Finalists 2017
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2017 North East Accountancy Awards. We received an outstanding number of entries and it is great to see so many talented individuals, teams and organisations who have excelled over the last year.
See the categories below to discover the successful nominees who made it through to the final stage of the nomination process:
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Ashlee Richardson – Welwyn Components Ltd
Catherine Taylor – National Audit Office
Andrew Heppell – Graeme Tennick & Co Limited
Tom Hudson – Deloitte
Billy Mack – National Audit Office
Debra Charlton – HM Revenue and Customs
RISING STAR ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Sam Oliver – Graeme Tennick & Co Limited
Andy Morris – OnBone
Liam Ford – National Audit Office
Sean Hemsley – Welwyn Components Limited
Katharine Lowdon (nee Manning) – Ernst & Young LLP
Jordan Jewitt – The Bailey Group
ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Barry Gill – TIG Corporate Finance
Christopher Vaulks – KPMG LLP
Natalie Healey – Deloitte
FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Chris Blaxall – Performance Horizon
Gillian Pigott – Tudhoe Learning Trust
Manprit Randhawa – Onbone
RISING STAR TAX ADVISER OF THE YEAR
Finalists
David Baggaley – Ernst & Young LLP
Mo Malhotra – Deloitte
Sanjay Pugal – Tait Walker LLP
Sarah Fish – Deloitte
TAX TEAM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Tait Walker LLP
Innovation reliefs & incentives team, KPMG Newcastle
Deloitte Tax Team
CORPORATE FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
KPMG LLP – Sale of NECS (North East Convenience Stores)
KPMG LLP – Acquisition of Fisher Outdoor by Zyro
Cavu CF – Investment for Fairstone Group
Ryecroft Glenton – Acquisition of MTrec Ltd by Trust Tech Inc
Deloitte – Onyx company’s sale to Pulsant
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
The Bailey Group
Blu Sky Tax Limited
BW Medical Accountants Ltd
TyneRede Accountancy Ltd
Tait Walker
NATIONAL ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Deloitte
Haines Watts North East
Ernst & Young LLP
KPMG LLP
NEW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Graeme Tennick & Co Limited
Francis Bookkeeping Solutions Ltd
BW Medical Accountants Ltd
BUSINESS FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Mayborn Group
Welwn Components Finance Team
Performance Horizon Finance Team
PUBLIC SERVICES FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
The Agricultural Funds Financial Audit Team – NAO
NHS Business Services Authority Financial Control Team