NORWICH TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT ACHIEVES TOP MARKS IN NATIONAL EXAMS AND CARRIES OFF PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE

A trainee accountant from Norwich has carried off a national prize after she achieved the top marks in the UK in her professional exams.

Katie Orbell, who works for Lovewell Blake in the city, has shared the prestigious Howitt Prize from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) after she achieved joint top marks in the Financial Management exams, taken at the end of her second year of professional studies.

Miss Orbell, who joined Lovewell Blake two years ago as a graduate trainee after completing a degree in Mathematics at the University of East Anglia, has one further year of study before she completes her studies and becomes a Chartered Accountant.

Lovewell Blake partner Toby Wilson said, “This is a fantastic achievement, topping the nation’s candidates in a set of very tough professional exams.

“Katie is extremely hard-working and diligent, not just in her studies but in her work here at the firm as well.  I have no doubt that she will complete her studies with flying colours and become chartered next year, and will continue to be a valued member of the Lovewell Blake team.”

The Howitt Prize was established in 1966 by Sir Harold Gibson Howitt, a prominent accountant who undertook a long series of public commissions, and was a long-time member of the ICAEW Council.  It is presented to the candidate who achieves top marks in the annual Finance Management exam.