2025 Winners

Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Walsh O'Brien Harnett

Outstanding Contribution to Accountancy

RECIPIENT:

Feargal McCormack

Large Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Walsh O'Brien Harnett

FINALISTS:

• AAB
• Azets Ireland
• FDC Group
• Fitzgerald Power
• Kinore
• PKF Brenson Lawlor
• Strata Financial
• Walsh O'Brien Harnett
• Xeinadin

Medium Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Merry Mullen

FINALISTS:

• Borgo
• Merry Mullen
• RDA Accountants
• SCC
• Whelan Dowling & Associates

Small Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Incorpro

FINALISTS:

• Around Finance
• FinTech PRO
• Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
• Incorpro
• McManus McCabe Chartered Accountants
• Millview Advisory
• Officepal
• Rebates.ie
• Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
• Taxkey

Online Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Borgo

FINALISTS:

• Around Finance
• Borgo
• FinTech PRO
• First Accounts
• Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
• Incorpro
• Intax
• Officepal
• Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
• Shelbourne Accountants

Rising Star Accountant of the Year

WINNER:

Fenergo - Nifemi Ogunbiyi

FINALISTS:

• Fenergo - Nifemi Ogunbiyi
• Fitzgerald Power - Aoife Dullaghan
• KPMG - Naazneen Moosa

Advisory Team of the Year

WINNER:

Saffery

FINALISTS:

• Azets Ireland
• HTH Accountants
• Intax Contracting
• Millview Advisory
• PKF Brenson Lawlor's Corporate Finance Team
• Saffery
• Walsh O'Brien Harnett

CSR Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

KPMG - Books for Birdies

FINALISTS:

• Fitzgerald & Partners CSR Community Collaboration
• KPMG - Books for Birdies
• Moore Financial
• ODKB
• Saffery

Employer of the Year

WINNER:

AAB

FINALISTS:

• AAB
• DBASS Chartered Accountants
• Kinore
• Walsh O'Brien Harnett
• Xeinadin

Finance Leader of the Year

WINNER:

Around Finance - Richie Lennon

FINALISTS:

• Around Finance - Richie Lennon
• FDC Group - Micheál O'Driscoll
• FinTech PRO- Jay Patel

Finance Team of the Year

WINNER:

Law Society of Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Arlo Technologies International
• Fitzpatricks Garages Group
• Hostelworld
• Law Society of Ireland

Finance Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Flutter Finance

FINALISTS:

• Bord na Mona
• Dornan Engineering
• Flutter Finance
• Linesight

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

Pfizer Finance & Global Business Services Dublin

FINALISTS:

• Azets Ireland
• Deloitte - Future Leaders Academy
• FDC Group - Fostering Growth and Development
• FMC Corporation
• Pfizer Finance & Global Business Services Dublin
• Walsh O'Brien Harnett

Tax Team of the Year

WINNER:

AAB

FINALISTS:

• AAB
• Cronin & Company
• Millview Advisory
• Taxback International
• Taxkey
• Taxreturned.ie
• Walsh O'Brien Harnett
• Xeinadin forms National Tax team

Payroll Team of the Year

WINNER:

Beacon Locum Contracting

FINALISTS:

• Beacon Locum Contracting
• Burdy
• CR Payroll Solutions
• Moore Business Advisors
• ODKB

Payroll Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Azets Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Azets Ireland
• GitLab
• PTSB
• SD Worx Ireland
• Uisce Éireann - Payroll team

Best Use of Technology in Accounting and Finance

WINNER:

Taxback International - Innovating the Future

FINALISTS:

• FinTech PRO - Powering Progress with Tech Innovation
• Incorpro
• Kinore
• Law Society of Ireland
• OFFICE PAL
• PAT Business School
• RDA Accountants
• Solve Outsource
• Taxback International - Innovating the Future

Client Service Award

WINNER:

Taxback International

FINALISTS:

• Beacon Locum Contracting
• Burdy
• FDC Group
• Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
• Incorpro
• Kinore
• Saffery
• Solve Outsource
• Taxback International

Transformation Project of the Year

WINNER:

Uisce Éireann - Transforming Water Services Payroll

FINALISTS:

• Burdy: The training, mentoring and advisory project
• Fitzgerald Power
• Kinore
• Merry Mullen - IRIS Firm Management Implementation
• Uisce Éireann - Transforming Water Services Payroll

Excellence in Learning & Development

WINNER:

PAT Business School

FINALISTS:

• DBASS Chartered Accountants
• FDC College's Dedication to Learning
• PAT Business School

Excellence in Education

WINNER:

University of Galway - Clinical Taxation

FINALISTS:

• PAT Business School
• University of Galway - Clinical Taxation

ESG Finance Champion Award

WINNER:

Dublin Port

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Port
• Hostelworld
• Obelisk

Best Finance Collaboration

WINNER:

Lidl Ireland

FINALISTS:

• FDC Group
• Lidl Ireland

Finance Project of the Year

WINNER:

Law Society of Ireland-Project Phoenix

FINALISTS:

• Bord na Mona Finance Future Operating Model
• Dornan Engineering Group- Large Enterprise Resource Planning System Upgrade
• Dornan Engineering Group-Vendor Due Diligence Project
• Law Society of Ireland-Project Phoenix