a.a.kuvandikov

About Candidate

Accounting Lecturer and academic leader with 15 years of experience in higher education, seeking to transition into leadership. I possess strong theoretical and practical expertise in accounting principles and the application of contemporary accounting standards. I have designed, developed and delivered modules in financial accounting, management accounting, corporate governance, and quantitative research methods, including courses accredited by ACCA and CIMA. As Associate Director of Education, I have overseen the design, delivery, and quality assurance of UG and PG accountancy programmes. I have extensive quantitative research experience using large-scale datasets, and my work on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and related topics has been published in world-leading journals.

Location

Education

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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2014
Advance Higher Education Academy, UK
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PhD in Management, 2010
University of York, UK
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Certificate of Studies in Economics and Management, 2006
University of Oxford, UK
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MA in Accounting and Finance, 2000
Lancaster University, UK
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BA in Accounting, 1997
Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan

Work & Experience

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Lecturer in Accounting and Corporate Governance, 1 January, 2011 - Present
Essex Business School (EBS), University of Essex, Colchester, UK

Led and delivered substantial improvements in teaching as the Associate Director of Education at EBS; Designed and delivered Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Quantitative Research Methods, and other modules as Module Leader, supporting cohorts of over 300 students; Published research in ABS 4* journals and served as Principal Investigator on several externally funded research projects; Supervised the research of six PhD students to successful completion and peer-reviewed articles in leading journals;

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Lecturer in Accounting and Corporate Governance 1 January, 2010 - 31 December, 2010
Keele Business School, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK

As Module Leader, delivered core Accounting and Corporate Governance modules, covering both UG / PG programmes

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Teaching Fellow 1 October, 2006 - 31 December, 2010
School for Business and Society, University of York, York, UK

Delivered seminars, tutorials, and workshops in accounting and finance modules for large groups of students

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Senior Adviser 1 October, 2000 - 31 September, 2005
State Assets Management Agency, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Conducted privatisation feasibility diagnostics, organised tenders and supervised privatisations of state enterprises

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Audit Assisstant 1 June, 1997 - 1 September, 1999
KPMG Auditing, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Audited financial statements, provided due diligence services and developed business plans for clients

Skills

Expert in financial and management accounting; Familiar with IAS/IFRS, Sustainability Disclosure Standards and auditing principles
Expert in corporate governance codes, regulations, mechanisms and compliance rules.
Proficient in data collection and data analysis using LSEG Workspace, WRDS, Orbis and Factiva;
Skills in quantitative data analysis by using econometric modelling in Stata;
Effective communication, research supervision and student mentoring;

Awards

“Best Reviewer Award”, British Academy of Management 2024 Conference; 2024
“Best Paper Award”, British Academy of Management 2010 Conference; 2010
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Scholarships to study at Lancaster (1999), Oxford (2005) and York Universities (2006). 1999, 2005, 2006