2023 Winners and finalists

Academic of the Year

Vicky Krishnamurthy, Glide Accounting

Nikki Schonfeldt, The University of Western Australia

Sarah Stone, Ab² Institute of Accounting

Accounting Consultant of the Year

Unni Ashok, Success Tax Professionals Aspley
Teddy Kosasih, MaxGrowth
Michelle Kvello, Lantern Partners
Jake Richardson, Equipe Advisory
Georgie Rogers, MGI Joyce|Dickson
Bobby Serval, Ultimate Tax & Advisory

Kylie Thompson CPA, Sorrento Strategic Accounting

Greg Valles, Valles Accountants
Vincent Villafranca, Vista Tax Consultants
Tom Walsh, Walsh Accountants

Accounting Student of the Year

Daniel Foelz, Lawson Accounting
Kate Jenesis Naguit, TaxSmart Cafe
Hana Northey, SMART Business Solutions

Aloka Senadeera, Hydro Tasmania

Hang Tran, RMIT University

Accounting Support Staff of the Year

Joynivee Chua, TaxSmart Cafe

Naomi Ingram, Fortuna Advisory Group
Rachael Keuning, Walsh Accountants
Lisa Le, Box Advisory Services
Glaze Madden, Inspire Accountants
Jessica Outeiro, MWM Advisory
Nicole Salisbury, Onyx Business Group
Krystal Serval, Ultimate Tax & Advisory
Montanna Whelan, Naked Accounting
Alison Wilkinson, Bottrell Business Consultants

Auditor of the Year

Pooja Bajaj, Australian National Audit Office

Rakin Hasan, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Ben Willington, Accru Harris Orchard

Bookkeeper of the Year

Rebecca Buchanan, Straight Up Bookkeeping

Tim Gunn, Bluerock
Kaleena Haas, KH Account Solutions
Allison Joyce, Efficiency Partners Bookkeeping
Julia Naumova, Bookwiz Advisory
Kathleen Piachaud, Katalyse Consulting
Sherlin Samaraweera, SDS Accounting & Bookkeeping Solutions
Jeannie Savage, Cloud 9 Strategic
Lisa Stoneham, Straight Forward Accounting Solutions
Trudi Yip, Numeric Eight

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Year

Matt Crowley, ACO Australia
David Dillon, Custodian Backoffice
Zac Hayes, Ignite Strategy & Tax
Michelle Kvello, Lantern Partners

Sarah Lawrance CPA, Hot Toast

Raj Mann, Trident Group Australia
JK Menon, United for Care
Chris Tinta, LINK
Roy Totino, Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia
Joseph Vitalone, Penrith RSL Club

Corporate Accountant of the Year

Dean Bonanno, APRIL

Hans Larsson, QCoal Group

Maggie Lo, Cartology - Part of the Woolworths Group
Xiaoyun Lu, E. Sun Commercial Bank
Nicole Shu Wen Wong, Lexicon (Endava company)

Mentor of the Year

Nathan Caccamo, MGI Parkinson
Amanda Gascoigne, Amanda Gascoigne Consulting and The Balanced Firm
Harry Hoang, Tailored Accounts
Martine Hoosen, Bookwiz Academy
Jamie Johns, Wize Mentoring and Sky Accountants
Ashley Leslie, Vincents Accountants
Cissy Ma, Grow and Sell Your Biz
Michelle McVeigh, BMO Business Centre
Casty Nyaga, Choice Accounting and Taxation Services

Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

New Partner of the Year

Lauren Hill, Mazars

Kapil Kukreja, HLB Mann Judd
Stacie Shaw, PKF Sydney and Newcastle
Talia Stan-Bishop, Onyx Business Group

Not-for-profit Accountant of the Year

Unni Ashok, Success Tax Professionals Aspley

Neville Birthisel CPA, Taxpayers Australia t/as Institute of Financial Professionals Australia

