About accounting
What is accounting?
View a series of accounting keystone videos that provide a description of some of the concepts and decisions that are at the very foundation of the accounting discipline.
Specialisations
The Department of Accounting teaches into a number of specialist areas, to cater for the diverse interests of our students and researchers.
Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting is about the external reporting of a company's financial position and performance. Financial accounting information is used in making investment decisions and is widely used to value businesses and predict corporate success and failure.
Management Accounting
Management Accounting provides information to managers to help them measure and control processes within their business in a successful and profitable manner. It aids managers in strategy implementation, costing of new products and services, evaluation of the value added by different areas within a business and managing their performance.
Auditing and Assurance Services
Auditing and assurance services is about monitoring and adding credibility to the external reporting disclosures made by companies. In addition, assurance services add credibility to non-financial information, e.g. Brownlow voting, the Oscar count, environmental reporting, customer-satisfaction surveys and internet reporting.
The Governance, Regulation, and Accountability Group (GRAG)
The Governance, Regulation, and Accountability Group (GRAG) advances research and teaching on corporate governance, business regulation, accountability, ESG, sustainability, board oversight, executive incentives, and institutional monitoring. By combining rigorous academic insight with real-world engagement, GRAG helps organisations, policymakers, and industry leaders address governance challenges, strengthen transparency, improve responsible decision-making, and build resilient institutions.