2024 Awards
The Finance Awards Wales 2024 took place on Thursday 16th May 2024 at Mercure Holland House Hotel. Congratulations to all our finalists.
Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director of the Year
Winner:
Holly Arnold – Celsa Steel
Finalists:
- Paul Williams – Commodore Finance
- Kevin Evans – Recolution Group
- Jonathan Strange – Celtic Vacuum
- Holly Arnold – Celsa Steel
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Young Finance Director of the Year
Winner:
Katherine Bowen – Target Group
Finalists:
- Charlotte Mancuso – Finboot
- Katherine Bowen – Target Group
- Holly Arnold – Celsa Steel
- Andrew Glennon – Novomatic UK
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Financial Controller/Finance Manager of the Year
Winner:
Amanda Burton – Tiny Rebel
Finalists:
- Yoanna Adaneva – Recolution Group
- Amanda Burton – Tiny Rebel
- Katie Hawker – CatSci
- Sophie Harris – Companies House
- Gareth Button – Celsa Steel
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Accountant of the Year
Winner:
Sarah Wynne – Wynne & Co
Finalists:
- Emma Owen Davies – Barford Owen Davies
- Sean Meredith – Cadre Advisory
- Kris Corbisiero – eAccounts Limited
- Thomas James – Monmouthshire Building Society
- Sarah Wynne – Wynne & Co
- Sophie Harris – Companies House
- Matthew Jones – LimestoneGrey
- Natalie Lewis-Evans – Mazuma
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Finance Apprentice of the Year
Winner:
Jed Lewis – Transport for Wales
Finalists:
- Leanna Stevenson – Dezrez Legal
- Tomos Rees – Coleg Sir Gar/Clay Shaw Butler
- Jed Lewis – Transport for Wales
- Alex Leyland – Celsa Steel
- Muhammad Usman Iqbal – Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
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Accounts Technician of the Year
Winner:
Daniel Sayce – CEM Days
Finalists:
- Susanna Turner – Intellectual Property Office
- Daniel Sayce – CEM Days
- Sandra Davies – Barford Owen Davies
- David Alford – Merit Engineering
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Rising Star of the Year
Winner:
Sophie Harris – Companies House
Finalists:
- Aled Burd – Magenta Financial Planning
- Michael Pearce – Transport for Wales
- Sophie Harris – Companies House
- David Alford – Merit Engineering
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Small Finance Team (up to 10 staff within the team) of the Year
Winner:
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Finalists:
- Beesure
- Celtic Vacuum
- Sanctuary Financial Planning
- eAccounts Limited
- Companies House
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
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Medium/Large Finance Team (more than 11 staff within the team) of the Year
Winner:
IG Lintels
Finalists:
- Celsa Manufacturing
- IG Lintels
- Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
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Independent Accounting Practice of the Year
Winner:
Barford Owen Davies
Finalists:
- Barford Owen Davies
- eAccounts Limited
- Wynne & Co
- LimestoneGrey
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Payroller of the Year
Winner:
Lisa Thomas – SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK
Finalists:
- Kay Augustus – Augustus Payroll Services
- Abigail Gillison – CatSci
- Lisa Thomas – SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK
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Finance Project of the Year
Winner:
Bluestone Resorts
Finalists:
- Bluestone Resorts
- Burns Pet Nutrition
- Character.com
- Companies House
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Public Sector Team of the Year
Winner:
Transport for Wales
Finalists:
- Companies House
- Transport for Wales
- Health Education & Improvement Wales
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ESG Excellence Award
Winner:
CatSci
Finalists:
- CatSci
- Voltric
- Transport for Wales
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