Businesses across the North West have just one week left to submit their entries for the 2025 Finance Awards North West before the deadline on Friday, 14th February 2025.
Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate the exceptional contributions of finance teams and professionals across the region, recognizing their often-overlooked impact on business success.
Hosted in partnership with Robert Walters, HSBC, RSM, ACCA, and Mills & Reeve, the awards highlight innovation and outstanding talent shaping the North West’s business community.
There are 14 award categories open for applications, including the highly competitive ‘Rising Star of the Year’ and the prestigious ‘Finance Director of the Year’.
Finalists will move on to the next stage of judging, where a panel of industry leaders and executive partners will select the winners—joining past nominees from major organizations such as Co-Op, Mowgli, and Very.
Lucy Bisset, Director of Robert Walters Manchester, comments: “As businesses across the region take on 2025 after a tumultuous year, taking a moment to focus on the incredible efforts of your finance function over the past year helps empower teams to build that success over the year ahead. With now less than a month to apply, it’s imperative to nominate the outstanding individuals and teams you know and give them the chance to be a part of this year’s awards.”
The winners will be announced at an exclusive awards night attended by over 500 of North West’s finest finance professionals, as well as local industry and business leaders – held at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester City Centre on Thursday 5 June 2025.
The Finance Awards North West 2025 – categories:
Finance Director of the Year (up to £25m turnover)
Finance Director of the Year (£25m – £100m turnover)
Finance Director of the Year (over £100m turnover)
Financial Controller of the Year (up to £100m turnover)
Financial Controller of the Year (over £100m turnover)
Finance Business Partner of the Year
Finance Team of the Year (10 or less people)
Finance Team of the Year (11-40 people)
Finance Team of the Year (40+ people)
Finance Team Player of the Year
Finance Transformation & Change
Rising Star of the Year (Qualified)
Rising Star of the Year (Part-Qualified)
Rising Star of the Year (Non-Qualified)
