Alastair Barlow and Lucy Cohen joined the AccountingWEB podcast team to discuss the key trends and innovation coming out of the Accounting Excellence Awards.

As the Accounting Excellence finalists nervously await the big awards night on 8 September, on No Accounting for Taste this week we explored how the bleeding edge firms are striving for excellence in the profession and caught up with last year’s outstanding contribution winner. 

So, where are the big areas of innovation in the profession? How is tech helping accountants be more efficient? And what are their secrets behind excellence in client service and strong growth? 

First, Alastair Barlow, CEO of flinder, the winner of multiple Accounting Excellence awards, chewed over the emerging innovation in client service, people and technology. 

Lucy Cohen, the co-founder of Mazuma, then beamed into the virtual pod studio to reflect on the importance of vulnerability, culture and, of course, being awarded the outstanding contribution prize at last year’s Accounting Excellence awards. 

Join us on 8 September at London’s Tobacco Dock for the Accounting Excellence Awards, supported by our headline sponsor Intuit QuickBooks, to celebrate the most glamorous night of the year for accountants. Just go to https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/