Our courses
Our industry-connected courses prepare you for entry into the accounting profession. With a wide range of specialisations that complement your core skillset, you can take your career in whichever direction you choose.
Our curriculum is informed by cutting-edge research and practice. You'll enjoy hands-on experience, including industry-focused problem-solving – making it easier to transition into the workforce.
Research specialisations
The Department of Accounting is internationally renowned for its innovative, high-quality research – particularly its capital market research, which is focused on audit, corporate governance and financial accounting.
The Department has also broadened its research focus from public companies to include for-profit private firms such as SMEs and not-for-profit entities such as charities – both under-researched segments of the economy. The areas where we are developing our research strengths include:
- organisational governance and accountability
- auditing and assurance services
- reporting (financial and non-financial)
- the financial implications of political connections
- integrated reporting
- SMEs and NFPs
- accounting professionalisation, with focuses on Indigenous accounting and business
- financial planning.
Join our PhD program
The Department of Accounting is seeking intellectually curious doctoral applicants with a strong academic track record who are interested in undertaking rigorous, theory-advancing research.
We strive to support the success of our students and staff through our research programs across myriad facets of the discipline and our commitment to excellence in learning-by-doing education. Our future-oriented courses nurture professionalism, technical skills and proactive learning to prepare students for dynamic careers.
Professor Anne Wyatt
Head of Department
Department of Accounting staff
Our staff strive to embed our strategic employability focus in our teaching and learning, and produce innovative, high-quality research that is frequently published in leading journals.
Key contacts
Professor Anne Wyatt, Head of Department
Dr Thusitha Dissanayake, Director of Teaching
Dr Li Liu, Director, HDR
Associate Professor Arifur Khan, Director, Researcher Development
Dr Samuel Cheng, Professional Associations Liaison
Course directors
Luke Cuttance, Program and Relationship Manager, Chartered Accountants (CA) Foundation
Dr Egor Evdokimov, Chartered Accountants (CA) Foundation
Marc Olynyk, Financial Planning
Dr Ali Yaftian, IPA (Institute of Public Accountants)
Dr Simona Scarparo, MPA (Master of Professional Accounting)
Academic contacts
Dr Vicente Bicudo De Castro, Senior Lecturer
Dr Belete Bobe, Senior Lecturer
Michael Bray, Professor of Practice
Dr Samuel Cheung, Senior Lecturer
Professor Greg Clinch, Professorial Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Barry Cooper
Dr Thusitha Dissanayake, Lecturer
Dr Egor Evdokimov, Senior Lecturer
Dr Dale Fu, Lecturer
Gurbinder Gill, Teaching Scholar
Dr Abdifatah Haji, Lecturer
Dr Campbell Heggen, Senior Lecturer
Dr Cecilia Hu, Lecturer
Dr Lawrence Huang, Lecturer
Dr Sutha Kanapathippillai, Associate Head of School
Associate Professor Arifur Khan
Dr Jahan Khan, Lecturer
Dr Li Liu, Senior Lecturer
Dr Iliyas Mohammad Yusoff, Lecturer
Dr Mohammad Muttakin, Senior Lecturer
Dr Peter Ngigi, Teaching Scholar
Marc Olynyk, Senior Lecturer
Dr Brooke Peel, Lecturer
Professor Jeffrey Pittman, Professorial Research Fellow
Paul Sakchuenyos, Lecturer
Dr Simona Scarparo, Senior Lecturer
Dr Wei Shi, Lecturer
Professor Roger Simnett, Professorial Research Fellow
Dr Eka Tan, Lecturer
Dr Peter Vuong, Teaching Scholar
Professor Anne Wyatt, Head of Department
Dr Ali Yaftian, Lecturer
Dr Kerui Zhai, Lecturer
Research contacts
Centres
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Business
Professor Hind Benbya, Director
Centre for Disaster Resilience and Recovery
Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Director
Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE)
Dr Karen Dunwoodie, Director
Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre
Professor Peter Carey, Research Director
IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre
Professor George Tanewski, Director
Units
Arts & Creative Industries Research and Engagement (ACiRE)
Professor Hilary Glow, Director
Better Consumption Lab
Professor Josh Newton, Director
Deakin MarTech Clinic
Associate Professor Ali Tamaddoni, Director
Deakin MarTech Clinic
Professor Andre Bonfrer, Director
Impact Finance Hub
Dr Emma Li, Director
Leadership Futures Hub
Dr Fannie Wu, Director
Women's Entrepreneurship Research Alliance
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Director
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Interested in research-level study? Gain the skills you need to get ahead in your workplace or start your research or academic career.
