Last Thursday, The Australian Accounting Industry Awards took place in Sydney, celebrating the hard-working accountants, bookkeepers, and leaders of the industry for 2022. The evening highlighted the efforts and grit of a community who arguably had the toughest periods of their career.

A huge congratulations to all the winners:

‍Emma Baxter - Client impact award

Kelly Berger - Community leader of the year

Jackie Marriott - Employee accountant of the year

AFS & Associates Chartered Accountants - Employer of the year

Sarah Parkinson & Diverse Business Consultants - Bookkeeping team of the year

Unni Ashok&Success Tax Professionals Aspley - Accounting team of the year

Alexandra Burgaretta CPA - Industry leader of the year

Tracey Rubens - Bookkeeper of the year

Natalie Lennon CA - Partner of the year (1 partner firm)

‍Kyelie Baxter FCPA - Partner of the year (2 - 10 partner firm)

You can view the full list of winners on the awards website here.

All the winners from this year will become the judges for the 2023 Accounting Industry Awards.

Trent McLaren says: "A huge thank you (again) to everyone who turned out for our gala dinner last Thursday. I know the From the Trenches - Real Life in the Accounting Industry team is still buzzing from all the overwhelming and positive feedback."

McLaren continues: "We will continue to find ways to level our community up and help the next generation of accountants and bookkeepers develop and further progress their career and their businesses. Thanks again to all of our partners, sponsor and supporters! We appreciate you."