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Judges

An independent panel from across the profession judge the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards every year

The judges receive, review and score your submissions for the categories being contested at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards, to recognise the best organisations, teams and practitioners the region’s profession has to offer.

They will meet virtually around two weeks after the entry deadline to finalise the shortlist and confirm their winners.

The judges are always experienced professionals hailing from a variety of trade associations and institutes, ensuring that they’ll bring years of experience and expertise to the judging process while staying impartial.

They are chosen for their positions at organisations that represent the profession, have no financial ties with the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards, and must declare conflicts of interest and not participate in the judging of any categories where a conflict exists.

During the judging process, the judges must deliver a score for each submission considered. An average of all of the judges’ scores for each submission in that category is then taken, to come to a final determination that is as free as possible from biases.

Barry Jefferd President of the ATT Read Bio
Chloe Radcliffe-Scott Employment Tax Manager at Balfour Beatty plc and Previous Chair of the ATT & CIOT Leeds Branch Read Bio
Heather Byrne Vice-Chair of ATT & CIOT Leeds Branch Read Bio
Joan Ballantine President of British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Read Bio
Kim Johnston Regional Director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) Read Bio
Martin Petch Regional Account Manager at Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Read Bio
Professor Konstantinos Bozos Professor of International Accounting and Finance and Head of the Accounting and Finance Department at Leeds University Business School Read Bio
Robin Murray IFA Regional Ambassador (Northern England) Read Bio
Vanessa Aradia Head of Learning and Development at The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Read Bio
Barry Jefferd President of the ATT

Barry is the Taxation Partner at George Hay Chartered Accountants and currently serving as President of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT). He is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

He was also one of the first accountants in the country to pass the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ probate qualification.

He advises on the complete range of taxes, with a particular interest in Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and property and land transactions. He is an expert in Share and Business Valuations and has appeared in both the High and County Courts as an expert witness.

Barry lectures widely on taxation on behalf of Taxation Institutes who are providing training for other professionals and is the co-author of two publications; Tax planning, a joint publication between the UK200 Group and the Daily Telegraph, and the Innovation Handbook, endorsed by the Intellectual Property Office.

As well as his services to clients, Barry offers a tax consultancy service for smaller practices throughout the UK, as well as advising on one off tax problems for other accountants and taxpayers.

Chloe Radcliffe-Scott Employment Tax Manager at Balfour Beatty plc and Previous Chair of the ATT & CIOT Leeds Branch

A seasoned in-house Tax Manager, Chloe has extensive tax experience advising some of the UK’s largest businesses, including Balfour Beatty, Asda, and Drax Group plc. Over the past decade, she has developed specialisms in corporate and employment tax compliance, development and management of tax processes and governance, and IR35. She is an active member of the Association of Taxation Technicians, hosting technical webinars on large corporate topics. Chloe has previously been Chair of the ATT & CIOT Leeds Branch since May 2025 and also sits on the ATT Membership & Business Development Steering Group.

Chloe is passionate about promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, with a particular focus on living with disability and promoting social mobility across the profession. She is a qualified Mental Health First Aider and offers career mentoring via the ATT Mentor Match programme.

A keen runner and gym-goer, Chloe also spends her spare time playing music, and is a season ticket holder for the rugby league team, Hull FC.

Heather Byrne Vice-Chair of ATT & CIOT Leeds Branch

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