Monday 13th July, 2015

The achievements of top finance and accounting stars were acknowledged in style at the 9th North East Accountancy Awards sponsored by Nigel Wright Recruitment.

Hosted at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead, the event brought together 400 people from accountancy firms, local businesses, service providers and public sector organisations, to mark individual and team success.

The 2015 winners are:

• Accounting Technician of the Year – Abiola Dina, National Audit Office
• New Accountant of the Year (sponsored by NECC) – Mark Rutter, National Audit Office
• Accountant of the Year (sponsored by ACCA) – Andy Trinder, Quorn Foods
• Finance Director of the Year (sponsored by Wesleyan Bank) – Richard Dale, Newcastle University
• Tax Team of the Year (sponsored by CIOT) – PricewaterhouseCoopers - International Mobility Team
• Business Finance Team of the Year (sponsored by R&B Group) – Performance Horizon Group
• Public Services Finance Team of the Year (sponsored by CIPFA NE) – Sunderland CCG & Sunderland City Council
• Corporate Finance Deal of the Year (sponsored Rathbone Investment Management) – Cavu Corporate Finance
• Small Accountancy Firm of the Year (sponsored by TLW Solicitors) - Anderson Barrowcliff LLP
• Accountancy Firm of the Year (sponsored by ICAEW/Northern Society of Chartered Accountants) – Deloitte
• Accounting & Finance Employer of the Year (sponsored by Echo Events) – KPMG LLP

The most prestigious award of the evening was the John Wall Award for Outstanding Achievement – sponsored by title sponsor Nigel Wright Recruitment, and was presented to Bill Teasdale, non-executive director for a number of private companies including Vertu Motors, British Engines Limited, Astrum Limited, Bedmax Limited.

Fiona Fletcher, managing director at Echo Events and Association Management, said:

"We place a lot of emphasis on encouraging members of the financial and accountancy community to ‘blow their own trumpets’ – and to celebrate their achievements together, so we were delighted to see that this year’s event attracted the highest amount of nominations to date."

At this year’s ceremony, fundraising took place for the event’s two chosen charities - The Prince's Trust North East Leadership Group and the Newcastle West End Food Bank – and a grand total of £3,165 will be shared equally between both charities.

Nominations for the North East Accountancy Awards 2016 will open in October.