Finalists announced for the first-ever Australian CFO Awards
November 15, 2022
By Weel Newsroom
Australia, 15 November 2022 – The Australian CFO Community is delighted to announce the 2022 finalists for the Australian CFO Awards, including finance leaders from Employment Hero, Seven Group, Stone & Wood, Pet Circle and American Express.
The inaugural Australian CFO Awards, recognise the unsung Chief Financial Officers, Financial Controllers, rising stars and finance teams and set the industry standard for excellence.
Adriana Amato, Australian CFO Community Co-founder, said: “Our warmest congratulations to this impressive group of finalists who have risen to the top in hotly-contested categories in a big year for finance leadership. The work they do behind the scenes to enable their stakeholders keeps businesses humming, and these awards aim to shine a light on an often underappreciated profession. We look forward to celebrating the winners in Sydney on 30 November.”
Winners will be selected by a panel of peers and company executives on the basis of merit and finance leadership excellence. The Australian CFO Community encourages a diversity of entries from across Australia. We received over 1,200 nominations this year.
The panel is made up of a number of high-profile and accomplished finance and business leaders, including Racheal Kellaway (Group Chief Financial Officer, Bank of Queensland), Alena Bennett (Finance Leadership Expert and Mentor), Dan Spencer (General Manager, Think & Grow), Dennis Lin (Chairman, ASX-listed company, Bubs Australia), Damon Hauenstein (Chief Financial Officer, Weel) and Rachel Grimes (Chief Financial Officer, Challenger).
Winners for each category will be announced at a gala dinner at Hinchcliff House in Sydney’s Circular Quay on 30 November. Limited tickets are available for purchase.
The event is supported by industry partners CFO Magazine, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Alena Bennett, GoCardless, Eftsure, Mackay Goodwin, Fathom, ezyCollect, National Audits Group, Prime Partners, Finance in Tech, My Accounts, Weel and Think & Grow.
Congratulations to all shortlisted individuals and teams:
CFO of the Year (SME)
Caroline McLuckie – Basketball New South Wales
Chris Pensabene – Stone & Wood Brewing Company
Karina Kouroutzoglou – Advanced Buildings and Restorations
CFO of the Year (Enterprise)
Harry Singh – Altrad Services APAC
Jenny Woodward – Douglas Partners
Marcus Marano – American Express
Mark Woodhouse – JD Sports Australia
Rob Paterson – Employment Hero
Financial Controller of the Year (SME)
Ashwini Shankar – National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
Diepen Patel – Fleetwood Australia
Roxanne O'Sullivan – Classic Constructions
Financial Controller of the Year (Enterprise)
Alexandra Gooch – Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
Prashant Mishra – Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Finance Team of the Year (SME)
Finance Team of the Year (Enterprise)
Most Valuable Finance Team Member (SME)
Nerida Bodycote – Taste Creative
Trevor Morgan – International Justice Mission Australia
Most Valuable Finance Team Member (Enterprise)
Jatin Mahajan – Bandai Namco Entertainment Australia
Tania Amalen – Douglas Partners
Young Achiever of the Year
Mentor of the Year
For more information, please contact shani@letsweel.com.
About the Australian CFO Community
The Australian CFO Community is a networking and professional development resource for finance teams established by spend management software company Weel (Previously DiviPay).
About Weel
Weel (Previously DiviPay) is an all-in-one virtual corporate card and spend management platform that enables finance teams to better manage, control and streamline spending across their organisation. Founded by Daniel Kniaz and Russell Martin, Weel’s easy-to-use web and mobile app includes instant virtual corporate cards, bill pay, card controls and budgeting, a real-time transaction feed, automated expense reports, powerful accounting integrations, subscription spending management, reimbursements, and exclusive rewards. Businesses use the Weel platform to manage over $250 million in annual spend.
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