Published on the 04/03/2025 | Written by Heather Wright

Stratus Consulting, Kilimanjaro among big winners…

Stratus Consulting Group and Kilimanjaro Consulting have taken out top MYOB partner awards with TIG Freight, Signature Hospitality Group and GoTransit Media also among the companies honoured this week in Sydney.

The MYOB Enterprise Partner and Independent Software Vendors Awards saw Stratus Consulting – an MYOB partner for nearly 15 years – named Australian Partner of the Year, backing up their Construction Partner of the Year win.

“We look forward to seeing them elevate the performance of more mid-sized businesses in the year ahead.”

Kilimanjaro, which also won MYOB Acumatica Community Champion, took out the New Zealand Partner of the Year award, with one of its team, Peter Chung, named Salesperson of the Year – one of six individual awards up for grabs.

Kim Clarke, MYOB executive general manager – enterprise, says both Stratus Consulting and Kilimanjaro Consulting had an ‘outstanding’ 12 months, from delivering impressive customer growth, to the calibre of consultancy and service they offer.

“We look forward to seeing them elevate the performance of more mid-sized businesses in the year ahead,” Clarke says.

A record 18 awards were recognised at the annual awards which also included a number of new categories, including an award for Innovative App of the Year, won by TIG Freight.

The freight solutions provider was recognised for its end-to-end integrated shipping solution ‘that can tackle the most complex logistics challenges’, MYOB says.

Weka Online won App of the Year, with SolBox taking out the New App of the Year award.

Signature Hospitality Group and GoTransit Media were both winners in the inaugural 2024 MYOB Acumatica Awards recognising stand-out customers. While the awards were announced last year, the two companies, along with Women in Tech winner Natasha Jalani, were celebrated during the evening’s festivities.

Momentum Software Solutions took out the category for Manufacturing Partner of the Year as well as winning Excellence in Customer Service, while COGTEK took out the new category of Rising Star of the Year.

AphaBiz Solutions’ team made a clean sweep of the MYOB Acumatica Consultant awards,, with Anish Shah named MYOB Acumatica Consultant of the Year: ERP, and Sam Memar taking out MYOB Acumatica Consultant of the Year: Payroll & Workforce Management.

In another new category for the year, Dianne Semmens from Acacia Consulting Services won the Women in Tech Award for not only excelling in her role in business and supporting customers, but for actively championing other women in technology and advocating for inclusion and diversity.

Christian Galaz from BusinessHub won Marketer of the Year.

“As more businesses on both sides of the Tasman look to maximise opportunities for growth in 2025, our partners will continue to play an important role – ensuring they’re backed by platforms that will help them unlock efficiencies and run at pace,” Clarke says.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures above: Left – Kilimanjaro Consulting, Right – Stratus Consulting Group.

The full list of winners is:

• Australian Partner of the Year – Stratus Consulting Group
• New Zealand Partner of the Year – Kilimanjaro Consulting
• Manufacturing Partner of the Year – Momentum Software Solutions
• Construction Partner of the Year – Stratus Consulting Group
• MYOB Acumatica Community Champion – Kilimanjaro Consulting
• MYOB Acumatica Consultant of the Year: ERP – Anish Shah (AlphaBiz Solutions)
• MYOB Acumatica Consultant of the Year: Payroll & Workforce Management – Sam Memar (AlphaBiz Solutions)
• Excellence in Customer Service – Momentum Software Solutions
• Rising Star of the Year – COGTEK
• Salesperson of the Year – Peter Chung (Kilimanjaro Consulting)
• Marketer of the Year – Christian Galaz (BusinessHub)
• Women in Tech Award – Dianne Semmens (Acacia Consulting Services)
• App of the Year – Weka Online
• New App of the Year – SolBox
• Innovative App of the Year – TIG Freight
• MYOB Acumatica Awards: Women in Tech – Natasha Jalani
• MYOB Acumatica Awards: Business of the Year – GoTransit Media Group
• MYOB Acumatica Awards: Breakthrough Business – Signature Hospitality Group