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Bookkeeper

A successful bookkeeper in the accounting environment responds to market challenges with innovation and continues to prove the benefits of bookkeepers from a bottom-line and growth perspective.

This award recognises an Australian bookkeeper who provides exemplary services to clients. It considers the activities, strategies and actions of the bookkeeper in terms of benefiting their firm and promoting the value of the bookkeeping profession in general.

Business Advisory

Business advisory services in accounting have grown to the point of firms and accountants specialising purely in business advisory services. Modern accountants see the value of their accounting skill set in aiding and partnering with businesses in distress, with a growth mindset or in a transitional phase.

This award recognises the accountant who strives to help businesses reach their goals efficiently, taking into account cultural, financial and succession imperatives.

Carbon Accountant

Carbon accountants are specialists who quantify an organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions to determine their carbon footprint. Carbon and climate-related accounting practice is a fast-evolving area and continues to grow.

This award recognises the role an accountant plays in assisting businesses or organisations to assess their climate impact and develop a sustainability roadmap by providing valuable and comprehensive climate-related information.

Corporate

Corporate accountants are a crucial function of a business, ensuring a company’s data, reporting and compliance are effectively and professionally handled. A strong in-house accountant can make a fundamental difference in operations and management.

This award recognises accountants working within a business who strive to ensure its compliance, protection and efficiency.

Management

The management accounting function is vital to the performance and projections of a business. Management accountants are an integral part of the planning, strategising and sustained success of an organisation.

This award recognises accountants with a passion for management accounting and the transformative effect it can have on a business.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The M&A market in Australia and abroad continues to grow above projected expectations. As Deloitte summarises, there are some key changes facing the market including shareholder activism and a resurgence in private equity.

This award recognises an accountant who advises in the M&A space, factoring in fundamental expectations of executing a transaction effectively as well the challenges and opportunities of modern market conditions.

Multiservice

As the trusted and often principal adviser to an individual or business, accountants are turned to for a variety of services. Accountants working across multiple disciplines, such as both accounting and financial planning, can meet a growing need from Australians for one central point of contact.

This award recognises the accountant who actively facilitates access to a range of different services for their clients, with the goal of strong and convenient client outcomes.

New Accountant

The new generation of accountants carries the profession’s future and defines its progress. Accountants at the beginning of their careers have the power to create change, carry on strong legacies, and create success with their own style and ideas.

This award recognises an accountant at the beginning of their career who is actively and effectively pursuing a clear career direction and has a bigger-picture focus on the progress of the accounting profession.

Property Specialist Accountant

Accountants are often the first port of call for property investors and are crucial in ensuring portfolios are structured effectively and efficiently.

This award recognises an accountant who provides exemplary services to property investors and is highly skilled at keeping clients’ portfolios compliant and tax-effective. Based on support services and strategy implementation, this award considers how the accountant structures their approach to drive revenue while ensuring exemplary services to clients.

Public Accountant

Public accountants service a range of clients and industries and have long been held in high esteem by the small business community in Australia, as well as being trusted advisers to individuals and families.

This award recognises a public accountant who values the tax and compliance services that keep their clients above board and goes beyond these services to work towards the financial and lifestyle goals of their clients.

Public Sector

This award recognises the efforts and accomplishments of accountants working in public sector entities across all levels of government. Public sector accounting provides financial information that enables policymakers to make informed decisions that benefit the public and enable the efficient management of public resources.

Restructuring and Insolvency

When markets and businesses are going through turbulence or a period of change, restructuring and insolvency practitioners play a vital role in navigating complicated transactions and situations with speed, efficiency and professionalism.

This category recognises the restructuring and insolvency professional who effectively steered clients through a change in their business, ensuring the best possible outcome for their situation.

Specialist Consultant

Specialist consultants are an increasingly important part of assessing risk, change management or significant transactions.

This award recognises the consultant who has exceeded expectations in their dedication and performance for clients on complex business matters and is dedicated to a particular specialisation.

Superannuation Specialist Accountant

This award recognises an accountant who specialises in superannuation advice and is highly adept at guiding clients through the rigour of reform and crucial compliance functions. It considers the professional development, expertise and strategies of the accountant in servicing and keeping their superannuation clients.

Tax and Compliance

Easing the burden of compliance and advising on best tax practices is a core and expected service of accountants. The nature of tax and compliance work is evolving, but for innovative accountants, it can remain the heartbeat of a service offering.

This award recognises the accountant who takes a modern approach to tax and compliance based services, and actively believes in its future and value.

Tech Innovator

Technology is an inextricable part of accounting businesses, processes and advice. Those who harness technology effectively are adding value to their practices and service lines, and improving client outcomes and relationships.

This award recognises the accountant who is using technology to enhance their clients’ results and effectively run and future-proof their practice or career.

Wellness Advocate

Wellness in Australian corporate and working life is a growing trend, and various initiatives and strategies are emerging that appreciate that the wellness of employees contributes to productivity, retention and culture.

This award recognises an individual who has actively advocated health and wellness initiatives, events and/or activities among their peers and the community at large, with a focus on improving their workplace or profession.

Accountant (Boutique Firm)

are in a unique position to significantly impact bottom-line growth and the firm’s market position.

This award recognises an outstanding accountant who most effectively drove revenue growth and shaped their firm’s success in the calendar year 2023.

Accounting Student

Being keen to learn, develop and improve at the outset of a career in the accounting industry is fundamental to long-term success and career potential.

This award recognises the university student who demonstrated the most outstanding commitment to success in a future career in the accounting industry in the 2023 calendar year.

It considers the activities, strategies and actions of the student in terms of positioning themselves for future success.

Audit

The audit function is arguably one of the most disrupted service lines in accounting, yet one of the most prominent on the regulatory radar. Successful and quality auditors need to effectively navigate and understand these market factors to excel.

This award recognises an accountant who is approaching their auditing work with ambition, innovation and precision to produce audits efficiently and professionally.