Finalists 2018


 

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2018 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:

  • Tom Onions, National Audit Office
  • Dale Sharp, Aspire Technology Solutions
  • Jessica Little, ENGIE
  • Bethany Tulip, Pacifica Group Ltd
  • Morgan Irving, Aspire Technology Solutions
  • Matthew James, PayKeeper
RISING STAR ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Steven Rutter, True Potential LLP
  • Katie Dixon, National Audit Office
  • Sean Richardson, Piramal Healthcare UK
  • Oliver Thorne, KPMG
  • Louise McLeod, National Audit Office
  • Rebecca Birch, KPMG
RISING STAR TAX ADVISER OF THE YEAR

Finalists

  • Anthony Capstick, KPMG
  • Andrew West, PwC
  • Leah Kindleyside, Deloitte
  • Craig Maxwell, PwC
  • Steven Robinson, Blu Sky Tax
ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Chris Bailey, The Bailey Group
  • Carey Stuart, Deloitte
  • Helen Laverick, Wave
  • Sam Wood, Blu Sky Tax Ltd
  • Craig Hart, Craig Hart Accountancy Services
  • Stuart Hall, Aspire Technology Solutions
  • Ian Grieve, Nexus
TAX ADVISER OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Graeme Whitfield, KPMG
  • Julia Fox, Deloitte
  • Lorraine Ellison, Simply Additions Ltd
  • David Hicks, Deloitte
FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Lorraine Ellison, Simply Additions Ltd
  • Gareth Evan Edmunds, Northern Education Trust
  • Richard Thompson, Wellway Accountants Limited
CORPORATE FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance – Partial sale of Van Mildert to Aldington Capital
  • KPMG LLP – Sale of O’Brien Waste Recycling Solutions to Biffa plc
  • Cavu Corporate Finance – Investment in Patrick Parsons by LDC
  • KPMG LLP – Secondary MBO at ZyroFisher backed by Palatine Private Equity
  • Cavu Corporate Finance – Sale of Kykloud to Accruent
PUBLIC SERVICES FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Bernicia Group
  • National Audit Office – local services delivery team working across the Department of Health & Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
BUSINESS FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Finalists:

  • Morrison Data Services
  • Procter & Gamble – FSS Coty TSA Team
  • Aspire Technology Solutions
  • Welwyn Components
  • Procter & Gamble – European Banking Operations Team
  • ENGIE – Shared Service Centre (SSC) – Newcastle
  • Pacifica Group
ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR (under 50 employees)

Finalists:

  • Murray & Lamb
  • The Bailey Group
  • Beach Accountants Limited
  • Blu Sky Tax Limited
  • Leathers The Accountants
  • Simply Additions Ltd
ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR (51 - 200 employees)

Finalists:

  • Clive Owen LLP
  • Robson Laidler Accountants
  • Ryecroft Glenton
ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR (Over 200 employees)

Finalists: 

  • KPMG
  • Deloitte
  • PwC