2020 WINNERS AND FINALISTS

Regional Professional of the Year

• Robyn Beath, Astute Financial Melbourne City South/Gippsland
• Joanne Dillon, Smartline
• Carol King, Loan Market
• Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Group
• Jane Pollard, Catalyst Accounting & Tax
• Sharon Russell, Westpac
• Georgie Savage, Shadforth Financial Group

  * Shannon Smit, SMART Business Solutions

• Katharine Smoother, Smartline
• Tracey Sumpton, Smartline

Accountant of the Year

• Elaine Chim, Bramelle Partners
• Rebecca Cornish, Keats Accounting

  * Sonia Gibson, Accounting Heart

• Miriam Holme, Fab Tax Accountants
• Rachel Hunter, Quill Group
• Azlin Lutfi, Pride Advice & Accounting
• Catherine Maguire, Tick Tax Accountants
• Indiah Millard, FAA Accounting Group
• Hana Nguyen, HiCom Accounting
• Angela Stavropoulos, Pilot Partners

Accounting Consultant of the Year

• Anna Beard, KA & Associates
• Minh Dao, KPMG
• Debbie Hiscock, Down The Line Tax Services
• Amy Holdsworth, Clarity Street
• Dianna Jacobsen, Shine at Business
• Andrya McKinlay, PwC Australia
• Stacey Quinn, Moore Australia

  * Elle Sweeney, Link Advisors

Auditor of the Year

• Katrina Fletcher, Elite Super
• Jessica Galvin, JG Audit & Assurance

  * Naomi Kewley, Peak Super Audits

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year

• Michelle Cohen, Harding Stenning & Co Lawyers
• Rebecca Finkelstein, King & Wood Mallesons
• Kelly Hastedt, Bank of Queensland
• Grace Irvin, Denwol Group
• Naomi J. Saba, MoneyMe Limited
• Sarah Jones, JHK Legal

  * Paula Nassif, King & Wood Mallesons

• Sarah Rogers, Gadens
• Nadia Sabaini, Bennett & Philp Lawyers
• Susan Verginis, Gadens

Bookkeeper of the Year

* Tamara-Lee Beveridge, BizCore 360

• Nikki Dawes, Above and Beyond Bookkeeping Services
• Kaleena Haas, KH Account Solutions
• Sonya Jacobsen, Your Bookkeeping Angel
• Kaia Kaldoja, BlueRock
• Nicole Lynch, Streamline Management Australia
• Debbie Mirisch, Biz Synergy
• Ammy Sadik, Valiant Finance
• Melanie Thomson, Keats Accounting
• Trudi Yip, Numeric Eight

Director of the Year

• Donna Bruce, Walsh Accountants
• Sue Hayter, Quality Financial Group
• Miriam Holme, Fab Tax Accountants
• Ulrika Lobo, Blue River Finance
• Kelly Morton, Skye Capital Advisory

  * Samantha Robinson, Pursue Wealth

• Louisa Sijabat, Vincents
• Bernadette Smith, Aspen Corporate
• Kim Szigeti, FBAA
• Amie Tennant, Future Finance Group

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Judith Beck, Financial Executive Women
• Emma Bowdler, The Women’s Accountant
• Amanda Cassar, Wealth Planning Partners
• Alissa Childs, Two Birds One Loan
• Nikki Firth, Your Accounting Sanctuary

  * Pascale Helyar-Moray, Super-Rewards

• Marion Rodwell, Accounting Excellence
• Megan Skinner, Aqua Door Home Loans
• Debra Taylor, OpenSparkz and PAX Technology Australia
• Jade Weller, JadeStart

Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant of the Year

* Bianca Carroll, SMART Business Solutions

• Madeleine Dart, outsource financial
• Rachel Goh, Capital Partners
• Amber Hale, Hewison Private Wealth
• Elena Lee, Yarra Wealth
• Romina Losurdo, Mazars
• Danielle Penley, Truon Chartered Accountants
• Julianne Wallace, Intuit
• Meredith Williams, Bennelong Funds Management
• Stephanie Yip, M Capitol

Marketing Professional of the Year

• Nikki Berzin, Cherry Lending & Finance
• Kate Hill, Futurity Investment Group
• Lisa Jackson, Loan Market
• Erika Jonsson, Six Park
• Anhar Khanbhai, TransferWise
• Luana Rees, WD Nicholls Chartered Accountants

  * Andrea Roberts, Connective Broker Services

• Jennifer Snell, Finder
• Brooke Whyte, Future Finance Group
• Linda Wright, Topdocs

Office Administrator of the Year

• Amelia Carey, Orbit
• Elena Lee, Yarra Wealth
• Jane Martin, Keats Accounting
• Anne Ngo, Implemented Portfolios
• Kate O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice Nowra

  * Olivia Palfreyman, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants

• Eujanie Papandreou, Aspen Corporate
• Sanju Shahi, Shore Financial
• Helen Smith, SMART Business Solutions
• Yasmin Weston, Capital Partners

SMSF Adviser of the Year

* Rosario Carbajal, Wealth Inspired

• Lucy Hateley, Red Lion Wealth Advisory
• Shannon Smit, SMART Business Solutions
• Lisa Papachristoforos, Hughes O’Dea Corredig

Thought Leader of the Year

• Sandra Andrews, Loan Gallery Finance
• Jessica Brady, Fox & Hare Financial Advice
• Tracey Dunn, RSM Australia

  * Melinda Howes, BT

• Jacqui Lennon, Allianz Retire+
• Michelle Maynard, Carbon Group
• Danielle Main, AMP
• Simone Palfreyman, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
• Tricia Peters, MELCA - Divorce with a Difference
• Sam Robinson, Pursue Wealth

Young Leader of the Year

• Madeleine Dart, outsource financial
• Zandile Dube, Findex

  * Alexandra Grigg, Artesian (Alternative Investments)

• Adriana Jennings, Intuit
• Michelle Knight, Little Miss Bookkeeping
• Olivia Palfreyman, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
• Kayla Russell, Palfreyman Chartered Accountants
• Brodie Valentine, Aussie
• Cara Williams, Perrier Ryan
• Stephanie Yip, M Capitol

Women in Finance Excellence Award

* Pascale Helyar-Moray, Super-Rewards