Overview
I joined Cardiff University as a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance in October 2023. I am a Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy and a Cardiff University Education Fellow.
I earned a PhD in Accounting, an MRes in Business and Management, and an MSc in Accounting and Finance (with distinction) from Kingston University.
My research mainly focuses on accounting, financial reporting quality within private and publicly listed companies and auditing.
Publication
2019
- Degiannakis, S., Giannopoulos, G., Ibrahim, S. and Rozic, I. 2019. Earnings management to avoid losses and earnings declines in Croatia. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics 9(3), pp. 219-238. (10.1504/IJCEE.2019.100561)
Erthyglau
- Degiannakis, S., Giannopoulos, G., Ibrahim, S. and Rozic, I. 2019. Earnings management to avoid losses and earnings declines in Croatia. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics 9(3), pp. 219-238. (10.1504/IJCEE.2019.100561)
Research
My research interest is focusing on accounting, financial reporting within private and publicly listed companies, UK GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards and auditing.
- Currently, I am collaborating on a funded project on ‘Accounting for intangibles’ sponsored by the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and KPMG.
Conferences & Seminars Presentations:
- 27th Financial Reporting and Business Communication (FRBC) Conference (2024), University of Bristol
- European Accounting Association (EAA) 46th Annual Congress (2024), Bucharest, Romania
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference (2024), University of Portsmouth
- Cardiff Business School (CARBS) Accounting & Finance Research Seminar (2024), Cardiff University
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference (2021), Online
- The Faculty Research Online Series (FARO), Kingston University (2021)
- 20th BAFA Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies SIG Workshop (2020), Online
- Emerging Issues in Business and Law Conference (2015), Kingston University
Teaching
- Foundations of Business Accounting (Year 1 - UG Module Leader and Tutor)
- Fundamentals of Financial Reporting (Year 1 - UG Module Leader and Tutor)
- Research Dissertation (MSc Accounting and Finance - Dissertation Supervisor)
Biography
Qualifications
- Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy, UK
- Cardiff University Education Fellow, UK
- Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of the Higher Education Academy, UK
- PhD in Accounting, Kingston University, UK
- MRes in Business and Management, Kingston University, UK
- MSc in Accounting and Finance, Kingston University, UK
- BSc of Economics (Accounting and Finance), RRiF University College of Financial Management, Croatia
Academic Positions
- 2023 - Present: Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, Cardiff University
- 2023 - 2024: Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), London
- 2020 - 2023: Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer & Teaching Assistant, Kingston University
- 2017 - Present: Research and Data Assistant, Kingston University
Honours and awards
- Fully funded PhD Studentship (Kingston University)
- Awarded the Menzies Prize for best overall performance on the Postgraduate Modular Finance Scheme
Professional memberships
- European Accounting Association (EAA)
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)