The Yorkshire Accountancy Awards, brought to you by Yorkshire Legal News, are proud to announce the deserving winners of the 2024 ceremony.
This year saw some incredible firms and entries, showcasing the outstanding professional talent that Yorkshire has to offer.
The event took place on 22 February 2024 at New Dock Hall in Leeds and was a wonderful celebration of Yorkshire’s incredible accounting talent, and we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who made it a night to remember.
Notable winners include Deloitte, who took home Large Firm of the Year and Dale Coleman who has been named Yorkshire Accountant of the Year. These are just two of the twenty one esteemed winners of the evening;
2024 Winners
Accounting Tech Initiative of the Year
Winner: Northern Accountants- Engage
Audit Service Award
Winner: Azets
Sponsored by Pinnacle Global Group
Best Employer of the Year
Winner: ASDA
Best ESG Campaign
Winner: BDO UK
Brand of the Year
Winner: Hentons
Sponsored by Blacks Solicitors
Consultancy/Advisory Service Award
Winner: UHY Calvert Smith
Corporate Finance Service Award
Winner: KPMG
Sponsored by Ison Harrison Solicitors
Finance Director of the Year
Winner: Neil Beardsmore- Ice Travel Group
Sponsored by Sewell Wallis
Independent Firm of the Year
Winner: Gravitate Accounting
Sponsored by Bright
In-House Finance Team of the Year
Winner: Preventx
Mid-Tier Firm of the Year
Winner: Mazars
Sponsored by Castle Employment
Niche Firm of the Year
Winner: CREATE
Partner of the Year
Winner: Tony Farmer- Azets in Yorkshire
Rising Star of the Year
Winner: Ben Thompson- The Accounting Room
Support Staff of the Year
Winner: Lisa Butterworth- Parsons Accountants
Team of the Year
Winner: Gravitate Accounting
Trainee of the Year
Winner: Maggie Dearnley- Parsons Accountants
Sponsored by First Intuition
Yorkshire Accountant of the Year
Winner: Dale Coleman- Ford Campbell Freedman
Sponsored by Intuit Quickbooks
Large Firm of the Year
Winner: Deloitte
Sponsored by Dext
Managing Partner of the Year
Winner: Lisa Calvert- Ford Campbell Freedman
Tax Service Award
Winner: Deloitte
Congratulations to all our worthy winners and see you next year as we continue to recognise and celebrate the finest that the accounting industry has to offer in Yorkshire!
