Bertrand Malsch

Bertrand Malsch is Associate Professor of Accounting at the Smith School of Business at Queens University since 2013.

He holds a PhD in accounting from Laval University and is a member of the Quebec Bar.

He is the author of numerous leading articles in international academic journals on the subject of auditing, accounting regulation and governance. His work has been presented in many scholarly and professional conferences around the world.

He is associate editor of the Behavioral Review of Accounting, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Accounting Horizons, and Accounting and Business Research. He also serves on the editorial board of Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Contemporary Accounting Research.

His current work funded by SSHRC and Smith research grants focuses on the role of accounting firms in tax avoidance mechanisms and the financial reporting processes of Indigenous communities.

He regularly contributes to public policy discussions by publishing editorials reflecting the content of his research. Bertrand serves as a member of the Cannabis Oversight Committee established by the Cannabis Regulation Act in Quebec in 2019. Bertrand is also an active member of the Extended External Reporting Advisory Group set by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in Canada in 2020 to discuss the future of auditing practice.

Academic Degrees

Bachelor of Law (LLB) McGill University, Canada (2017)

Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) McGill University, Canada (2017)

PhD Accounting Université Laval, Canada (2011)

MBA Université Laval, Canada (2006)

MSc Audencia Nantes Business School, France (2006)

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen’s University Director, CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism (2017 – Present) Associate Professor, Accounting (2015 – Present) Assistant Professor, Accounting (2013-2015)

HEC, Montreal
Assistant Professor, Accounting (2011-2013)

Awards

Fellowships

PricewaterhouseCoopers/Tom O’Neill Fellow of Accounting, $35,000 (2017-2020)

Queen’s School of Business, Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Accounting, $30,000 (2014-2017)

Research Awards

Queen's School of Business, New Researcher Achievement Award, $5,000 (2014)

Highly commended in the 2012 AAAJ/Emerald/European Foundation for Management Development Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (2012)

Scholarships

Dean’s Scholarship, $10,000 (2011)

Port de Québec Scholarship, $2,500 (2008)

University Laval Foundation Scholarship, $8000 (2008)

Other

Best Student Case Award for the Case Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) for the case entitled: “Clarke Building and Supplies Limited: Navigating Culture and Change”. (2020)

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) Mary Parker Follett Best Paper Award for the paper entitled: “Gender on board: “Deconstructing the legitimate female director.” (2016)

A Journal of Practice and Theory (AJPT) Best Paper of the year Award and $1,000 for the paper entitled: “On the Operational Reality of Auditors’ Independence: Lessons from the Field.” (2016)

Emerald Literary Award and Citations of Excellence Winner for paper entitled: “Re-theorizing change: Institutional experimentation and the struggle for domination in the field of public accounting.” (2016)

Highly commended in the 2012 Parker Follett Best Paper Award (2012)

Faculté des Sciences de l’Administration Honour Roll (2009)

Academic Area

Accounting

Interest Topics

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Ethics
• Governance
• Government & Policy
• Social Impact & Sustainability