Zato partners with CA ANZ Member Benefits Program to fuel smarter, faster growth
Zato and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Member Benefits Program have today announced a new partnership, giving CA ANZ members across Australia and New Zealand access to an exclusive member benefit when adopting Zato's AI-powered compliance platform.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is the peak professional accounting body representing over 143,000 members across Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. Zato is an end-to-end, native AI compliance automation platform built for accounting firms to streamline and accelerate laborious workflows like general ledger scrutiny, query drafting, and workpaper compilation.
The CA ANZ Member Benefits Program offers its members access to an exclusive Zato benefit, a one-off ledger credit to the value of AU $ 2,500 per eligible Chartered Accountancy firm, available on signing up to a Zato Annual Ledger Subscription Agreement.
Since launching this year, Zato has supported more than 100 accounting firms, allowing Chartered Accountants to reduce their time on compliance tasks by up to 80 per cent. The platform harnesses AI to automate laborious accounting workflows for firms of all sizes.
Key Zato benefits:
- One connected workflow: Everything from client data, through to review and sign-off on one platform, rather than across multiple spreadsheets and point solutions.
- Centralised query management: All queries and review points in one central place, with complete history.
- General ledger scrutiny: Every transaction scrutinised. AI agent Ziffy prioritises the critical issues for review.
- Workpaper compilation: Every entry validated and fully traceable. Every supporting document attached.
- Review and sign-off: Single review dashboard. No need to switch between systems. One activity log providing a complete audit trail
A shared vision for Chartered Accountants
Mark Rice, Group Executive, Member Engagement, CA ANZ, said the partnership aligned with CA ANZ's commitment to supporting members.
"Our members are looking for practical ways to improve productivity while continuing to deliver high-quality services to clients. This partnership gives members the opportunity to explore technology that could help reduce administrative burden and free up time."
Viv Brownrigg FCA, Executive Director of Marketing and Sales at Zato, said Zato was delighted to be partnering with CA ANZ Member Benefits Program.
"With accounting firms experiencing talent shortages, growing compliance pressures and productivity challenges, reducing the capacity constraint is vital. Zato enables firms to spend more time on higher value work and provide better outcomes for clients."
The partnership took effect on 14 September 2026.