Professional November 2025

ANNUAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CIPP Leadership Award The payroll, pensions and reward professions are shaped by exceptional leaders who use their influence to advocate for the industry and drive meaningful change. These individuals mentor, empower and support those around them, inspiring the next generation of professionals. Winner: Maria Mason ChMCIPPdip, National Payroll Partner, BDO LLP

“Winning the CIPP Leadership Award is a tremendous honour. It is fantastic to be recognised by the CIPP judges, who are leading professionals in the payroll industry, for the focus and dedication I place on leading the National Payroll Team at BDO. I ensure we continue to grow our extensive range of payroll processing and advisory services and deliver exceptional service to our clients. This recognition is also for the work I carry out beyond BDO, to continue to raise the profile of payroll.

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“I want to say a big thank you to my amazing team at BDO, who are dynamic, adaptable, passionate, focussed and hardworking. They make every day of my role an absolute pleasure.”

Highly Commended: Isla Mosse, Payroll Team Manager, CR Payroll Solutions

Project of the Year Successful project implementation is essential in payroll, pensions and reward, driving efficiency, compliance and innovation. This award recognises an outstanding project that has delivered measurable success. Winner: Housing 21 “I know how hard our team worked on financial education and savings initiatives, so it is a huge honour that the judges chose our work as the winning entry. Recognition makes all the project meetings and longs days worthwhile, and we know what a positive impact we have had on our employees from their feedback. We will continue to strive to raise the profile of our payroll team and the payroll profession through our activities, and look forward to being back at the awards next year.”