2020 Shortlist

Many congratulations on making the shortlist for the inaugural Women in Accountancy and Finance Awards! Join us on Friday 16 October for our virtual awards ceremony. Register here.


Contribution to Gender Diversity Award

Blick Rothenberg

Computacenter plc

PwC UK's Audit practice

TGS Global


Female Diversity Champion of the Year

Anna Draper - BDO LLP

Aurora Todisco - Healthwatch Tower Hamlets

Avni Mashru - PwC

Caroline Smale - Bishop Fleming LLP

Claire Spencer - RSM UK

Deepti Vohra - PwC

Karen McInerney - Computacenter plc

Monique Malcolm-Hay - PwC

Suzi Woolfson - PWC


Inspiration - Business and Public Sector

Elaine Brady - Highvern

Julie Teague - Cogent Elliott Group Ltd

Sarah Everett - Haven Power

Sarah Spencer - AVEVA

Stella Ezeogu - Accountstar/ HMRC

Urchana Moudgil- Upgrade Pack



Inspiration Award - Practice (National and Global)

Claire Spencer - RSM UK

Colleen Local - PwC

Deepti Vohra - PwC

Emma O'Keefe - Deloitte LLP

Jackie Crane - Mitten Clarke Limited

Lindsay Kelly - PwC

Monique Malcolm-Hay - PwC

Pam Sidhu - PwC

Rebecca Gissing - PwC

Sheena Coutinho - PwC

Suzi Woolfson – PWC

Virginia Parratt - PwC



Inspiration Award - Practice (Small)

Behnaz Rayati - Expert Accounting & Finance

Diane Frior - FitTax Limited / Dereham Digital Accountancy Limited

Jessica Pillow - Pillow May Ltd

Lauren Holbrook - BDO LLP until 31/12/19 

Louise Rogers - Louise Rogers Limited trading as Contador Accountancy

Urvashi Shah - 3E'S ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

Veronika Stejskalova Keates - Fidatezza Inc Limited

Zoe Whitman - But the Books


Leader of the Year - Business and public sector

Dominique Highfield - Pentland Brands

Elizabeth Gammie - RGU

Keeley Miles - FCE bank Plc

Lyndsie Goodwin - East of England Co-operative Society

Michaela Rees - Sterling Rees Limited

Wendy Rowe - Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting


Leader of the Year – Practice (national and global)

Caroline Le Jeune - Blick Rothenberg

Deepti Vohra - PwC

Emma Cox - Deloitte LLP

Genevieve Morris - Blick Rothenberg Limited

Hemione Hudson - PwC

Kaley Crossthwaite - BDO LLP

Lindsay Kelly - PwC

Pamela Tuckett - Bishop Fleming

Rebecca Gissing - PwC

Sophie Michael - BDO

Suzi Woolfson - PWC

Wendy Walton - BDO LLP     


Leader of the Year – Practice (small)

Gillian McCreadie - Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants

Jessica Pillow - Pillow May Ltd

Lauren Holbrook - BDO LLP until 31/12/19

Urvashi Shah - 3E'S ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED



Male Diversity Champion of the Year

Andrew Robins - RSM

Ashley Smith - CADA Design Group Ltd

Ian Smith - Bishop Fleming LLP

Jim Bichard - PwC UK

Nilesh Shah - Blick Rothenberg

Paul Eagland - BDO LLP

Ross Jenkins - Badenoch and Clark

Simon Hunt - PwC

Tim Davies - Haysmacintyre

Will Smith - Deloitte


Outstanding Achievement

Anna Marks - Deloitte

Carrie Jensen - Forrester Boyd

Emma Cox - Deloitte LLP

Gilly Lord - PwC UK

Julie Teague - Cogent Elliott Group Ltd

Kaley Crossthwaite - BDO LLP

Lauren Holbrook - BDO LLP until 31/12/19

Lisa Olufemi - BDO

Nikki Mitchell - Deloitte

Stephanie Bettinson - BDO LLP


Rising Star Award

Alice Iles - Deloitte LLP

Aurora Todisco - Healthwatch Tower Hamlets

Gabriela Borzynska - Deloitte

Gabrielle Cox - PwC

Lauren Holder - Finlayson & Co (UK) Ltd

Pam Sidhu - PwC

Sami Yamaguchi - Deloitte

Ynez Vinieris-Giancola - Deloitte LLP

Role Model of the Year – Business and Public Sector

Dominique Highfield - Pentland Brands

Sharon Critchlow - Discover Your Bounce for Business Ltd

Stella Ezeogu - Accountstar/HMRC

Wendy Rowe - Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting


Role Model of the Year – Practice (national and global)

