Head of Department of Accounting & Economics
Business - Accountancy And Economics
+353 0 51302026
D24 1977 - Business Building
Main Campus
I am Head of Department of Accounting and Economics. I have overall responsibility for the running of the department and I also contribute to the running of the School of Business and the wider Institute.
The department has about 35 full-time staff and about 450 students. The courses in this department include the
BA (Honours) in Accounting
BA (Honours) in Finance & Investment
Bachelor of Business (Level 7)
Higher Certificate in Business
The departmental staff include those with specialisms in Accounting, Economics, Information Technology, and Business Mathematics.
Teaching Experience
Auditing, Financial Reporting, Financial Management, and Taxation at undergraduate and postgraduate and professional levels in WIT
E-Tutor for Association of International Accountants (2012-present)
Professional Experience
South Western Services: Manager: 2.5 Years
Deloitte & Touche; Audit Senior; 1.5
Dublin Business School; Academic Director; Malaysia; 2 Years
Quality Qualifications Ireland Panel Membership:
Griffith College, Business Post-Graduate Programmatic Review, 2013
Dorset College, BBS Level 7 Evaluation Panel, 2012 and Bachelor of Business (Hons) International Business Panel, 2014
IPASS Programmatic Review, 2013
External Examiner Roles:
University of Ulster Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (2009-2012)
Liverpool John Moores University accredited courses in Dublin Business School (2008-2011)
University of Hertfordshire, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics Module and Course External Examiner (2012- 2016)
Athlone Institute of Technology, Dissertation on MB in Accounting (2012-2014)
Dublin Institutes of Technology, Bachelor of Business (Honours) (2010-2013)
Institute of Technology, Tralee (2010-2014)
Institute of Technology, Sligo (2014-)
Various assignments in previous years such as CIT, LIT & DIADT.
Other non-lecturing roles
Previously course leader for BA (Honours) in Business and Financial Studies and subsequently MBS in Internationalisation.
Chair of Council of Heads of Academic Departments in WIT (2004 to present)
Secretary of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association (IAFA) 2011-2012
Date |
Professional body |
Examination |
Level |
Role |
2000-2005 |
Chartered Accountants Ireland |
Management Accounting & Business Finance |
Professional III (i.e. penultimate level) |
Assistant Examiner (i.e. marker) |
2006-2008 |
Chartered Accountants Ireland |
Management Accounting & Business Finance |
Professional III (i.e. penultimate level) |
Joint Examiner (Business Finance Section). |
2009 |
Chartered Accountants Ireland |
Strategic Management Accounting |
CAP II (i.e. penultimate level) |
Examiner |
2008 |
Certified Public Accountants- Ireland |
Auditing |
Professional One (i.e. penultimate level) |
Examiner |
2008-present |
Certified Public Accountants- Ireland |
Auditing and Assurance Services |
Professional Two (Finals) |
Examiner |