Dr Ken Ngangan has worked in the public sector and international development for more than 20 years Papua New Guinea.  He is currently the Secretary for Finance with the Government of Papua New Guinea, responsible for public financial management reforms in the country.  Prior to joining the Department of Finance as Secretary, he was Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Papua New Guinea. He also worked as an independent consultant on public finance management (PFM) issues in Papua New Guinea on a number of international development projects.
In 2015 Dr Ngangan led the country team that concluded the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment in Papua New Guinea, culminating in the public release of a detailed PFM reform blueprint, the PEFA Road Map 2015-2018 . Dr Ngangan has contributed to books and published journal articles on various academic and PFM issues, both locally and internationally. His work and research interests encompass all aspects of PFM as well as behavioural aspects of accounting.
Dr Ngangan holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Newcastle, Australia; Master of Accounting from University of Glasgow, Scotland and Bachelor of Arts in Commerce with Honours from the University of Papua New Guinea. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant PNG and Certified Management Accountant of Australia.

Mr Stephen Nukuitu is responsible for the Financial Reporting & Compliance Division (FRCD), Financial Controls Division (FCD), Information and Communications Technology Division (ICTD) and Financial Management Improvement Program (FMIP). Mr Nukuitu’s portfolio is responsible for providing advice relating to financial accounting and policies, management and reporting, the administration of funding to government bodies against budgets and information system and services. As delegate of the Secretary for Finance, Mr Nukuitu has membership or Directorship of several Boards including: Central Supply & Tenders Board (CSTB) and PNG 2018 Asia Pacific Economic Corporation Tenders Board (ASTB). He also serves as alternate chair representing the Secretary in Audit Committees and is Chairperson of the Financial Framework Review Technical Working Group.

Prior to his role as Deputy Secretary-Operations, he was appointed First Assistant Secretary for Accounting Framework & Standards Division from 2010 to 2013. He has also served in the roles of Assistant Secretary (AS) and Financial Controller (FC) when he was seconded to the Departments of Health and Police. Mr. Nukuitu commenced with Department of Finance in 2000 and experienced several job rotations in various branches and divisions.

Mr Nukuitu holds a Masters in Business Administration specialising in International Business; Masters in Project Management, both from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Bachelor and Diploma in Commerce with the University of Papua New Guinea and professional affiliations to the Institute of Certified Management Accountant (ICMA), Australia; Australian Institute of Management (AIM), Alumni of Australia New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) and PNG-Australian Alumni Association (PNGAAA).

Mr Samuel Penias is responsible for the Non Tax Revenue Division (NTRD), the Internal Audit and Compliance Division (IACD), Corporate Services Division (CSD) and Provincial and District Financial Management Division (PDFMD). Mr Penias’ portfolio is responsible for all matters relating to revenue from non-tax sources, internal audit of processes, corporate services and financial management for the Provinces and Districts.

Prior to his current role from 2005 to 2011, Mr Penias was First Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary in the Provincial & District Management Division where he was responsible for providing financial services to the 22 Provinces and 89 Districts.  Previously he was Provincial Treasurer, Central Province from 2002 – 2005 responsible for financial administration.  Mr Penias spent eight years from 1994 – 2002 with the Internal Revenue Commission in a variety of roles including VAT Manager Wewak (VAT), Tax Auditor (Tax Audit Branch) and Company Assessor (Company Assessing Branch). He also has three years’ experience working as a Stamp Duty Officer in the Stamp Duty Office and took up his first role as a Sales Person in a private company.

Mr Penias holds a Bachelor in Business Management, University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and a Diploma in Business Studies (Accounting Major), Divine Word University.

Mr Penias spent eight years from 1994 – 2002 with the Internal Revenue Commission in a variety of roles including VAT Manager Wewak (VAT), Tax Auditor (Tax Audit Branch) and Company Assessor (Company Assessing Branch). He also has three years’ experience working as a Stamp Duty Officer in the Stamp Duty Office and took up his first role as a Sales Person in a private company.

Mr Penias holds a Bachelor in Business Management, University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and a Diploma in Business Studies (Accounting Major), Divine Word University.

Mr Dominic Ira is responsible for the Internal Audit and Compliance Division (IACD), Organisational Strategy Division (OSD), Provincial and District Financial Management Division (PDFMD), and FAID.

Prior to this Mr Ira held the position of First Assistant Secretary, Financial Control Division.

Mr Ira held a variety of financial positions including Principal Accountant, Audits & Financial Statement. He has 26 years’ experience in local level government, intergovernmental organisations and national government roles in the financial management field.

Mr Ira holds a Bachelor of Business – Accounting, from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia; Diploma in Public Sector Audit and Accounting, CPFPA (London) with Papua New Guinea Institute of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Business (major in Accounting) from University of Papua New Guinea. He is also a member of Certified Practicing Accountants, Papua New Guinea.

