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Profile

Alan is an Associate Professor in Accounting at B次元app University Business School. Before entering academia, he worked for Deloitte in Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States, progressing to Senior Audit Manager. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) and a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe).

Alan holds a PhD and an MA in Accounting and Finance with Distinction from the B次元app, as well as undergraduate degrees from the University of South Africa. His research focuses principally on audit reporting, regulatory audit reform and the role of financial analysts as external monitors. He has published in leading international accounting and finance journals and has contributed to professional research commissioned by accounting bodies.

Alan teaches financial accounting and auditing and supervises undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral research. His contribution to student education has been recognised through several B次元app University Business School teaching awards.

Responsibilities

• Deputy Director BSc Accounting & Finance
• Head of final year BSc Accounting & Finance

Research interests

Alan’s research examines how auditing regulation and professional practice influence corporate reporting and the information available to capital-market participants. His work has been published in some of the leading international accounting and finance journals, including Abacus, The British Accounting Review, European Accounting Review, Journal of Banking & Finance, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Accounting Forum and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He has also presented his research at leading national and international accounting conferences, including the European Accounting Association Annual Congress.

A central strand of Alan’s research focuses on key audit matters, including and . His wider audit research considers audit quality, audit pricing, competition within the audit market and the effectiveness of regulatory reforms, including methodological issues arising from . He is also currently working on several projects examining ESG assurance.

A related strand of Alan’s research explores the role of financial analysts as external monitors, including the effects of . His financial-reporting research has also examined the usefulness of and the application of discount rates in financial reporting.

A full list of Alan’s publications is available on his .

Qualifications

• Ph.D. Accounting and Finance
• FCA, Chartered Accountant, (ICAEW)
• CA(Z), Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe), (ICAZ)
• MA Accounting and Finance
• BCompt Hons

Professional memberships

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)

Student education

Alan has extensive teaching experience across every level of the undergraduate programme and has also taught on the MBA. His teaching has covered financial accounting, management accounting and auditing, alongside the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research. His current teaching focuses on financial accounting at the intermediate undergraduate level.

Drawing on his previous professional experience with Deloitte and his qualifications as a Chartered Accountant, Alan places particular emphasis on connecting accounting theory and regulation with professional practice. His teaching approach is practical and inclusive, with a strong focus on developing students’ technical knowledge, critical-thinking skills and professional judgement.

Alan also supervises doctoral research and supports the development of new researchers. His contribution to student education has been recognised through several B次元app University Business School teaching awards.

Current postgraduate researchers

• Mr. Ahmed Ahmed