The NSW YCA Panel is an advisory group consisting of Chartered Accountants (CAs) within the first five years of membership, and/or 35 years or under who are connected, passionate and engaged.

The YCA Panel represents and champions the voice of young CAs in NSW to the greater membership, sharing feedback, insights and advice to CA ANZ to best support the needs and development of YCAs. They identify initiatives to help CAs hone their professional skills, find greater value in their membership, and ultimately become more involved in the community as a CA.

They also assist in the planning and development of events relevant to YCAs, from networking to Strategies for Success (personal and professional development), sports, wellbeing and social events. Events like these provide YCAs the opportunity to meet other industry professionals, gain a more diverse perspective, new ideas, and advance their careers by actively engaging and contributing to the industry. 

In the wider membership there is high energy, positivity, and enthusiasm to support members during an important part of their careers, and the YCA Panels provide this opportunity to give back. Our main goal is to ultimately increase YCAs engagement in the CA community. 

YCA panelists act as a liaison between CA ANZ (local and global teams, councils and committees and key members), YCAs, Provisional members and the community at large.

The functions of the YCA Panels are to:

• collect input on new, young and early-career members’ needs and preferences
• identify issues facing provisional members and newly designated CAs
• present the opinions and ideas of YCAs to CA ANZ
• facilitate access to networking and professional development
• implement a variety of initiatives and events.

The panel consists of a broad cross-section of members representing the diversity of industries our members work in, with diverse roles both within finance and beyond. The panel comprises:

• Chair
• Vice-Chair 
• Panel members

NSW YCA Panel 2026

Vishwas Singh is the current Chair of the NSW Young Chartered Accountants (YCA) Panel. He is a PhD candidate at UNSW whose research focuses on Sustainability Reporting and Assurance. Before this, he worked as a Senior Accountant at Hines Australia and Brookfield Properties, where he oversaw investor reporting, ASIC and SOX compliance, and treasury functions, including cash flow and budget variance analysis. His extensive corporate experience also includes roles as an auditor at PwC New Zealand and Deloitte Australia, where he worked with clients across various industries.

In addition to his corporate roles, Vish is a Casual Academic at UNSW and UTS, where he teaches financial management and corporate financial reporting. He often participates in panel discussions to further the dialogue between industry and academia. His leadership roles include serving on various committees, such as the Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group and chairing the Young CA Panel.

He has been recognised with several prestigious awards, including both Corporate and Management Accountant of the Year at the Australian Accounting Awards 2024 and the University of Otago 20Twenties Young Alumni Award 2023.

To find out more or to get involved, reach out and connect with your NSW YCA Panel at [email protected] or join the NSW YCA Linkedin Group.