Dr Lutfa Ferdous
Title
Dr
Position
Senior Lecturer of Accounting and Auditing
Qualification abbreviations
PhD (Latrobe),CA (CAANZ), MPhil (USyd), Grad. Cert Higher Edu. (USyd), MBA (DU), BBA(DU)
Profile
Lutfa’s teaching experience includes course coordination, curriculum development, conducting lectures and tutorials in financial accounting and auditing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Prior to that she worked at Charles Sturt University, La Trobe University, Deakin University, The University of Sydney, University of South Australia. Lutfa is an accomplished accounting and finance professional, equipped with 12+ years’ experience working locally and internationally in fast paced, dynamic enterprise industries, including Bank, NGO, Research Institute and Big4 audit firms.
Teaching areas
- Financial Accounting
- Corporate Reporting
- Auditing
- Contemporary Accounting Issues
- Business Research
Research areas
- Financial Reporting
- Corporate Governance
- Auditing, Executive Power
- Capital Market
Memberships
- Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ) member
- AFAANZ Membership
- Member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD
- Editorial member of International Journal of Finance and Banking research (IJFBR), Science Publishing group, Australian Finance and Banking Review.
- Editorial member of Australian Finance and Banking Review and International Journal of Accounting and Finance Review.
- Research Fellow member and Consultant of Centre for research on Islamic Banking and Finance and Business.
Selected Publications and Conferences
Ferdous, L. T., Withanalage, N. P., & Zaman, A. A. Q. (2021). Review of short-run performance of initial public offerings in Australia. Corporate Ownership & Control, 18(2), 188-200.
Ferdous, L. T. Kozlovski, A., Palmieri, C. (2013), Use of museum spaces in higher education, Education Portfolio Inquiry Projects, The University of Sydney.
Ferdous, L. T. (2019), Capital Structure Theories in Finance Research: A Historical Review, Australian Finance & Banking Review, 3(1), 11-19.
Ferdous, L. T. (2019), Behavioural Implications of Budget Preparation: A Review and Future Research Context, International Journal of Accounting & Finance Review, 4(1), 24-28.
Ferdous, L. T. (2019), Optimum Capital Structure: An Empirical Evidence from Emerging Economics, GRIN Verlag, ISBN-9783668945708.
Ferdous, L. T. (2014), An Empirical Investigation of Accounting Errors and Audit quality in Australia. The University of Sydney, Sydney.
Ferdous, L. T., Withanalage, N. P., & Zaman, A. A. Q. (2021). Review of short-run performance of initial public offerings in Australia, Holmes Institute Staff Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2021), “An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of powerful CFOs on Disclosure Quality”, FMCG conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2019), “An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of powerful CFOs on Disclosure Quality” Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance (VSBF2019), Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2019), “An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of powerful CFOs on Disclosure Quality” 31st Asian-Pacific Conference on International Issues, Warsaw, Poland.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2019), “Who does disclosure choices? An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of powerful CFOs on Disclosure Quality” 59th Annual AFAANZ Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2019), “Who does disclosure choices? An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of powerful CFOs on Disclosure Quality” La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T., Ahmed, K., Henry, D. (2017), “Powerful CFO’s and their impact on Financial Reporting quality, in La Trobe Business School, Annual Colloquium Presentation, Melbourne, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T. (2014), “An Empirical Investigation of Accounting Errors and Audit quality after IFRS” in The University of Sydney Accounting Discipline, Annual Seminar Presentation, Sydney, Australia.
Ferdous, L.T. (2013), “An Empirical Investigation of Accounting Errors and Audit quality after IFRS” in UQ Business School, Future Career Researcher Workshop, October, Brisbane, Australia.
Karim, A. W., Ferdous, L, T. (2011), “Does Quality of Corporate Governance Explain Cross-Sectional Variations in Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure?” 23rd Asia Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Beijing, China, 2011.