Criteria

 Finance Team of the Year

The category is open to any finance team working tirelessly in a country,that has had the most impact on organisational performance, business partners and/or client groups, and has made an outstanding contribution to building a transparent, innovative, sustainable and collaborative working environment.

Entrants should demonstrate:

• Strong team-working and how the team is built, maintained and development.
• Excellent communication, transparency, openness and a commitment to ethical standards
• The measurable impact of its work on improved public financial management for their organization.

Innovative Insurance Company of the Year

This award recognizes the most outstanding insurance firm who has best exceled at pushing the envelope with exemplary service, commitment to clients, innovation and growth.

Digital Lender of the Year

This category is open to organization that has best harnessed technology and digital solutions to improve their lending business, aid their staff, and leverage overall client experience over the past 12 months.

This category looks at the organization’s use of technology and digital platform/solution/resource/software/, business model, international best practices, strong management team and a diversified employee base.

 COVID-19 Finance Leader of the Year (New for 2022)

The winner of this award will have displayed exceptional leadership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  They will be able to demonstrate a key contribution to the leadership of their organisation as well as maintaining strong financial management and/or governance in an organisational context. They will also be able to demonstrate strong team working within the finance team over this period. He or she will be a role model to others, demonstrating fresh thinking in how to deliver efficient and effective services in a time of crisis.

Achievement in Financial Reporting and Accountability

This award will go to the individual or team delivering high quality, accessible and intelligible financial reporting that, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the clearest link between organisational strategy, performance monitoring and management. The winner’s innovative approach to producing reports and accounts will have had a measurable impact on the community, promoting stakeholder engagement and transparency.