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A nomination for the Legacy of Leadership Award is an opportunity to recognise an exceptional individual whose vision, integrity, and influence have created lasting impact. It highlights leaders who inspire others, drive meaningful change, and demonstrate outstanding dedication — ensuring their achievements are celebrated and acknowledged on a distinguished platform.

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Nomination Guideline

AWARD NOMINATION GUIDELINES

WHAT IS A NOMINATION

Award Nomination is a fantastic way of putting an individual or a firm in the spotlight which may honour the inspiring achievements of individuals and firms you know across all segments of accountancy. Showcasing excellence and achievement is a vital tool in the continuing battle to establish equality across all parts of the industry and in all roles. Nominations are one of the ways to ensure that the best and the brightest get the recognition of all the hard work, enthusiasm and diligence they have put into the businesses as well as been recognised, not only by you, your company, your colleagues and clients but by the whole region.

WHEN IS THE NOMINATION OPEN?

Nominations are officially opening on 3rd March 2026 along with Pre-launch of the event. But all our award night nominations are unofficially opened six months prior to the award ceremony.

HOW TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS

Making a nomination is very straightforward and is designed to be targeted and not overly time consuming. You simply need to complete the online form for the relevant category and this will be submitted automatically to us once completed. Entries can only be accepted via the entry form. Fill out all of the required information, and make sure you choose the correct category from the list. Criteria for each award can be viewed on the categories page. Please note nominations can only be accepted for one category per individual. Each category has a list of criteria that should be referred to in your nomination. You can select multiple categories in one nomination

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

Nominations can be made by the prospective nominee themselves, by a third party or by the event organisers. Practices, employers, institutes, clients, suppliers and colleagues who have had positive contact with the accounting profession are encouraged to make nominations to ensure the fullest range of candidates is put forward. Accountancy professionals who meet the criteria for a category can also make their own entry. Entries are open to all individuals, teams and firms from all industry sectors operating within the region.

WHY GET NOMINATED

Nominating someone for an award is a great way to pause and express gratitude towards your nominee. It gives you the same feeling as writing a recommendation or even just a thank-you note. There’s no better feeling for your nominee than walking up on stage and collecting that award. Nominations are the great way to put forward the name of nominee for a chance of putting their company in the spotlight and ensuring that all their hard work, enthusiasm and diligence have been recognised not only by your company and clients but by the whole region. This is the perfect opportunity to show your nominee, who time and time again go beyond what you expected from them, how much you truly appreciate what they’re doing.

Legacy Leadership Award Nominations are all about making a difference, and there’s no reason why you can’t get in on the fun! For someone who constantly exceeds expectations, it feels amazing to be recognised. Nominating someone for an award is a fantastic way of putting their company or them in the spotlight. Your nominee would love nothing more than for you to appreciate what they’re doing, and tell them how much you find their work inspiring.

You can request your customers, suppliers, teams, employees or other business contacts to nominate yourself or submit a self-nomination. The awards dinner attracts from 200 to 900 guests, made up of finalists, judges, sponsors, accountants, finance workers and business people. The prestigious ceremony not only offers numerous networking opportunities throughout but will provide an outstanding occasion to recognise and reward the many achievements that continue to be made in our industry. Legacy Leadership Award presents an excellent opportunity to further promote brand awareness and enable expanding thought leadership and recognise the work undertaken by accountants. Legacy Leadership Award help organizations drive brand recognition and expand thought leadership in the region

So go, show them your love and nominate someone! We look forward to receiving your nomination.

good luck!

Key Requirements

Entries are encouraged either directly or from external contracted third parties acting for the putative nominee. Institutions and individuals are welcome to submit nominations for consideration. Submissions should demonstrate the economic, social, cultural or other public benefits of the research, and judges will be looking for entries that have raised the profile of the field in question.

The qualities we will be looking for in nominees might include:

Evidence of outstanding results over a number of years
A pioneering approach: what has the nominee done above and beyond that which is expected of any good

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Demonstrable enthusiasm for the role and going the extra mile to help clients, teams and/or individuals navigate through difficulties or otherwise.

Challenging clients and team intellectually and helping them to make substantial contributions to their field.

Providing additional support and facilities.

Offering constructive employment and career

We hope you will take this opportunity to either nominate yourself, a valued colleague or an accountant you have worked with for these awards and we look forward to revealing our finalists and winners later in the year.

We look forward to receiving your

Our Process

PROCESS:

Making a nomination is very straightforward and is designed to be targeted and not overly time consuming. Entries are encouraged either directly or from external contracted third parties acting for the putative nominee.
Institutions and individuals are welcome to submit nominations for consideration.
You can request your customers, suppliers, teams, employees or other business contacts to nominate yourself or submit a self-nomination.
You simply need to identify the individuals, teams and firms and complete the online form for the relevant category and this will be submitted automatically to us once completed. Each category has a list of criteria that should be referred to in your nomination.
Following the nomination an email will be sent to you, nominee and the organiser in order to inform all parties involved in the nomination process. In order to avoid junk nominations, your (nominator’s) email will offer you the link to confirm your nomination via email so that the nomination is marked as confirmed and organiser establish the true and genuine nomination. Organiser might also reach you via the phone or email to confirm the nominee submission or if some aspect of the nominations needs further discussion or to thank you for your nomination.
The organisers reserve the right to nominate the entrant in additional categories that the organisers feel appropriate.
In the event that a category is deemed not to have received a sufficient number of entries for the shortlist, the organisers reserve the right, and the entrant agrees to the same, to withdraw the entrant's submission and to assign the winner based on nomination from the event’s judging panel.
The person named on the entry form will be used as the point of contact by the organisers. If the name of the nominated contact person changes, the organisers must be contacted immediately.
The award categories are designed to encourage nominations from small independent, mid-tier and large firms, while also offering a wide range of individual and team awards.
The nominee must relate to work carried out while employed by the firm and currently under a training contract. For any application or award entry at least a self-nomination is required.
Our categories will recognise the inspirational achievements and challenges faced by individuals providing accountancy and related services (eg. Tax, audit, accounting, payroll, bookkeeping).
The awards are open to all who are qualified with either: one of the CCAB bodies (ACCA; ICAEW; ICAS; CAI; CIPFA); CIMA; JIEB-qualified (insolvency); or CIOT. Some categories cover either students of these bodies or AAT/ATT-qualified.
Eligibility also covers the individuals outside of ACCA; ICAEW; ICAS; CAI; CIPFA); CIMA; JIEB-qualified (insolvency); or CIOT membership but higher weightage will be awarded in the judging process for the qualified nominees.
The nominees must work in the isle of man, although they can service international clients and must relate to work carried out while employed by the firm
A person can only be nominated in a maximum of 3 categories. Please refer to the category eligibility criteria for more details.

We hope you will take this opportunity to either nominate yourself, a valued colleague or an accountant you have worked with for these awards and we look forward to revealing our finalists and winners later in the year.

We look forward to receiving your nomination and good luck!

Why Nominate?

Great leadership should never go unnoticed — it should be honoured and remembered. The Legacy of Leadership Award celebrate visionary individuals whose dedication, integrity, and impact have shaped industries and inspired generations.A nomination is your opportunity to recognise exceptional leaders who have built enduring influence, driven meaningful change, and set new standards of excellence. By putting forward a pioneering leader — or yourself — you secure a place among an elite circle of changemakers whose work leaves a lasting imprint on the future.This is more than recognition; it is a powerful affirmation of purpose, resilience, and long-term impact. Celebrate achievement. Elevate influence. Inspire tomorrow’s leaders. Join us in honouring those whose leadership defines legacy.