Journal publications
Accounting staff have published in many of the leading journals in the discipline, including:
- The Accounting Review
- Journal of Accounting and Economics
- Accounting, Organizations and Society
- Contemporary Accounting Research
- Journal of Accounting Research
- Journal of Management Accounting Research
- Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
- Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
- British Accounting Review
- International Journal of Accounting
- Accounting Auditing and Accountability
- Critical Perspectives on Accounting
- ABACUS
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Accounting and Finance
- Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics.
Seminars
We have a range of speakers and research partners who regularly visit Deakin to share insights and encourage debate on topics of particular interest to the department’s students.
Upcoming seminars
All seminars are held at the Burwood Campus in room LB3.323 and on Zoom.
| Date | Time | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 4 October | 11am | Professor Jenny Zha Giedt George Washington University |
| Friday 11 October | 11am | Professor John Campbell The University of Georgia |
Past seminars
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20 September | Associate Professor Paul Thambar Monash University | Making Up Preparers and the Scripting of Accounting Standards |
| 13 September | Professor Tim Bauer University of Waterloo | Algorithm versus Human Managers: The Impact of Manager Type and Communication Frequency on Auditors' Underreporting Behavior |
| 6 September | Dr Abdifatah Haji and Dr Paul Sakchuenyos Deakin University | The Effect of Greenhushing and ESG Disclosure Assurance on Investors’ Judgments |
| 30 August | Dr Jeff Coulton University of New South Wales | Dividend imputation in Australia: franking credits, tax changes and payout policy |
| 23 August | Professor Mark Wilson Australia National University | Do early lock-up releases affect IPO firms’ initiation of management guidance? |
| 16 August | Professor Dan Zhou University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Mitigating the Influence of Motivated Reasoning on Auditor Judgment |
| 9 August | Professor Christian Peters Nanyang Technological University | Does Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Trigger a Net Zero Fallacy? |
| 2 August | Roger Simnett, Eka Tan, Paul and Pei Jia Lum | The Impact of Credibility Enhancing Techniques on the Use of Non-Financial Information in Investor Judgements |
| 26 July | Professor Amanda Winn University of Kansas | Ingroup Bias and Investors' Social Bond Judgments |
| 12 July | Professor Christopher Yust Texas A&M University | |
| 21 June | Dr Patrick Ferguson University of Melbourne | When and why do supervisors’ evaluations overweight subordinates’ performance outcomes? Evidence from a team setting in the field |
| 14 June |
Dr Cecilia Hu Deakin University | Selection of Accounting Performance Measures in Financial Contracts: New Evidence from Earnouts |
| 7 June |
Dr Jon Black University of Melbourne | Do Non-Disclosure Agreements Deter Employees from Blowing the Whistle on Accounting Misconduct? Evidence from California |
| 24 May | Professor Truman Rowley University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Does “Making a Difference” Make a Difference? How Work Significance Affects Audit Quality |
| 10 May | Professor Lili Dai University of New South Wales | Spillover Effects of Environmental Enforcement Actions through Private Lending |
| 3 May | Mr Sriniwas Mahapatro Indian School of Business | Real effects of Joint Audits of Banks |
| 19 April | Professor Flora Kuang University of Melbourne | Navigating ESG Storms: ESG Incidents and Earnings-based Incentives in CEO Compensation |
| 12 April | Dr Szu-fan Chen National Taiwan University | The Information Role of Employee Confidential Witnesses in Financial Misreporting Litigation |
| 5 April | Professor Greg Clinch Deakin University | |
| 22 March | Dr Cynthia Cai Macquarie University | Heuristic Traders, Information Acquisition, and Cost of Capital |
| 8 March | Dr Wei Shi Deakin University | |
| 1 March | Professor Jasmine Wang University of Virginia | Does SEC Workforce Diversity Matter? |
| 9 February | Professor Greg Clinch Deakin University | |
| 2 February | Mr Abdul Mohi Khizer Deakin University | Impact of Crash Risk Exposure on Firm Real Decisions |
Contact us
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