NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Two accounting
professors are working with U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG
LLP as the first-ever KPMG James Marwick professors-in-residence, a
new program focused on evolving innovation opportunities and
understanding challenges in the audit profession.
Arizona State University W. P. Carey
School of Business Assistant Professor of Accounting Eldar
Maksymov, Ph.D., and Isenberg School
of Management, University of
Massachusetts-Amherst Assistant Professor G. Bradley Bennett, Ph.D., are working with KPMG
to better understand innovation in the audit profession and
identify how university accounting curriculums can change to keep
pace with the rapidly evolving profession.
Each is working in KPMG's Audit Innovation Group and
collaborating with the firm's Audit Quality and Professional
Practice group. The professors are concentrating on the
intersection of KPMG's Audit practice technology investments and
standards, including emerging topics and new technologies, such as
cognitive and blockchain technologies, and data and analytics.
"The KPMG James Marwick Professor-in-Residence program adds to
our Culture of Learning initiatives as we expand our efforts to
help university professors enhance their technical skills, gain
industry experience and advance their workplace understanding to
better prepare future leaders," said Jackie
Daylor, KPMG's National Managing Partner, Audit Quality and
Professional Practice.
The professorship was named in honor of James Marwick, the "M" in KPMG, an accounting
pioneer committed to the highest standards of professionalism and
integrity. KPMG is celebrating its 120th
anniversary this year, and the professorship is a concrete example
of how the firm encourages a culture of continuous learning and
creates opportunities to strengthen relationships with prestigious
U.S. colleges and universities. In addition to the
Professor-in-Residence program, KPMG learning opportunities include
KPMG faculty instructors, a Master of Accounting with Data and
Analytics program, and other academic initiatives that support the
firm's award-winning digital and classroom training programs.
"The KPMG James Marwick residency program provides professors
with an insider's view of the skills and capabilities KPMG will
need in graduating students, and helps them understand the
innovation process, one of our strategic priorities," said KPMG
Audit Partner and National Audit Innovation Leader Shaun Budnik.
Maksymov, a recipient of the Center for Audit Quality's Research
Award and the AICPA Accounting Doctoral Scholar Award, previously
worked as an auditor with a Big Four firm and brings a wealth of
research experience to KPMG. He holds bachelor's and master's
degrees from Brigham Young University
and master's and doctorate degrees from Cornell University.
Bennett is a former KPMG audit manager and Audit practice
national trainer. He received a KPMG research grant on
auditing topics and is the 2015 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal recipient for his paper
with Rick Hatfield on "The Effect of
the Social Mismatch Between Staff Auditors and Client Management on
the Collection of Audit Evidence." A recipient of the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lilly Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, Bennett holds a doctorate
degree from the University of Alabama
and bachelor's and master's degrees from Millsaps College.
About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory
firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the independent U.S. member firm of KPMG
International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG
International's independent member firms have 189,000
professionals, including more than 9,000 partners, in 152
countries.
Contact:
Elizabeth Lynch
KPMG LLP
201-505-6316
elizabethlynch@kpmg.com
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