Ms Tenakanai is responsible for the collection of Non-Tax Revenue. She was first appointed to the role in 2010 and has managed a number of projects including installation of computerised receipting and going cashless, monitoring and compliance checks with the PNG Overseas Foreign Missions, review of Government Fees for five departments and the implementation of Land Lease Arrears Recovery Project Phase 1 in NCD as well as major reforms to align the Division with corporate plans. Ms Tenakanai is also the Treasurer for the Papua New Guinea Australian Alumni Association.

She was appointed as First Assistant Secretary Cash Management & Expenditure Division, CMECD, in 2012 where she spent two years responsible for managing and monitoring the PNG Government Cash flow before returning to the Non Tax Revenue Division.

Ms Tenakanai previously held the positions of Assistant Secretary Cash Management in 2008, Principal Accountant in 2001 and Revenue Accountant in 2000. She started her career as a Collector of Public Monies with the Cash Management and Expenditure Control Division and has worked with the Department of Finance for a total of 19 years.

Ms Tenakanai holds a Masters of Commerce (Applied Finance); graduate certificate in Governance and Public Policy, both from the University of Queensland, Australia; Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) and Diploma in Commerce, both from the University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province.

Mr Sapa manages the corporate functions of the Department of Finance which include human resources, administration including building and asset management, departmental budget, financial training, home ownership scheme and government office rental payments. With the leadership of the Secretary and in partnership with University of Papua New Guinea, Mr Sapa established a new specialised degree ‘Bachelor of Public Finance and Accountancy’ targeting the public sector of Papua New Guinea. He has also established the ‘Association of Government Accountants & Public Finance Managers Inc’ to cater for professional development needs for public sector employees in the financial sector in Papua New Guinea.

Before Mr Sapa’s appointment to First Assistant Secretary CSD in 2010, he was Assistant Secretary with the Provincial and District Financial Management from 2007 to 2009 providing oversight to Provincial and District Treasury operations of the Momase Region of Papua New Guinea.

He has also had roles as Financial Management Trainer and had served three departmental heads as the Executive Officer. Mr Sapa has over 25 years’ experience as a public servant in the financial sector.

Mr Sapa has a Masters of Management from Monash University, Australia; Bachelor of Business & Management with Honours from the University of Papua New Guinea; Diploma in Business Studies from Port Moresby Business College and a Diploma in Public Administration from Papua New Guinea Institute of Public Administration. Mr Sapa is a member of Australian Institute of Management (AIM).

Mr Metofa is responsible for managing the efficient processing of Government Payroll and Production of Public Accounts of the National Government. A major project currently undertaken is the Financial Framework Review. He was Chair of the Technical Working Group which produced the first Papua New Guinea country report on Public Finance Management (PFM) and its subsequent report, the PEFA Road Map, launched in 2015 by the Minister for Finance.  Mr Metofa is also a member of specialised Tender Boards, representing the Secretary, Department of Finance, in the Parliamentary Supply and Tenders Board, University of Goroka Supply and Tenders Board, National Judiciary and Support Services Supply and Tenders Board and Pharmaceutical Supply and Tenders Board.

Prior to his current position Mr Metofa was Assistant Secretary to the Frameworks Branch from 2008 – 2012. He held previous roles as Senior Accountant, Standards, Procedures and Audit and Accountant – Financial Statement and Audit, having joined the Department of Finance as a graduate after completing his Bachelor in 2001.

Mr Metofa holds a Masters in Accounting from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia; Bachelor of Commerce from University of Papua New Guinea and Diploma in Economic Policy Analysis from National Research Institute.

Mr. Gabi Kila has clocked more than 25 years in the Public Service especially in the Department of Finance beginning with Provincial Finance Office Konedobu.

He commenced work as a junior officer and moved up the rank and file holding some very senior positions within the Department. He held the position of First Assistant Secretary Provincial and District Financial Management Division (FAS PDFM) for many years. This division is responsible for supervision and monitoring of all Provincial and District Finance Office operations in the 21 provinces and 86 districts of the country. These offices provide financial management services at the sub-national level where he has a vast knowledge of operations at.

Mr. Kila is now the First Assistant Secretary (FAS) for Information Communication and Technology Division (ICTD) where he is now responsible for high quality ICT infrastructure systems and technical support to the Governments financial management and related systems. He is also responsible for improvements in public finance management systems in the provinces and districts.

He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG).

Mr Tom Tiki manages three key areas of responsibility; Internal audit (responsible for system based audit on procedures and process), Investigation (response to formal internal complaints on staff and public monies and property), Governance & Compliance (responsible for rolling out audit committee program across the public sector).

Mr Tiki joined the Department in 1991, and was appointed to the position in February 19, 2018. He oversees key projects such as Public Sector Audit Program, Payroll Audit and Phone Against Corruption. Under the public sector audit program 43 audit committees are established in agencies and over 100 internal auditors trained. Payroll Audit has covered over 20 agencies and saved millions while multiple analysis and assessment to Phone Against Corruption has been carried out.

Mr Tiki previously held a position of Assistant Secretary for Investigations Branch and has a total of over 27 years experiences in the public service.

Mr Tiki has a Bachelor in Accounting and a Diploma in Commerce both from University of Papua New Guinea. He is member of the PNG Institute of Internal Auditors and Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) PNG.