2024 Women in Finance Awards

Great news! The extremely popular Women in Finance Awards are now open for 2024.

These hotly contested awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate female achievement across the world of finance, so don’t delay in getting your entry in. You can nominate yourself or someone else whose industry contribution you believe deserves recognition.

What are these awards all about?

These national awards celebrate the exceptional women who’ve achieved success, making an impact through their leadership, innovation and commitment to this highly competitive sector.

These highly regarded awards act as the benchmark for excellence around Australia; they work to recognise the outstanding contribution that women make to the finance profession and how they propel the industry forward.

What are the categories?

The awards are split into group and individual entries.

Group

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• Employer of the Year(SME)
• Employer of the Year
• Training & Development Program of the Year

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• Wellness Program/Initiative of the Year
• Women’s Community Program of the Year

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Individual

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• Accountant of the Year
• Accounting Consultant of the Year
• Auditor of the Year
• Banking And Finance Lawyer of the Year
• Bookkeeper of the Year
• Business Development Professional of the Year
• Chief Executive Officer of the Year
• Commercial Finance Broker of the Year
• Director of the Year
• Entrepreneur of the Year
• Executive/Personal Assistant of the Year

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• Financial Adviser of the Year
• Fintech Leader of the Year
• Innovator of the Year
• Marketing Professional of the Year
• Mentor of the Year
• Mortgage Broker of the Year
• Office Administrator of the Year
• Principal of the Year
• Regional Professional of the Year
• Small Business Adviser of the Year
• SMSF Adviser of the Year
• Thought Leader of the Year
• Young Leader of the Year

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The important stuff

The full guidelines are available on the award website (www.womeninfinanceawards.com.au), but here are some key facts:

• Nominations close on Thursday 22 August. Finalists will be announced in The Adviser bulletin on Tuesday 24 September, with deserving winners announced at a glittering awards ceremony in Sydney on Friday 15 November.
• You’ll need to submit your entry via the award portal. Most categories comprise 4-6 questions, with answers strictly limited to 300 words each. As always, we recommend that you draft and finalise your entry in a Word document and only once you’re completely happy with it, cut and paste it into the portal.
• You’re allowed to also submit supporting documentation such as references, testimonials, statistics, media coverage and financial or business metrics and even third-party independent data reports to support your submission.
• For individual entries, award organisers also ‘encourage’ you (read, very strongly suggest!) that you submit two 30-second videos on the subject of ‘What has been the best moment of your career?’ and ‘What is next in your career?’ You’ll also need to organise a high res headshot image (at least 1MB) and a company logo for print publication.

Why should I enter these awards?

The Women in Finance Awards are some of the most prestigious in Australia’s annual award calendar.

Entering is an opportunity to recognise the women who are driving change in the finance industry. That could be you or someone else whose work you believe really needs to be shouted about. By entering, you can take the first step to being recognised at a national level and build a reputation for excellence. 

Importantly, these awards will shine a more focused light on the good work that you and your colleagues do in the finance industry – and who knows what could be the outcome of such exposure!

How to be a 2024 Women in Finance Award winner

Proof Communications is Australia’s most successful and experienced award writing business. Every year, we write dozens of award entries for people who want their submissions to have real edge.

When you work with one of our team of expert award writers, you’ll give yourself the best possible chance of success. That’s because we’ve got a track record to be proud of – over 90% of our clients are shortlisted and 73% go on to make their acceptance speech on the winner’s podium.

If you’d like to be an award winner, get in touch with Proof Communications today to find out how we can assist you to create a compelling award submission that showcases your finance industry achievements in the best possible light. Call 02 8036 5532 or 0448 566 377.