Direct Management and team members, Jackie Lane & Diane Lucas have been shortlisted for the prestigious Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards 2018.
These awards represent the third year in a row that Direct Management has been shortlisted. Last year Diane won the ‘Bookkeeper of the Year’ award. Jackie has been finalist as Office Manager for each of the three years – Direct Management is consistently the only bookkeeping firm to be represented in this category.
In addition this year, Direct Management is finalists as ‘Bookkeeping Firm of the Year’ and Diane Lucas as ‘Thought Leader of the Year’. A wonderful team effort to be shortlisted in so many categories. As a Bookkeeping firm we are very proud to be standing tall with so many Accountancy firms.
Now on its fifth year, the Australian Accounting Awards, in partnership with Thomson Reuters, recognises the exceptional contribution of individuals and accounting firms across 31 categories. Winners from the individual categories will automatically be shortlisted for the coveted Accountants Daily Excellence Award.
“On behalf of the team at Accountants Daily, sincere congratulations to all the deserving finalists in this year’s Australian Accounting Awards,” said Accountants Daily managing editor Katarina Taurian.
“It’s great to see such a diverse mix of firms, from micro-businesses right up to nationwide networks.”
“We are also pleased to be recognising the broader role accountants play in their locales and in the lives of their clients. Accountants are the backbone of small business in Australia, and the community flow-on effect is enormous.”
A full list of finalists can be viewed here.