2023 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2023 Irish Accountancy Awards.

The winners were announced on Thursday, May 25th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.

Practice of the Year

WINNER:

RSM Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • FintechPRO
  • Moran McNamara
  • RSM Ireland
  • Whelan Dowling & Associates

Sponsored by:

Global Achievement in Accountancy

RECIPIENT:

Geraldine Ruane

Sponsored by:

Large Practice of the Year

WINNER:

RSM Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • FPM
  • Ifac
  • JPA Brenson Lawlor
  • RSM Ireland

Sponsored by:

Medium Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Whelan Dowling & Associates

FINALISTS:

  • Accounting Anytime
  • Charles P. Crowley & Co.
  • HCA Chartered Accountants
  • KDA Doyle Kelly Accountants
  • O'Donovan Keyes & Barrett
  • Quintas
  • Walsh O’Brien Harnett
  • Whelan Dowling & Associates
  • Woods and Partners

Sponsored by:

Small Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Moran McNamara

FINALISTS:

  • FinTech PRO
  • Intax
  • L&D Focus Partners
  • McGowan Accountancy Services
  • Moran McNamara
  • O'Farrell & Co
  • OfficePal
  • Rory Williams Chartered Accountants

Sponsored by:

Online Practice of the Year

WINNER:

FinTech PRO

FINALISTS:

  • Around Finance
  • FinTech PRO
  • OfficePal
  • Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
  • Shelbourne Accountants

Sponsored by:

Accountant of the Year

WINNER:

Sinead Doherty - Fenero

FINALISTS:

  • Sinead Doherty - Fenero
  • Elaine Jackson Gilsenan - OmniPro
  • John Hannaway - HCA Chartered Accountants

Sponsored by:

Advisory Team of the Year – SME Finance

WINNER:

Cantwell Corporate Finance

FINALISTS:

  • Cantwell Corporate Finance
  • FinTech PRO
  • ORM Accountants Limited
  • Paul O'Donovan & Associates

Sponsored by:

Advisory Team of the Year

WINNER:

FPM

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • Cantwell Corporate Finance
  • Charles P. Crowley & Co.
  • Fitzgerald Power
  • FPM
  • JPA Brenson Lawlor
  • Saffery Champness Ireland
  • Walsh O’Brien Harnett

Finance Director of the Year

WINNER:

Chris McCarthy - Uisce Éireann

FINALISTS:

  • Gerard Cleary - Glenisk
  • Chris McCarthy - Uisce Éireann

Sponsored by:

Finance Team of the Year

WINNER:

Lidl Ireland GmbH/Lidl Northern Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • BT
  • Lidl Ireland GmbH/Lidl Northern Ireland
  • OfficePal
  • Uisce Éireann

Sponsored by:

CSR Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

EY Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Deloitte Ireland
  • EY Ireland
  • Fitzgerald & Partners Accountants & SME Specialists
  • O'Donovan Keyes & Barrett
  • University of Galway Tax Clinic

Tax Team of the Year

WINNER:

Azets Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • Charles P. Crowley & Co.
  • RSM Ireland
  • Walsh O’Brien Harnett

Employer of the Year

WINNER:

FPM

FINALISTS:

  • DBASS
  • FPM
  • KDA Doyle Kelly Accountants
  • Quintas
  • Walsh O’Brien Harnett

Sponsored by:

Payroll Team of the Year

WINNER:

Paycheck Plus

FINALISTS:

  • HSOC Chartered Accountants
  • O'Reilly Group
  • Paul O'Donovan & Associates
  • Paycheck Plus

Bookkeeping Team of the Year

WINNER:

Fitzgerald Power

FINALISTS:

  • Burdy
  • Fitzgerald Power
  • OfficePal

Client Service Award

WINNER:

Saffery Champness Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • CavanaghKelly
  • KDA Doyle Kelly Accountants
  • O'Farrell & Co. Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
  • Saffery Champness Ireland

Excellence in Education and Training

WINNER:

PAT Business School

FINALISTS:

  • EY Ireland
  • Griffith Professional Accountancy
  • Masters in Science in Accounting and Finance Management - Graduate Business School Griffith College
  • Online Training for Accountancy Students - AccountancySchool.ie
  • PAT Business School
  • TUS Midlands

Part-Qualified Accountant of the Year

WINNER:

Ross Phillips - EY Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Karolina Mazurek - DesignPro Automation
  • Ross Phillips - EY Ireland
  • Amy Roantree - EY Ireland

Best Use of Technology in Accountancy & Finance

WINNER:

Fenero

FINALISTS:

  • Fenero
  • McGowan Accountancy Services
  • OfficePal
  • RSM Ireland

Sponsored by:

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

Deloitte Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Deloitte Ireland
  • EY Ireland
  • FMC Agro Ireland
  • Grant Thornton Ireland Graduate Programme
  • Ifac
  • Walsh O’Brien Harnett

Sponsored by:

Outstanding Contribution to Accountancy

RECIPIENT:

Prof. Patricia Barker, Dip. Couns., MPhil, PhD, FCA

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