The 2026 Finance Director of the Year Awards will be held at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool on 12 November. Hosted by Accountable Recruitment in partnership with HSBC, Brabners and KPMG the awards cover the Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and Warrington regions. The prestigious Finance Director of The Year Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding work done by the region's tireless financial directors, rewarding the often under-estimated jobs they do. The 2026 finalists can be viewed below.

2026 Finalists

Alan Flett - Opus Group (NW) Limited

Amy Johnson - Copeland Group Services

Amy Wright - Claire House

Barry Cope - Liverpool Experience Campus

Barry O'Loughlin - NRC WWS Limited

Billy Jones - Selwyns Travel Group Ltd

David Roden - Cobalt Housing Limited

Ellen Cantrill - Qair UK

Gary Evans  - Trade Gear Ltd

Gemma Fitzsimmons - Proximo Group

Gwyn Jones - Kingspan Insulated Panels

Ian Crook - LMF Energy Services

Ian Williams - Baywater Healthcare UK Limited

John Allen - Best Lives

John Perry - Grimaldi Liverpool Agency Ltd

Jon Furber - Horsefly Analytics

Jonathan Bishop - AM Freshly Squeezed

Lawrence Edwards-Smajda - Haier Europe

Louise Hawker - Fuel Hub Ltd

Marco Garavello - Chester Race Company Limited

Mark Hopgood - Birkdale Insurance Group

Michael Balmforth - Norkem

Mike Boardman - Joloda Hydraroll Group

Mukesh Duggal - GBA Logistics

Paul Westmacott - Safety Shield Global Ltd

Peter Hosker - Datascopes Systems

Simon Moseley - Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti UK Limited

To view the highlights from 2025 awards click below.