Claire Spencer - RSM UK

Emma Cox - Deloitte LLP

Eugenia Campbell - RSM

Fiona Bell - RSM

Jackie Crane - Mitten Clarke Limited

Kaley Crossthwaite - BDO LLP

Katie Houldsworth - Deloitte LLP

Laura Mott - Haysmacintyre LLP

Lindsay Kelly - PwC LLP

Saira Choudhry - PwC

Shiyan Feng - PwC

Susan Ball - RSM


Role Model of the Year – Practice (small)

Alex Falcon Huerta - Soaring Falcon Accountancy

Anne Ovens - Aspiration Europe Ltd

Eriona Bajrakurtaj - Major's Accounts & Co Ltd

Gillian McCreadie - Business Services Manager

Lauren Holbrook - BDO LLP until 31/12/19

Lucinda Watkinson - Crunch

Shelley Pritchard - Pillow May


Woman of the Year – Business and Public Sector

Elaine Brady - Highvern

Elizabeth Gammie - RGU

Julie Teague - Cogent Elliott Limited

Katherine Tenner - FreeAgent and Administrate

Naomi Ingram - CATS Colleges Group

Sharon Critchlow - Discover Your Bounce for Business Ltd

Stella Ezeogu - HMRC

Urchana Moudgil - Upgrade Pack


Woman of the Year – Large Business

Catherine Allam - Mars Wrigley

Dominique Highfield - Pentland Brands

Lyndsie Goodwin - East of England Co-operative Society

Sarah Everett - Haven Power


Woman of the Year - Non-CCAB qualified

Aurora Todisco - Healthwatch Tower Hamlets

Caron Bradshaw - Charity Finance Group

Faye Reizopoulou - Leigh Academies Trust

Julie Teague - Cogent Elliott Group Ltd

Lisa Topliss - Bedrock Tax Limited

Louise Rogers - Louise Rogers Limited trading as Contador Accountancy

Melanie Parsons - Dereham Digital Accountancy Ltd

Semsi Sonmez - PwC


Woman of the Year – Practice (Global)

Anna Marks - Deloitte

Judith Tacon - Deloitte LLP

Rebecca Gissing - PwC

Shiyan Feng - PwC

Stephanie Bettinson - BDO LLP

Wendy Walton - BDO LLP


Woman of the Year – Practice (National)

Cara Turtington - Saffery Champness LLP

Caroline Le Jeune - Blick Rothenberg

Carrie Jensen- Forrester Boyd

Genevieve Morris - Blick Rothenberg Limited

Jackie Crane - Mitten Clarke Limited

Margaret Laidlaw - Mazars

Natasha Frangos- Haysmacintyre LLP

Pamela Tuckett - Bishop Fleming

Suzanne Willis - Blick Rothenberg


Woman of the Year - Practice (Small)

Alex Falcon Huerta - Soaring Falcon Accountancy

Behnaz Rayati -Expert Accounting & Finance

Diane de Garis - de garis accounting Limited

Emily Smith - Finlayson & co (UK) Ltd

Eriona Bajrakurtaj - Major’s Accounts & Co Ltd

Jessica Pillow - Pillow May Ltd

Michaela Rees - Sterling Rees Limited

Michelle Adams - Adams Accountancy (Bexley) Limited

Ria Lincoln - Ria-Jaine & Co Ltd

Sofia Thomas - Sofia Thomas Ltd

Suzy Kerton - Zyla Accountants

Zoe Whitman - But the books Ltd



Woman of the Year – Technician

Danielle Smith - AAT

Lucy Cohen - Mazuma

Phoebe Cranmer - Forrester Boyd Chartered Accountants

Sarah Yates - PricewaterhouseCoopers



Woman of the Year Award

Alex Falcon Huerta - Soaring Falcon Accountancy

Anne Ovens - Aspiration Europe Ltd

Behnaz Rayati - Expert Accounting & Finance

Emily Smith - Finlayson & Co (UK) Ltd

Eriona Bajrakurtaj - Major's Accounts & Co Ltd

Gillian McCreadie - Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants

Katie Houldsworth - Deloitte LLP

Michelle Adams - Adams Accountancy (Bexley) Limited

Naomi Ingram - CATS Colleges Group

Sally Cosgrove - PwC UK 

Teresa Clarke - Teresa Clarke FMAAT, AAT Tutor

Wendy Walton - BDO LLP