Hosted by Recruit 121 Finance & Accounting, Finance Awards Wales celebrates the outstanding achievements of the finance profession and recognise the significant contribution made by the Finance sector to the Welsh economy.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner, to be held at Cardiff’s City Hall on 5th April.

Matt Hyde, Managing Director, Finance Awards Wales is delighted at the impact these awards have created, saying,

“The response from finance professionals across the whole of Wales has been excellent, with impressive nominations received across the 13 Categories”. “Our vision – to recognise, attract and invest in Finance talent is core to what we are doing. Last year we were proud to recognise over 40 winners across 11 categories, shining a light on the rich talent we have in Wales and celebrating the valuable work of the Finance sector. We are excited to find new talent in 2019 and add to the Finance Awards Wales family”.

Ken Poole, Head of Economic Development, City of Cardiff Council, and Chairman of the judging panel, said

“In its inaugural year in 2018 the quality of the nominations was of a very high standard. So it has been no surprise to see this year’s entries continue and even improve on that. We had some very hard decisions to make to confirm the shortlist and we know the final judging will be even more difficult “.

Ken Skates, Wales’ Economy & Cabinet Secretary, commenting,

“I welcome this second year of the Finance Awards Wales and applaud the organisers’ ongoing work to showcase the talented professionals who make up our flourishing Finance sector.

For more information about the awards and how to book, visit: www.financeawardswales.com

The shortlist is as follows;

Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director over £25 Million

Iestyn Evans – Target

Marc Davies – Flexicare Medical Ltd

Joseph Towler – Zenith Print Group

Rebecca Lewis – General Dynamics UK

Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director up to £25 Million

Andy Brown – Orbis Education & Care

Ali Saigar – Kagool

Nicholas Davenport – Forward Waste Management

Young Finance Director of the Year

Marc Davies – Flexicare Medical Ltd

Maria Goddard – Awen Culture Trust

Rebecca Lewis – General Dynamics

Ali Saigar – Kagool

Financial Controller of the Year

Ashley Davies – A&R Contract Cleaning Specialist

Nick Bellew – Arcadis UK

Aled Griffiths – Newlaw Solicitors

Rob Price – Jojo Maman Babe

Accountant of the Year

Arwel Morris Jones – Celtest Company Ltd

Abz Taher – Assurance Accountancy Ltd

Paul Waite – Aspen Waite in Wales

Angela England – Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions

Accounts Assistant of the Year

Craig Radford – Newlaw Solicitors

Casey Jones – Newlaw Solicitors

Tomas Stewart – Newlaw Solicitors

Louise Frampton – Thames Valley Construction

Rising Star of the Year

Robert Brotherton – Principality Building Society

Matthew Jones – Lime R&D

Nick Gallagher – Gambit

Laura Jones – Baldwins Accountants

Kerry Burger – Burns Pet Nutrition

Finance Team (Financial Services) of the Year

Principality Building Society

DWJ Wealth Management

Natwest

Small Finance Team (up to 10 staff within the team) of the Year

Zip World

Flexicare Medical

DWJ Wealth Management

Natwest

Medium/Large Finance Team (more than 11 staff within the team)

Hodge Bank

Arvato

IG Lintels

Leekes

Corporate Finance team of the Year

Gambit

Grant Thornton

Verde Corp

Independent Practice of the Year