Gowling WLG's Finance team has won the 'Finance Team of the Year Award' at this year's West Midlands Finance Awards, as well as being Highly Commended in the 'Finance Transformation & Change' category.

Run by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Robert Walters and RSM, the West Midlands Finance Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals within the region's finance community, across all sectors.

Gowling WLG's recognition as the Finance Team of the Year acknowledges our Finance team's achievements over the past 12 months and its continued investment in developing people and talent and providing outstanding client experience to all of its stakeholders.

The team have delivered various improvements this year, including the launch of the firm's first ChatGPT powered assistant (Finn), the introduction of an interactive finance KPI dashboard across the firm to ensure everyone has real time access to their personal indicators as well as streamlining core processes to improve overall experience for our people and our clients.

Andrew Edginton, chief operating officer at Gowling WLG, said: "I'm really proud of the team for securing these awards, particularly in a field that stretches across all industry sectors.  This recognition reflects the focus and hard work everyone in the finance team brings each day, to innovatively support our firm and our clients and constantly look for better ways to do what we do".