The 12th annual Australian Accounting Awards black-tie gala ceremony was held tonight (Friday, 20 June) at The Star, Sydney, with support from Principal Partner Intuit QuickBooks.
A total of 37 accounting professionals were selected as winners from over 300 finalists across the individual and group categories.
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The highest-scoring individual winner walked away with the coveted Accountants Daily Excellence Award trophy.
Click here to view the full list of winners.
This year, the Excellence Award was given to Sarah Lawrance of Hot Toast after she was named Thought Leader of the Year earlier in the evening.
Other individual winners included a superannuation auditor and specialist accountant, a public accountant, a young accountant, and a property specialist accountant.
Group winners included an SMSF firm, a boutique firm, a bookkeeping firm, a business advisory firm, a start-up, and a multiservice firm, while regional and suburban firms were also celebrated.
Australian satirist, comedian, writer, and actor Mark Humphries assumed emcee duties.
Accountants Daily editor Miranda Brownlee congratulated the winners of this year's awards.
“The awards again showcased the exceptional talent and contributions of top accounting professionals and firms across Australia,” Brownlee said.
The Australian Accounting Awards program recognises the leading tax professionals and firms driving the accounting industry to new heights.
For more than a decade, the unparalleled awards program has spotlighted leading professionals across the accounting industry, celebrating the sector's rising stars to its most senior ranks.
Many accounting professionals and businesses have capitalised on the awards program to strengthen their position in the industry by elevating their personal brand and unlocking new career opportunities.
The awards ceremony also provided a rare opportunity for accounting professionals to network with industry leaders, colleagues, and peers.
Click here to see the full list of this year’s winners.
For more information about the awards program, click here.
Miranda Brownlee
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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.
Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.