2026 Shortlist

Practice of the Year

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Outstanding Contribution to Accountancy

The RECIPIENT of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Large Practice of the Year

FINALISTS:

• AAB
• Azets Ireland
• Cronin
• Dains Ireland
• FDC Group
• Fitzgerald Power
• Malone & Co. Accountants
• O'Neill Foley
• Strata Financial
• Xeinadin

Medium Practice of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Around Finance
• ECOVIS DCA
• Finegan Gibson
• Incorpro
• Merry Mullen
• Noone Casey
• SCC Chartered Accountants
• Whelan Dowling & Associates

Small Practice of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Accountants for Good
• Book Smart Accountancy
• Briody & CO
• Feli Accounting Solutions
• FinTech PRO
• Intax Business Advisors
• Rebates Ireland
• Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
• Taxkey

Online Practice of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Around Finance
• Borgo
• ECOVIS DCA
• FinTech PRO
• Incorpro
• Intax Business Advisors
• Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
• Shelbourne Accountants

Accountant of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Allianz Ireland - Stelian Iana
• Briody & CO - Angela Mcardle
• Ecovis DCA - Ayelen Roger
• FinTech PRO - Jay Patel
• Irish Tax Rebates - Martin Brennan
• Malone & Co. Accountants - Lesley MacCormaic
• Noone Casey Financial Services - Talia Bouzon

Rising Star Accountant of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Avery Dennison (Ireland) - Evan O'Donnell
• Briody & CO - Dion Duffy
• Cronin - Adam Walsh
• Deloitte - Eve Henry
• Fitzgerald Power - Aveen O'Neill
• Fitzgerald Power - Sarah Ryan
• Keenan Corporate Finance - Chris McNeill

Advisory Team of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Fitzgerald Power
• HTH Accountants
• InTax Contracting
• Taxkey

CSR Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Accountants For Good - Charities & Communities Financial Support Initiative
• Arlo - CSR: Finance-Led Community Impact
• Deloitte Ireland & Irish Funds - Transition Year Financial Literacy Programme
• Dublin Port Greenway
• Fitzgerald & Partners Chartered Accountants
• Fitzgerald Power - Innovative Accountancy & Advisory

Employer of the Year

FINALISTS:

• AAB
• Cronin
• Dains Ireland
• DBASS Accountancy & Tax Advisory
• Fexco
• Hunter Apparel Solutions
• Strata Financial

Finance Leader of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Block - Niamh Cunningham
• Cronin - John Richardson
• FinTech PRO - Jay Patel
• Hanley Automation Networks - Paloma O'Neill

Finance Team of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Arlo Technologies International
• Dublin Port
• Hunter Apparel Solutions
• Oakview Early Years Services

Finance Team of the Year - Large

FINALISTS:

• Allianz Ireland
• Fexco
• H&MV Engineering
• PLAYRIX - SMART TREASURY
• Wayflyer

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Azets Ireland - Learning & Development
• Deloitte Ireland - Future Leaders Academy
• Dublin Bus - Finance & Public Procurement
• EY Ireland – Graduate Development Programme
• FDC Group - Accountancy Graduate Programme
• O'Neill Foley - Chartered Accountants

Tax Team of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Cronin
• Dains Ireland
• Irish Tax Rebates
• Shelbourne Accountants
• Taxkey
• Taxreturned
• Xeinadin

Payroll Team of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Beacon Locum Contracting (BLC)
• Bridge Chartered Accountants
• Burdy
• CR Payroll Solutions
• Cronin
• Dains Ireland
• OTHS Consulting
• Shelbourne Accountants

Best Use of Technology in Accounting and Finance - Large

FINALISTS:

• Deloitte - Omnia: A Cloud-based Audit Platform
• Fexco - Finance AI Pilot
• Fintua - Transforming VAT Compliance Through Technology
• PLAYRIX - Smart Treasury

Best Use of Technology in Accounting and Finance - SME

FINALISTS:

• CloudMount - AI Ethics Guardian
• ECOVIS DCA - Technology-Driven Practice Transformation
• FinTech PRO - Technology-Driven Accounting & Compliance
• Fitzgerald Power - Accountancy & Advisory Services
• Incorpro - MyIncorpro
• Nexiō - Outmin (Autonomous Bookkeeping System)
• Oakview Early Years Services - Implementation of Acorncloud
• PAT Business School
• The Law Society Of Ireland - Project Ignite

Client Service Award

FINALISTS:

• Borgo
• Burdy
• ECOVIS DCA
• Fintua
• Incorpro
• O'Neill Foley

Transformation Project of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Allianz Ireland – Data Innovation & Digital Excellence
• Dublin Bus – Finance Team
• Kerry Group - Instant Pricing
• PLAYRIX - Smart Treasury

Excellence in Learning & Development

FINALISTS:

• Azets Ireland
• Dublin Bus – Finance & Public Procurement Graduate Programme
• FDC Group
• ODKB
• Xeinadin - Excellence in Learning & Development

Excellence in Education

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College - Masters in Accounting & Finance
• PAT Business School & Technological University Dublin
• University of Galway - Postgraduate Suite of Summer Schools

Best Finance Collaboration

FINALISTS:

• Allianz Ireland
• PLAYRIX - SMART TREASURY

Finance Project of the Year

FINALISTS:

• Allianz Ireland - Capital Steering Squad
• Dornan - A Turner Company
• Dublin Bus - Department Transformations
• Fexco - Project Nexus
• Law Society Of Ireland - Project Keystone
• PLAYRIX - SMART TREASURY

Women in Accountancy & Finance Award

FINALISTS:

• ACCA - Sarah Lane
• Allianz Ireland - Rebecca Williams
• Block - Niamh Cunningham
• Burdy - Deirdre O'Keeffe
• Citco Fund Services - Michelle Farrell
• Deloitte - Caroline O'Driscoll
• Hanley Automation Networks - Paloma O'Neill
• Malone & Co. Accountants - Ciara Dodd
• Mediolanum International Funds - Inma Conde