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31st Dec 2013
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Members of the accounting, tax and finance professions have been celebrated in the New Year Honours list for 2014 with the most notable gong going to the president of the ICAEW, Mark Spofforth.

Spofforth, who became president last year and is a senior partner in a 20-partner firm in West Sussex, will be honoured as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the accountancy profession.

Spofforth served as president of the Institute in 2012-13, and is a former chairman of the Council of ICAEW, has chaired the General Practitioner Board, the Technical Directorate, and the Learning and Professional Development Board, as well as serving as deputy chairman of the International Accounting Education Standards Board.

In his practice he has a wide portfolio of clients including audits, but mainly focuses on private client work and the small business sector.

In line with the “Women lead the way” newspaper headlines today, most of the awards given to staff at HMRC have gone to women, including Lynette Hirst, Jane Hunt, Jayne Banner, Gillian Hammond, Sandra Manning, Yasmin Khan and Susan McVeigh.

Hirst is the head of enforcement and specialist offices, debt management and banking, based Birmingham at HMRC, and has been awarded an OBE for service to taxpayers.

Jane Hunt, a member of the disabled customers consultant group at HMRC, was given an OBE for services to taxpayers with disabilities.

Jayne Banner, a deputy director for Local Compliance based in Nottingham at HMRC has been awarded a CBE for services to public reform efficiencies. Also based in the HMRC Nottingham office and receiving a CBE, Gillian Hammond, deputy director Estates and Support Services, was honoured for services to civil service management and reform.

Sandra Manning, business unit head, local compliance, based in London at HMRC, also received an OBE for services to tax compliance and voluntary service to the community.

Khan is an administrative officer for personal tax at HMRC’s Bradford office and got an MBE for services to equality and diversity. Susan McVeigh, a senior officer for Operational Delivery Profession, Development and Capability manager at HMRC, was also bestowed an MBE for services to customer service delivery.

Staying in the area of tax, Grace Wilcox, an administrative officer at Customs, International Trade and Excise, received an MBE for services to tax compliance and voluntary service through The Prince's Trust.

Other HMRC staff recognised included:

  • Anthony Stewart, grade six in the Solihull specialist investigations technical team at HMRC  - services to tackling tax non-compliance (OBE)
  • Steven Lowthian, head of operations at Washington, Tyne and Wear, for HMRC - services to child benefit reform and voluntary service to children's football in Durham (OBE)
  • Andrew Judge, commercial manager, recognition at Salford HMRC - services to government procurement (MBE)
  • Clive Stephens, deputy director of large business service in Bristol at HMRC - services to tax compliance for large businesses (CBE)

Continuing the Bristol theme, the co-founder of financial service company Hargreaves Lansdown, Peter Hargreaves, was honoured with a CBE for services to business innovation, financial services and to the City of Bristol.

Also in the area of financial services, Thomas Kelly, founder and manager of Johnstone Credit Union, was given an MBE for services to financial services and the community.

Owen Kelly, the chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise was also awarded an OBE for financial and charitable service in Scotland.

Going overseas, Marcus Killick, chief executive of Financial Services Commission in Gibraltar, was awarded an OBE for services to the regulation of financial services in Gibraltar; while Errol Newton Fitzrose Allen was honoured for services to banking and financial services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Other notable public sector finance awards went to Michael Ellam, formerly director-general of International and Finance at HM Treasury, who was given the CB Order Of The Bath for services to international finance policy; while Leslie Savage, higher executive officer, Finance and Commercial Directorate – Estates at the Department for Work and Pensions got the British Empire Medal for services to DWP Estates and the Scout Association.

On the banking front, former Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker was knighted for services to central banking. Tucker played a vital role in maintaining the economy during the credit crisis but not long ago lost out to Mark Carney in the race to become governor of the bank.

Other business Knighthoods went to Ian Cheshire, chief executive of Kingfisher; Alan Parker, the founder of City public relations firm Brunswick; the former chairman of Saga Roger De Haan; and Tim Clarke, president of Emirates Airline.

The chair of Land Securities Alison Carnwath, an accountant turned banker, has also become a Dame.

Other senior women appointments include Colette Bowe, chairman of Ofcom, who also becomes a Dame; the chief executive of Virgin Money Jayne-Anne Gadhia; Alliance Trust chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox; and 3i managing partner Cressida Hogg who have all been awarded CBEs.

More names will come forward as professional bodies and colleagues let us know about the winners, but do you know of any accountants named in the list? If so, please post their details below.

The New Year Honours recognise the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK. Who would you put forward for next year?

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