The Government Finance Profession (GFP) is delighted to announce the winners of the sixteen awards in fifteen categories for excellence in financial management presented on Thursday 3 November at a ceremony in Birmingham.
The award winners were:
| Category | Winner | Department |
| GFP MBA Scholarship | Matt McDonnell | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Outstanding Contribution to the Profession | Whole of Government Accounts Team | HM Treasury |
| Personality of the Year | Ian Haldenby | Department for Education |
| Government’s Accounting Technician of the Year | Lynn Williams | Department for Work & Pensions |
| PQ of the Year | Wendy Richmond | HM Revenue & Customs |
| NQ of the Year | Faisal Mir | Department for Communities & Local Government |
| Project Team the Year | National External Funding Governance Team | The Environment Agency |
| Unsung Hero | Dennis Duignan | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Sustainability Award | Finance and Commercial Teams | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Mentor of the Year | Captain Paul Carcone | British Army |
| Boss of the Year | Michael Richardson | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Finance Team of the Year *(1) | Midlands Regional Finance Team | HM Courts and Tribunals Service |
| Finance Team of the Year *(2) | Strategic Weapons Finance Team | Ministry of Defence |
| Finance Director of the Year | Paul Coombs | Vehicle and Operator Services Agency |
| Innovation in Government | The Finance, Planning & Control Team | HM Revenue & Customs |
| Head of Profession’s Award for Lifetime Achievement | Ken Beeton | HM Treasury |
*The Judging Panel decided to make two awards this year in the “Finance Team of the Year” category.
Notes for Editors
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This year, the GFP in association with BPP presented the first ever GFP MBA Scholarship.
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The award for Innovation in Government was collected by
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The award for Sustainability was collected by
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The Government Finance Profession represents the 10,000 strong community of qualified and trainee accountants in central government. The awards were presented at the GFP Qualifieds’ Training Event on 3 November, in conjunction with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Barclays, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA); the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), Deloitte, Ernst & Young; J.P. Morgan, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and PQ Magazine.
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