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Recognition for the outstanding achievements of teams and individuals within your finance function, Acknowledgment of the outstanding local businesses that contribute to the economy and employment in London & the South East, Recognition across the industry for your excellent team culture, successes, and professional development initiatives.

The Awards are open to all finance professionals and businesses within London & the South East.

The application/nomination process is quick and easy, with a simple online form of why you (or the nominee) should win (maximum 200 words) to complete.

The deadline for applications to the 2025 awards is the 3rd July 2026

If successful following the initial application, applicants/nominees will be invited by a member of the Award Partners to join them for the second stage of the application process. This stage will involve an informal meeting with the judging panel. The panel will consist of the Award Partners and an industry expert as a guest judge, who will discuss with you the application put forward. The meeting will take no more than an hour and successful applicants/nominees will receive a set of questions beforehand to prepare for

The 2026 awards judging will be between Monday 7th and Friday 18th September 2026.

The shortlist will be announced on w/c 21st September

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on Friday 13th November 2026.

Further details on ticket purchase will be announced soon.

HSBC, CFGI, ACCA, Aon, Mills & Reeve & Robert Walters

Sponsorship offers businesses unrivalled exposure to a very large audience before, during and after the event. There are a couple of sponsorship packages available, for more information please contact charley.ratcliff@robertwalters.com.

The Awards first launched in 2016 in the West Midlands and have since expanded to the North West, Northern Home Counties and now London & the South East.

Midlands Finance Awards and The Finance Awards North West