The Accounting Department consists of 20+ permanent professors that are based on both the Lille and Paris campus. The diversity in faculty profiles combining researchers and professors of practice guarantees a premium standard of course delivery covering both theoretical and real-life company cases.

Teaching

Our curriculum reflects relevance in business practice and benefits from interactions with corporate professionals. We are committed to enrich student insights in today’s accounting profession leveraging on the use of premium knowledge and business analytics tools. 

The Accounting departments feeds two majors in the Programme Grande École (PGE), namely the Audit and Advisory Major and the Financial and Management Control Major. Students who specialize in the Audit and Advisory track often pursue careers in external audit, accounting cabinets and advisory functions. Students in the Financial Management and Control Major typically take up position as financial planning and controller functions in public & private businesses, both in France and abroad. 

Next to its specialization in Audit & Advisory and Financial Management and Control for the Grande École Program, the department also offers:

The program is completely taught in English and is based on a solid foundation in financial reporting and analysis, in management accounting and decision-making, corporate finance and financial advisory services, thereby preparing candidates for leading roles in these professions. 

Research, Expertise and Corporate World

Research is an important pillar in the Accounting Department and receives support from the School’s ambition and continued investments in research excellence. The department hosts frequent research seminars with renowned international faculty. Several senior faculty hold editorial positions in Academic Accounting Journals. 

The School provides access to a broad set of research databases including WRDS, Compustat, Execucomp, CRSP, Datastream, Orbis and Reuters and compares favorably with top-notch schools in the field.

The research team deals with several important topical questions in the accounting domain and has published in various internationally well-recognized peer-reviewed journals in the following areas: 

  • Audit quality and auditing functions 
  • Business group reporting 
  • Capital-market based accounting research 
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Determinants and economic consequences of accounting disclosures 
  • Environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics 
  • Fraud scandals over time 
  • International tax planning  
  • Governance mechanisms in publicly listed and privately held firms
  • Social media disclosures 
  • Use & decision-usefulness of management control systems

Academic staff of the Department

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Raùl BARROSO
BARROSO Raùl
Ph.D. in Management, HEC Lausanne
Adel BELDI
BELDI Adel
Ph.D. in Management, University of Paris Sud-XI
Quentin BELOT
BELOT Quentin
Ph.D. in Human Sciences and Sociology, Sociology, Ecole Normale Supérieure and University of Paris Sorbonne
Christof BEUSELINCK
BEUSELINCK Christof
Ph.D. in Applied Economics, Ghent University
Lies BOUTEN
BOUTEN Lies
Ph.D. in Applied Economics, Ghent University
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Tiphaine COMPERNOLLE
COMPERNOLLE Tiphaine
Ph.D. in Management Sciences, University of Paris Dauphine
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Andrei FILIP
FILIP Andrei
HDR, Business Administration, Accounting, University of Grenoble
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Elodie GARLOT FALGUIERES
GARLOT FALGUIERES Elodie
Ph.D., Management Sciences, Accounting, University of Paris Dauphine
Pratik GOEL
GOEL Pratik
Fellow in Management (Ph.D.), Indian School of Business
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Anne JENY
JENY Anne
Ph.D., Business Administration, Accounting, HEC Paris Business School
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Linde KERCKHOFS
KERCKHOFS Linde
Ph.D. in Accounting, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Marion LIGONIE
LIGONIE Marion
Ph.D. in Business Administration, Management Control specialisation, ESSEC Business School
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Oveis MADADIAN
MADADIAN Oveis
Ph.D. in Applied Economics with specialization in Accounting, University of Antwerp
Sarah MAIRE
MAIRE Sarah
Ph.D., Management Sciences, Audit and Control, University of Lorraine
Louis MANGENEY
MANGENEY Louis
Ph.D., Financial Accounting, University of Neuchâtel
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Marie REDON
REDON Marie
Ph.D., Management Sciences, Audit and Control, University of Paris Dauphine
Caroline ROUSSEL
ROUSSEL Caroline
HDR, Management Sciences, IAE of Caen, University of Basse Normandie
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Daniel TAYLOR
TAYLOR Daniel
Ph.D. in Accounting, Université Clermont Auvergne
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Cinthia VALLE RUIZ
VALLE RUIZ Cinthia
Ph.D. in Accounting, University Complutense of Madrid
Sofie VAN DER MEULEN
VAN DER MEULEN Sofie
Ph.D. in Accounting, KU Leuven

Research Seminars of the Department

We believe that collaboration, discussion and exchange are essential to fostering a positive environment for academic research. With this spirit, the School actively encourages and promotes the organization of research seminars, workshops and conferences.

See the Research Seminars