ELIGIBILITY

Entries should be submitted by their employer and should include a commendation from a senior leader within their organisation. 

* To strengthen your entry, you may wish to include an endorsement from your CEO
* Where possible the impact should be demonstrated by evidence available publicly, e.g. social media or Glassdoor.

For entrants from Practice please attach evidence of nominee's professional qualification as a chartered accountant (i.e. third-party affirmation or copy of the certificate). Qualifications from the following professional accounting bodies are accepted: ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA, CIoT.

Judging Criteria

The judges will be looking for clear information backed up by facts that pay particular attention to the criteria listed below.

• Professionalism: outline the Evidence of professional conduct and performance
• Measurable Success: outline the facts of quantifiable performance improvements and personal excellence and how success was recorded and measured. 
• Innovation: Please include details of any unique efforts or uses of technology introduced by the individual that has successfully improved the performance of their team or the organisation as a whole Demonstrating the innovation encouraging positive change
• Role Model: Demonstration of how the candidate is a positive role model
• Quality of service: Outline how the individual exceeded expectations through their work.
• Teamwork: Outline how the individual has contributed to the success of their team, and displayed commitment, enthusiasm and flexibility in the role.
• Impact: What makes this individual stand out from colleagues? Outline their achievements to date, summarising their contribution to the growth and success of the organisation.
• Please include a testimonial from the individual’s head of department or supervisor where possible.

QUALITATIVE CRITERIA

The judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Leadership or team work with illustrative examples
• An outline of a specific initiative with details of how the nominee is driving and, or contributing
• Helping and supporting others
• Academic or mentoring success
• A stand-out performance that particularly merits this award – the ‘extra mile’ factor 

METRICS

• Total revenue (firm)
• Total revenue (under partner's control)
• Number of clients (under partner's control)
• Percentage of recurring number (under partner's control)
• Number of new clients (under partner's control)
• Total number of staff under management (under partner's control)

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

They will be judged on all round ability - not only academic and work related achievements - but also their enthusiasm for your organisation and construction as an industry.