’s position on auditing, accounting, and performance reporting matters, supporting public sector auditors, and maintaining an effective quality assurance programme over public sector audits.

Todd also has extensive accounting standard setting experience. He was a member of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board from 2018 to 2023. He has also served as a member of the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board, and was a former Director, Accounting Standards at the XRB.