2026 Controller of the Year Awards Program

Call for Applicants

CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Controller of the Year™ Awards is now accepting applications. The program recognizes effectiveness and achievements of Controllers and related roles/titles including Comptrollers, Chief Accounting Officers, CFOs, Vice Presidents, and other corporate finance and accounting executives. The 7th annual program is produced by the Controllers Council, a member association and community focused on training and career development, peer interaction, and recognition.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Controller of the Year Awards; the program is free to both Controllers Council members and non-members. Registrants may self-nominate, or nominate a colleague or peer via a brief, online survey form. Registrants must select from 7 categories for company size and type including Small/Medium/Enterprise/Startup/Not-For-Profit/Government, along with Public vs. Private. Registrants submit brief information (anonymous/confidential), about 2026 financial performance, work experience, volunteer or philanthropic activities, and educational background.

All registrations are then screened by an algorithm to identify finalists by category. Then a blue-chip panel of judges select the Controller of the Year by category, and ultimately a National 2026 Controller of the Year. Winners will be announced by January 15, 2027, and all winners will receive a frame-quality Certificate. The National 2026 Controller of the Year will receive a gold-plated and engraved statuette/trophy manufactured by the makers of the Oscar® Awards.

"Roles and responsibilities of financial controllers and related accounting and finance executives have changed to strategic and tech leaders in their respective companies", states Neil Brown, Controllers Council Executive Director. "The annual Controller of the Year Awards recognizes the very best of these executives and supports our mission of bringing awareness to both career opportunities and best practices."

To register for the 2026 Controller of the Year Awards before the December 15 deadline, link here: https://controllerscouncil.org/recognition/

ABOUT Controllers Council
Controllers Council™ is a national member association, community and platform of more than 100,000 Controllers, CFOs, and corporate accounting and finance professionals focused on career development and training, best practice resources, networking, recognition and more. Programs include NASBA-certified continuing professional education (CPE), a national Career Center, strategic research studies, webcasts with expert panelists on trending topics, articles and whitepapers. Controllers Council publishes the annual CFO/Controller Sentiment™ Study, the Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Study, the CFO/Controller Financial Performance Index™ (FPI), and the new Controllership 2030™ Predictions Panel and study. Controllers Council produces the annual Controller of the Year™ Awards, Meet the Controller™ Interview Series, and partners with the AICPA for the Controllers for a Cause™ CPA Scholarship Fund.

For more information, visit www.ControllersCouncil.org, or call Executive Director Neil Brown at 630-710-4710. 

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