2024 winners and finalists

Accountant (Boutique Firm)

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◆ Winner Sean Jiun Fa Yee, Box Advisory Services

Finalists

• Laura Birk, PLH Accountants
• Joshua Buffett, Buffett Partners
• Damian Cocking, Elevate Accounting
• Megan Hunt, Third Space Accountants
• Felicity Korbosky, Elevate Accounting
• Huong Lisner, Rubiix Business Accountants
• Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
• Sara Paynter, Naked Accounting
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

Accounting Student

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◆ Winner Alyna Arago, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Finalists

• Huong Lisner, Rubiix Business Accountants
• Ashley Moya, Ashfords Accountants & Advisory
• Patrick Wilson-Boyd, Inspire Accountants

Audit

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◆ Winner Ricky Goel, Forsyths

Finalists

• Thomas Roscrow, Ashfords Accountants & Advisory
• Nazarena Mitrovic, HLB Mann Judd

Bookkeeper

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◆ Winner Elisha Lavallin, Above and Beyond Bookkeeping

Finalists

• Dale Ettridge, Carbon Group

Business Advisory

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◆ Winner Molly Lim, Above Advisory

Finalists

• Damian Cocking, Elevate Accounting
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Sam Heaney, Vincents
• Derek Le, William Buck
• Brendan Martin, Oakstone Advisory
• Pasquale Princi, Seer Financial Group
• Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants
• Chloe Salis, Altus Financial
• Sean Jiun Fa Yee, Box Advisory Services

Carbon Accountant

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◆ Winner Joshua Cannell, Westcourt Family Business Accountants

Finalists

• Courtney Bates-Brownsword, Prime Financial Group

Corporate

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◆ Winner Vishwas Singh, UNSW (Sep 2024)

Finalists

• Marcos Chi, Integra Group
• Maggie Lo, Amplify Live

Management

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◆ Winner Vishwas Singh, UNSW

Finalists

• Michael Felix, IBN Corporation
• Felicity Korbosky, Elevate Accounting
• Maggie Lo, Amplify Live
• Robin Martis, Elevate Accounting
• Thomas Mathew, Dentsu
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

Mergers and Acquisitions

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◆ Winner Scott Nicol, McGrathNicol

Finalists

• Tom Vrsecky, PwC

Multiservice

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◆ Winner Patrick El-Bitar, Latitude Accountants

Finalists

• Meena Bebawy, Solution Accountants
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
• Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants

New Accountant

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◆ Winner Yolanda Du, DFK Everalls

Finalists

• Jessie Gofton, Cosca Accountants
• Huong Lisner, Rubiix Business Accountants
• Nisha Nair, Younique Financial Services trading as Tick Tax Accountants
• Sean Jiun Fa Yee, Box Advisory Services
• Sovandy Yin, Mead Partners

Public Accountant

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◆ Winner Jack Staines, BMO Business Centre

Finalists

• Damian Cocking, Elevate Accounting
• Hripsime Demirdjian, Hive Wise
• Yolanda Du, DFK Everalls
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Jessie Gofton, Cosca Accountants
• Robin Martis, Elevate Accounting
• Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
• Sara Paynter, Naked Accounting
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

Specialist Consultant

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◆ Winner Curtley Duncan, McGrathNicol

Finalists

• Meena Bebawy, Solution Accountants
• Patrick El-Bitar, Latitude Accountants
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Jaydon Heerema, McGrathNicol
• Billy North, McGrathNicol
• Alexander Panagopoulos, Amalgam Advisors
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
• Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants
• Tom Vrsecky, PwC

Tax and Compliance

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◆ Winner Hripsime Demirdjian, Hive Wise

Finalists

• Jordan Cellini, Arrive Accountants
• Patrick El-Bitar, Latitude Accountants
• Jessie Gofton, Cosca Accountants
• Jennifer Harb, Equil Advisory
• Eileen Li, Forvis Mazars
• Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
• Sara Paynter, Naked Accounting
• Ryan Troe, BMO Business Centre
• Danielle Williams, Hnry (Australia)

Tech Innovator

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◆ Winner Fahad Gul, Tax App

Finalists

• Luke Daff, PKF Perth
• Shannon Tarbotton, Naked Accounting

Wellness Advocate

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◆ Winner Naum Markov, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Finalists

• Yolanda Du, DFK Everalls
• Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

Accountants Daily Excellence Award

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◆ Winner Alyna Arago, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners