2026 winners and finalists

Accountant (Boutique Firm)

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◆ Winner Fahad Gul, Tax App

Finalists

• Bec Argent, Argent Tax & Advisory
• Natascha Cherry, Prime Partners
• Kirsty Doyle, Boutique Business House
• Georgia Glennon, Aris Accounting Group
• Jonathon Hunt-Mason, LA Accountants & Business Advisors
• Adam Jacobson, Link Wealth Accounting
• Declan Lane, Helios Advisory
• Hemant Mandan, HRM Accounting
• Abhijeet Singh, ACT Practice

Accounting Student

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◆ Winner Devon O’Connell, Hall Chadwick

Finalists

• Brhee Christensen, ML Partners
• Steve Diamandaras, Financial Management Solutions Accountancy Services
• Broc Frangos, Latitude Accountants
• Kirtika Gairola, Equil Advisory
• Parth Kalyani, Latitude Accountants
• Kalista Kupp, Elite Tax Success
• Joan Liwanag Tran, SAMAF Consultants Palmerston
• Juliana Romanos, Latitude Accountants
• Ryan Smit, RMIT University and Smart Business Solutions

Audit

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◆ Winner Jacklyn Li, Partners Wealth Group

Finalists

• Pooja Bajaj, Australian National Audit Office
• Kaitlynn Brady, PKF
• Emily Chau, RSM Australia Partners
• Mohsin Syed Raza, Boyce CA
• Waresa Saiara, InConsult

Bookkeeper

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◆ Winner Vidya Sridhar, Solar Harbour

Finalists

• Aylee Cameron, Beany Australia
• Isaac Henares, Carbon Group
• Rochelle Morrissey, Boutique Business House
• Elisha Townsend, Above and Beyond Books

Business Advisory

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◆ Winner Bayley Peachey, Trade Business Accountants

Finalists

• Simon Burke, Acctivate
• Patrick El-Bitar, Latitude Accountants
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Michael Hirmiz, Latitude Accountants
• Alice Liang, PKF
• James O’Hagan, BlueRock Australia
• Joshua Ryder, LMS Advisory
• Declan West, Wheelhouse Advisory
• Sean Jiun Fa Yee, Box Advisory Services

Corporate

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◆ Winner Harpreet Kaur, Redhill Hospitality Group

Finalists

• Lucy Colbourne, Kollosche
• Clyde Mendonca, Elders
• James Neylon, Seaway Group
• Libo Yu, Australian Computer Society

Innovator

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◆ Winner Sarah Illarietti, PKF

Finalists

• David Hayman, Nomos One
• Declan Lane, Helios Advisory
• Jacklyn Li, Partners Wealth Group
• Puneet Singh, Nanak Accountants and Associates
• Akash Taneja, Deloitte
• Justin Wong, Aero Accounting Group

Management

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◆ Winner Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants

Finalists

• Hugh Conron, Wheelhouse Advisory
• Jacob Fahmy, Latitude Accountants
• Jarrod Kangisser, Wheelhouse Advisory
• Shwe McManus, Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion
• Clyde Mendonca, Elders
• Stephanie Poole, SuperConcepts
• Kayla Russell, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Declan West, Wheelhouse Advisory

Mergers and Acquisitions

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◆ Winner Justin Wong, Aero Accounting Group

Finalists

• Tom Vrsecky, EY

Multiservice

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◆ Winner Philip Song, RSM Australia

Finalists

• Georgi Collins, Y Partners
• Patrick El-Bitar, Latitude Accountants
• Kayla Russell, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Joshua Ryder, LMS Advisory
• Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants
• Raymond Semaan, Latitude Accountants
• Bodie Simpson, Your Future Strategy
• Nick Souter, South East Leisure
• Justin Wong, Aero Accounting Group

New Accountant

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◆ Winner Ella Skinstad, PKF

Finalists

• Callum Bird, businessDEPOT
• Brandon Elhelou, Latitude Accountants
• Isaac Henares, Carbon Group
• Iris Ho, FWO Chartered Accountants
• Madhumita Lalgudi Natarajan, The Living Company
• Ben Morgan, Equil Advisory
• Raajdeep Singh, Gen Z Tax Advisory
• Alana Villata, Collectiv. Accounting
• Joel Woodhead, Latitude Accountants

Property Specialist Accountant

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◆ Winner Shivneel Lal, Gen Z Tax Advisory

Finalists

• Tony Deng, Tony Deng & Co
• Bodie Simpson, Your Future Strategy

Public Accountant

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◆ Winner Alana Villata, Collectiv. Accounting

Finalists

• Jordan Cellini, Astera Accountants
• Adam Jacobson, Link Wealth Accounting
• Andrew Manners, Sammut Bulow Group
• Alesha Masaud, Tax App
• Hannah Pham, Fortis Accounting Partners
• Kayla Russell, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Joshua Ryder, LMS Advisory
• Ryan Tarrant, Zweck Consulting
• Denica van Rooyen, Zweck Consulting

Specialist Consultant

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◆ Winner Harley Jago, Castaway Forecasting

Finalists

• Michael Hirmiz, Latitude Accountants
• Hana Nguyen, HiCom Accounting t/a HiCom Care
• Kayla Russell, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Michael Saade, Latitude Accountants
• Raymond Semaan, Latitude Accountants
• Bodie Simpson, Your Future Strategy
• Philip Song, RSM Australia

Superannuation Specialist Accountant

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◆ Winner Effy Sun, SuperConcepts

Finalists

• Sienna Huo, SuperConcepts
• Daniel Karadinovski, Prime Partners
• Sam Myers, Walshs
• Kiarna Thomas, Zweck Consulting
• Luna Yang, SuperConcepts

Tax and Compliance

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◆ Winner Joshua Underhill, Smart Business Solutions

Finalists

• Kunal Batra, All in one Accounting Solutions
• Pietra Demirdjian, Hive Wise
• Thomas Jochinger, People & Partners
• Aijo Ong, Equil Advisory
• Bodie Simpson, Your Future Strategy
• Jaskaran Singh, Wheelhouse Advisory
• Puneet Singh, Nanak Accountants and Associates
• Philip Song, RSM Australia
• Raveed Waqas, NAV Accountants & Advisors (Part of Fortuna Advisory Group)

Wellness Advocate

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◆ Winner Bianca Donald, Donald and Co. Accounting Services

Finalists

• Emily Knox, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Declan Lane, Helios Advisory
• Danielle Laurie, Latitude Accountants
• Kayla Russell, Vision Beyond Advisory
• Bodie Simpson, Your Future Strategy