2025 Winners & finalists

Accounts Payable Officer of the Year

Denis Grigorev, House Made Hospitality

Rabia Junaid, McDonald's
Daria Sharma, Newco Financial Services
Zhe Zhang, WiseTech Global

Accounts Receivable Officer of the Year

Mara Kastelyn, Lai Switchboards SA

Donnie Ranti, WiseTech Global

Daria Sharma, Newco Financial Services
Charvi Varshney, McDonald's

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Construction, Infrastructure and Real Estate

Lam Huynh, Belle Property Parramatta | Beecroft | Carlingford
Michelle Liebau, North Queensland Airports

Kelsey Robertson, CV Services Group

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Education

Paul Lui, University of Sydney

Ian Turnbull, ACT Education Directorate

Melanie Williams, Korowal School

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Healthcare

Srijan Shrestha, Child and Adolescent Health Service
Pargat Singh, Corporate Health Group

Hugh Tower, Cura Day Hospitals Group

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing

Avishi Gupta, 1Komma5 Adelaide

Deborah Lane, Laseraid International

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Mining, Oil and Gas

Chan-Yi (Max) Chin, Metlen Energy & Metals

Linda Duffy, Glencore

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Not-For-Profit

Tim Burgess, Global Evergreening Alliance

Georgina Fordham, Campbell Page

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Professional Services

Vishpala Athavale, RSK Australia

Xinlu (Tina) Peng, Sefiani (part of Clarity Global)

Arlene Reyes, Parsons & Partners
Nika Widanage, AIM S Australia

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Retail

Tony Taekbeom Nam, Culture Kings

Iuliia Sobishchanska, Reece Group

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Technology

Adam Buckle, WiseTech Global
Zoe Keck, Canva

Maria Ruiz, WiseTech Global .

Tasman Tudor, Philotimo Global

Corporate Accountant of the Year - Tourism, Hospitality and Food Services

Kitty Cai, Foodlink Australia

Sarah Camilleri, Intrepid Travel
Denis Grigorev, House Made Hospitality
Hesara Hettiarachchi, Contemporary Catering
Harpreet Kaur, Redhill Hospitality Group
Shane Miller, Twin Towns Services Clubs & Resorts
Katie Stacey, Australian Turf Club
Audrey Tan-Atkinson, Duxton Hotel Perth

CFO of the Year - Large Firm (over 200 employees)

Wayne Andrews, University of Sydney

Paul McCubbin, University of Newcastle
Tochau Nguyen, Buildsafe

CFO of the Year - Small Firm (fewer than 200 employees)

Susantha Aparakka, KS Environmental Group
Cathy Chang, Global Mission Partners
Kerryn Divall, RSL NSW

Michael Felix, IBN Corporation - IBN Charitable Foundation

Deborah Lane, Laseraid International
Nancy Mallia, Advantage Group International
Ian McKelvey, Stone Bridge Associates
Divya Singh, Truerock Consulting Pty Ltd
Roy Totino, Trevanta
Yuxin (Teresa) Wu, Next Generation Electrical Group

Rising Star of the Year (In-House)

Denis Grigorev, House Made Hospitality

Harpreet Kaur, Redhill Hospitality Group

Zoe Keck, Canva
Senuji Kumarapeli, FKG Group
Harrison Murphy, Silverstrand Developments
Lawson Young, Carers WA

Financial Analyst of the Year

Allen D'Souza, WiseTech Global
Ajit Kanabar, Briner Signs

Jenny Qin, WiseTech Global

Alexander Vilsten, WiseTech Global

Financial Controller of the Year

Jessica Goh, PKF Perth
Dario Maruca, JVC Group
Xinlu (Tina) Peng, Sefiani (part of Clarity Global)

Nika Widanage, AIM S Australia

Financial Manager of the Year

Jason Guo, WiseTech Global
Tiffany Han, WiseTech Global
Lynne (Lin) Jiang, News Corp Australia

Maggie Lo, Amplify Group Holdings

Arlene Reyes, Parsons & Partners
Jin Sakhare, Reventon
Tristan Ward, Treasury Wine Estates
Nika Widanage, AIM S Australia

Management Accountant of the Year

Denis Grigorev, 10Mac Catering and Events
Daleen Jansen Van Rensburg, JVR Accounting and Tax
Benny Liang, WiseTech Global
Maggie Lo, Amplify Group Holdings

Neha Malhotra, People Innovations

Hugh Tower, Cura Day Hospitals Group
Jaimie Yan, CV Services Group
Gianmaria Yao, Corporate Technology Services

Internal Company Auditor of the Year

Pooja Bajaj, Australian National Audit Office

Waresa Saiara, InConsult
Sammy Sanghera, Super Retail Group

Accounting Times Excellence Award

Kitty Cai, Foodlink Australia