Following on from a successful event in 2014, this year Reckon have again partnered with AccountantsDaily for the 2015 Australian Accounting Awards. 
The Australian Accounting Awards are the only industry awards designed to showcase excellence right across the accounting profession. With a broad range of categories that examine excellence across the breadth of the profession, the Australian Accounting Awards provides a platform for all industry leaders to be recognised.

Reckon’s Managing Director Sam Allert said “The Awards are extremely valuable and I encourage individuals and firms to put themselves forward now that nominations have opened. It provides them a rare opportunity to be recognised in a national Accounting Awards program, whether they be a newly qualified accountant, experienced bookkeeper or fast growing firm – there is an award category for them.

Allert continued, “The strength of the profession lies in its diversity, with a range of individuals and companies contributing to its ongoing success. The depth of the 2015 Awards program is impressive and will uniquely recognise industry achievements”.

Alex Whitlock, publisher of AccountantsDaily, was enthusiastic about the industry response to the Australian Accounting Awards.

“The response to the Australian Accounting Awards was staggering last year. We were inundated with submissions and it was clear that there is great scope to expand the awards this year,” he said.

“This is a big industry; there are so many outstanding professionals and firms across the spectrum. It’s important that we host awards that recognise as many of the top performers as possible.”

The categories for this year’s awards program are:

Group awards

Firm of the Year (under $1 billion in revenue)
Firm of the Year (over $1 billion in revenue)
Boutique Firm of the Year (less than $10 million in revenue)
New Firm of the Year
Fast-Growing Firm of the Year
Diversified Firm of the Year
Community Engagement Program of the Year
Bookkeeping Firm of the Year
Best Marketing
Professional Development Program of the Year
Graduate Program of the Year
Innovator of the Year

Individual awards:

Thought Leader of the Year
Executive of the Year
Partner of the Year (under $1 billion)
Partner of the Year (over $1 billion)
Partner of the Year (Boutique)
New Partner of the Year
Bookkeeper of the Year
Rising Star of the Year
Young Accountant of the Year (under 30)
Accounting Student of the Year
Office Administrator of the Year
Editor’s Choice Award
AccountantsDaily Excellence Award (best of the individual award-winners)

Submissions for the 2015 Australian Accounting Awards are now open.

To enter, click here.