Business management platform MYOB is celebrating the commitment and dedication of local accountants, bookkeepers and education providers and recognising the critical role they play in the success of the nation’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), with its 2024 MYOB Partner Awards.
Judged by a panel of experts from MYOB as well as representatives in the industry, including Peter Thorp – Director, Australian Bookkeepers Network, and Liz Stamford - General Manager Smaller Practices, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), the awards celebrate excellence across a broad range of categories.
Run across Australia and New Zealand, 2024 marks the 16th year of the awards. Among the major award winners in Australia are JCB Accounting, based in Melbourne, which took out the award for Accounting Practice of the Year, and In Balance Bookkeeping Solutions, from Leeming, Western Australia, which won Bookkeeping Practice of the Year.
After partnering with MYOB to equip 1,500 students with essential accounting skills and embedding the MYOB Academy Learning Pathway into their study program, Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology has been named the MYOB Australia Education Partner of the Year for 2024.
This year’s awards also saw the introduction of new categories recognising innovation and advocacy within the profession. Recognising their efforts to achieve business gains and efficiency through innovation, Melbourne-based Accounts NextGen was the winner of the Accounting Practice Award for Innovation and Impact, and Prudential Accounting & Taxation took out the Bookkeeping Practice Award in the category.
Group GH Accounting, based in Port Adelaide, was named the inaugural MYOB Advocate of the Year, for their commitment and impressive results as they support their clients using MYOB.
MYOB Chief Executive Officer, Paul Robson, says the Partner Awards recognise the enormous contribution the sector makes, as they support the growth and success of local SMEs in their community.
“The wide-ranging skills and talents of our local accountants and bookkeepers are integral to the businesses that power our economy. They offer trusted counsel and enable them through a broad range of tasks to give them the freedom to focus on what they love to do, and ultimately achieve their full business potential,” Paul said.
“As the business environment changes, we’ve seen that bookkeepers, accountants and education providers are evolving with it. They are leveraging new technology and more efficient workflows to enable business success, and equipping the next generation of advisors with the tools and experience that will support them to excel in the workforce. Their contribution to the business sector is invaluable, which is why we continue to recognise, celebrate and support them in their roles.”
MYOB Partner Awards – 2024 Australian winners:
Accounting Practice of the Year – JCB Accounting
Bookkeeping Practice of the Year – In Balance Bookkeeping Solutions
Education Partner of the Year – Swinburne University of Technology
Accounting Practice Award for Innovation and Impact – Accounts NextGen
Bookkeeping Practice Award for Innovation and Impact – Prudential Accounting & Taxation
MYOB Advocate of the Year – Group GH Accounting
Winners from both sides of the Tasman were presented with their awards at a special ceremony hosted by MYOB in Melbourne on November 14th.
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