Steven Whyte, head of finance at Aberdeen Council, was named Public Finance Professional of the Year in an awards ceremony at the CIPFA Scotland conference.
The prize for Public Finance Team of the Year went to Audit Glasgow, the internal auditors at Glasgow City Council, while Scott Rowand of Fife Council was named as Emerging Talent of the Year .
Keith Aitken
covers Scottish affairs for Public Finance from Edinburgh. He was formerly economics editor and chief leader writer on The Scotsman and now has a busy freelance career as a writer, broadcaster and event chair.