The 2025 Finance Director of the Year Awards will be held at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool on 13 November 2025. 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.

2025 Finalists

Andy Bones - PAM Group

Andy Campbell - Wain Group Limited

Andy Roberts - Medicash

Ash Jones - JBF Group

Carole Shaw - Mason Owen

Charlotte Owen - Forge Holiday Group Ltd

Chris Hatton - Fieldway Group

Claire Williamson - Furniture Resource Centre Limited

Damian Wyatt - Aurorium

David Bargh - GBG

Emma Cleland - MSite by Infobric

James Drewe - Smith - Seras

John Reid - Montirex

Katie Shortland - NWF Group plc

Louise Bailey - Evoke Creative Ltd

Mark Lawton - Travelcorp Holdings

Maura Evans - Uren Food Group Limited

Neil Williams - Bio&Me Limited

Nicky Silvano - Webber (NW) Ltd

Paul Vaughan - Big Fang Collective

Peter Hosker - Datascope Systems

Philip Knowles - T.I.Midwood & Co Ltd  trading as TIMCO

Richard Batty - ATG Access Ltd

Sandy Murray - ClwydAlyn

Shivaun Jones - Dovehaven Care Home Group

Tom Owen - Chester Zoo

Lifetime Achievement Award – Andy Hughes, Liverpool Football Club

To view the highlights from 2024 awards click below.