Naman Desai

Prof. Naman Desai – Finance and Accounting

Educational Qualifications

• PhD (Accounting), 2008 – Department of Accounting, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Masters in Accountancy, 2003 – Culverhouse School of Accountancy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• Chartered Accountant, 2000 – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Bachelor of Commerce, 1998 – Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

Academic Affiliation

• Florida State University, Accounting Department, College of Business: 2004-2008 PhD Student; Lecturer.
• Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting, Univ. of Central Florida: 2008-2013. Assistant Professor
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Finance, and Accounting Area: 2013-Current. Associate Professor

Teaching

Courses taught in Long Duration Programs (2004-2019)

• Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• Cost Accounting for Business Decisions
• Presentation and Analysis of Financial Statements
• Internal Auditing
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting (Topics covered: Consolidations, comparison between US GAAP and IFRS and application of cost accounting to real life scenarios)
• Advance Auditing
• Costing and Control Systems
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Fraud Risk Assessment and Corporate Governance
• Introduction to Behavioral Research in Accounting and Finance (PhD course)
• Introduction to Auditing Research (PhD course)

Executive Education Teaching

• Strategic Cost Managment
• Financial Reporting and Analysis for Business Decision Making
• Fraud Risk Assessment and Corporate Governance
• Examining Earnings Management from Valuation Perspective
• Costing and Capital Budgeting for Project Managment