2017 Winners and finalists

ACCOUNTING STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Clara Chow, UNSW, Westpac

Arlen Dabinett, University of South Australia, Pitcher Partners

Daniel Dal Bello, Flinders University, Chartered Accountants
Zandile Dube, Western Sydney University, Henderson Maxwell
Tahsin Haque, UNSW, UNSW Accounting Society
Michael Li, UNSW, Deloitte
Karl Rayner, Flinders University, BDO
Jade Rein, University of Wollongong, Kelly + Partners (Southern Highlands)
Marianne Sarikas, UNSW, HLB Mann Judd
William Tan, University of Technology Sydney, PwC

AUDITOR OF THE YEAR

Jo Heighway, Deloitte

Steve Jones, Crowe Horwath
Jeremiah Thum, Independent Audit Services

BOOKKEEPING EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Sophie Andrews, The Accounts Studio
Dinesh Bhatia, Phoenix Accountants & Advisors
Karen Groves, Successful Alliances

Diane Lucas, Direct Management

Alex Nicolaidis, Booksmart Accounting Solutions
Kirsten Norman, BizWhiz Business Solutions
Jen Pryor, Pryority Business Consulting
Courtney Wallen, CW Bookkeeping Services
Nicole Williams, Eos Thirty
Aimie Wilson, Carbon Bookkeeping

EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Natasha Chambers, Wilson Pateras

Mark Chapman, Bentleys Australia and New Zealand
Adrian Clerici, Pitcher Partners
Harry Hoang, Tailored Accounts
George Kontominas, Dendra Accounting Group
Rocco Musumeci, Henderson Maxwell
Manish Sundarjee, Kidmans Partners
Angela Winton, Hanrick Curran

NEW PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Katie Hows, Beany.com.au
Robert Manson, Moore Stephens

Christopher Tinta, Link Advisors

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Lara Berry, Munro & Partners
Tina Clarke, Bentleys Chartered (Sunshine Coast)
Laura Davidson, Koustas & Co
Samantha Higham, JSA Accounting

David Keith, Collins Hume

Jackie Lane, Direct Management
Simone Maunder, PLH Accountants
Annie Smith, Forsyths
Nicole Wicks, SMART Business Solutions Accounting
Rachael Wild, My SMSF Online & Mardell

PARTNER OF THE YEAR (BOUTIQUE FIRM)

Peter Fowler, Collins Hume

Andrew Frith, Leenane Templeton Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
Cathy Howard, My SMSF Online & Mardell
George Kontominas, Dendra Accounting Group
Canio Muscillo, Muscillo Romano
Rocco Musumeci, Henderson Maxwell
Shannon Smit, Transfer Pricing Solutions
Manish Sundarjee, Kidmans Partners
Jeremiah Thum, Independent Audit Services
Christopher Tinta, Link Advisors

PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Michael Gigliotti, Andresen McCarthy Partners

Bert Girle, Agilis Accountants & Advisors

Rocco Musumeci, Henderson Maxwell
Siobhan Sellick, Prosperity Advisers Group
Manish Sundarjee, Kidmans Partners
Jamie Towers, Hanrick Curran
Charlie Viola, Pitcher Partners

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

Rodrigo Cerqueira, Hill Rogers
Jade Hadfield, Graff, Paul & Parnell Chartered Accountants
Katie Hows, Beany.com.au
Azlin Lutfi, Henderson Maxwell

Dean Sammut, MMT Accountants + Advisers

Sylvia Wallace, Pitcher Partners
Hayden Winters, SMART Business Solutions Accounting

THOUGHT LEADER OF THE YEAR

Kath Bowler, Licensing for Accountants
Alyson Garrett, CMS Private Advisory
Steph Hinds, Growthwise
Chris Hooper, Accodex Partners
Nadia Hughes, SMART Business Solutions Accounting

Trent Mclaren, Intuit Australia

Robert Pitt, Hanrick Curran
Melanie Power, Bookkeeper Revolution
Shannon Smit, Transfer Pricing Solutions

YOUNG ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR (30 YEARS OR UNDER)

Andrya Chan, WW Corporate Advisory
Lee Duffield, CMS Private Advisory

James Fitzgerald, Moore Stephens

Matthew Hunt, SiDCOR Chartered Accountants
Michael Kerwin, Hoffman Kelly Chartered Accountants
Swinly Perera, Wilson Pateras
Peter Rowe, Power Tynan
James Sheehan, Tester Porter Services
Eric Truong, Hill Rogers
Daniel Velich, Lambourne Partners

EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD

Chris Hooper, Accodex Partners