Liam Brennan, Australian Tax Office
Ellie Paterson, NFPAS
Kym Reilly, PKF Sydney and Newcastle
Melanie Williams, Korowal School

Partner of the Year

Dinesh Aggarwal, Fortuna Advisory Group

Matthew Ashley, Mazars

Michelle Grech, Hughes O’Dea Corredig
Hugh Walsh, Walshs

Partner of the Year (Boutique Firm)

Emma Baxter, YOUtax
Brooke Hepburn-Rogers, Foxton Financial
Bob Jacobs, Auxilium Partners
Paul Langdon, Vince & Associates

Davie Mach, Box Advisory Services

Bradley Seeto, Bramelle Partners
Bobby Serval, Ultimate Tax & Advisory
Chris Tinta, LINK
Mace Turco, M2 Corporate
Jeni Wilcock, Sullivan Dewing Chartered Accountants & Business Builders

Property Specialist Accountant of the Year

Tasha Hungerford, Grow Accounting
Amir Ishak, Property Tax Specialists
Geraldine Lee, Glint Accountants

Isagani Manaois, TaxSmart Cafe

Matthew Richardson, Cooke & Foley
Nitin Vashisht, NAV Accountants and Advisors
Vincent Villafranca, Vista Tax Consultants
Morgan Wilson, creditte

Public Accountant of the Year

Nathan Caccamo, MGI Parkinson

Renee Cooper, Indepth Accounting

Paul Cunningham, Smart Business Solutions
Elizabeth Dellaportas, Aspire Accounting Professionals
Sonia Gibson, Accounting Heart
Vajira Jayasooriya, Austral Accountants
Jody Nichols, Up-To-Date Accounting Services
Simone Palfreyman, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
Elizabeth Shimmin, Bluebird Wealth Group

Rising Star of the Year

Nadia Afrin, Mazars

Shriya Gupta, EY
Melody Howe-Jackson, PLH Accountants
Caroline Nguyen, Ultimate Tax & Advisory
Annie Nguyen, MGI Dobbyn Carafa
Julia Panovski, RSM Australia
Shonia Poole, Bell Partners
Elodie Rodrigues, The Pen Accounting
Sean Yee, Box Advisory Services

Superannuation Auditor of the Year

U-Li Cheong, Strategic Integrative Accountants

Katrina Fletcher, Elite Super (SMSF Auditors)

Naomi Kewley, Peak Super Audits
Marjon Muizer, Red Willow Super
Luke Stevenson, Engaged Super
Ben Willington, Audit your Superfund

Superannuation Specialist Accountant of the Year

Natalia Clack CPA, Easy Super

Daniel Clements, PKF Sydney and Newcastle
Romulae Gadaoni Jr, TaxSmart Cafe
Susan Manns, MWM Advisory
Susan O’Connor, Susan O’Connor Accounting
Karlyn Read, Hughes O’Dea Corredig

Thought Leader of the Year

Martienne Angelique, Savvi
Emma Baxter, YOUtax

Ed Chan, Wize Mentoring and Chan & Naylor

Harry Hoang, Tailored Accounts
Martine Hoosen, Bookwiz Academy
Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute
Jeannie Savage, Strategic Bookkeeper
Eng Sivieng, TMS Tax, Accounting & Financial Services
Shaye Thyer, Always For Impact
Andrew Van De Beek, Illumin8

Young Accountant of the Year (30 years or under)

Abhay Chellani, M G Arthur & Associates

Michael Howe, BlueRock

Tokey Islam, MGI Sydney
Karan Radheshyam Khandelwal, Inspire CA
Christian King, CTK Accounting
Caroline Nguyen, Ultimate Tax & Advisory
Shonia Poole, Bell Partners
Luke Rainone, anatra
Jade Rein, Fishburn Gardner Accounting & Advisory Services
Natasha Wilson, Vincents Accountants

Accountants Daily Excellence Award

Natalia Clack CPA, Easy Super