The network of the year will have demonstrated strong revenue growth, the development of an international brand, and ambition to increase its presence across multiple geographical regions/ jurisdictions. It will have delivered high quality work for its local and cross-border clients across audit, advisory and tax service lines. This network will be agile in reacting to market challenges and opportunities facing the global accountancy profession.

The Association of the Year will have demonstrated strong revenue growth, industry leading client services, and ambition for acquiring members across multiple geographical regions/ jurisdictions. It will have delivered high quality engagement for its local and cross-border clients across audit, advisory and tax service lines. This association will be agile in response to market forces and opportunities facing the global accountancy profession.

This award will be given to a practice, network, or association, which has with a new initiative or innovation in audit made a major change in improving audit quality, efficiency or added value to clients.

The winning professional body should wield a profound influence within the accountancy sector relating to learning and development and career opportunities for all accounting practitioners and in advocating for raising accounting and reporting standards.

The winner will have demonstrated a commitment to developing and deploying sustainability initiatives and governance frameworks for corporates and communities to reach regulatory targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The winner will have invested in leading an initiative/ project/ policy framework, which has seen proven benefits for its clients’/ users’ ESG objectives.

The winner will have delivered a unique market solution to progress its clients’ ESG objectives and reduce market risk. The winner will have demonstrated a commitment to leading and delivering on corporate ESG objectives, to include advising on relevant tech investment in that phase, assisting on collecting and validating data and incorporating suitable levels of governance over non-financial performance metrics, for accounting practitioners’ decision-making.

The winning accounting practice software product will showcase industry leading product features, great levels of user satisfaction, and demonstratable ROI. The software should be recognised by peers in the industry, such as software and business technology experts, analysts, and senior executives.

The winning SaaS provider will offer cost effective solutions that greatly enhance the day-to-day activities of accounting firms’ growth and expansion plans.

This award will recognise an initiative highlighting outstanding success in streamlining from many of the following: accounting workflow, data processing and security, reporting compliance and expense management, that makes a significant difference to business performance.

The Customer Experience of the Year Award recognises the most ground-breaking digital CX offerings from organisations, that constantly innovates to create the best possible experiences for their customers.

This award will recognise the work of a communications/ marketing/ brand ambassadors’ team across the whole range of accountancy stakeholders (firms, professional bodies, standard-setters, regulators, etc.). The winner will have contributed to making successful a campaign that has excelled in the way it has been communicated.

The winner of this award will have made a significant difference to their employer, with an intrapreneurial attitude and driving innovative business solutions. (Entrant must be under 40)