TAPS: The Accounting Podcast Series University of Melbourne

Albie meets with Katlijn Haesebrouck from Maastricht University to discuss her career, which focuses on the human element within an organisation. Why do people choose to work where they do? What drives their decisions and actions on the job? Is it mostly money or are there also other factors at play?

Albie chats with Pat McLay, registered company auditor and member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland as well as CAANZ. Currently, Pat is a partner at EY based in Melbourne. Pat has championed the UoM Honours Internship Program and is currently spending some time with us as part of the Executive-in-Residence Program. Albie and Pat discuss Pat's career, his advice for aspiring accountants, and how AI might affect the discipline.

Tom Ravlic is an investigative journalist, academic, and consultant. In this episode, Albie discusses Tom's books and their dives into the recent Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence. Tom and Albie also delve into Tom's unique career, along with internal audit functions and how to deter fraud and corruption within organisations.

Stu Black, Melbourne Enterprise Professor, and Alon Ellis, senior partner at Deloitte, discuss with Albie their new book, co-authored by Professor Danny Sampson. The book, titled Business Model Transformation: the AI and Cloud Technology Revolution, distills the trending concepts of AI and cloud technology into practical actions for business. Reconstructing a business in an age where these capabilities exist is complex and requires significant planning, as well as a sound understanding of the new powers these technologies offer.

Albie chats with Nikole Gyles, Technical Director of the AASB, about her diverse career. Nikole wanted to be a phys ed teacher, but fell in love with accounting instead. All facets of the discipline fascinated her, and she is now a force in standard setting and policy development.

In this episode, Albie is joined by Carolyn Deller, Assistant Professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Carolyn undertook her BCom Honours here at the University of Melbourne as well as working as a senior tutor and lecturer. She worked as a chartered accountant at KPMG before undertaking her doctoral studies at Harvard Business School, graduating in 2018. Carolyn has published her work in the field of management accounting and control in leading accounting and management journals, and recently received the award for the Best Early Career Researcher as judged by the Management Accounting section of the American Accounting Association, and in 2019 received the best dissertation award. Carolyn and Albie discuss Carolyn's career and the future of management accounting.