This document provides information about the School of Accountancy at Massey University, including degree programs, faculty, and student and graduate profiles. It outlines two degree programs offered: Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) and Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) (BBus). It lists the required papers and credits for each program. Brief profiles of four graduates of the accounting programs are provided, describing their current roles in auditing, financial advising, government accounting, and their positive experiences studying at Massey University.

1. SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
Bachelor of Accountancy
Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
Olivia Lukardi
BAcc
RSM Auditor
School of Accountancy Staff
PROFESSORS
Mike Bradbury MCom, PhD Auck., FCA, CMA
Jill Hooks BBS, MMS(Dist.), PhD Waik., DipTchg, CA, FCPA (Aust.)
Fawzi Laswad BEcon Garyounis, MSc Wisc., PhD Syd., FCA, CMA, FCPA (Aust.)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Ahsan Habib BCom, MCom Dhaka, PhD Hitotsubashi
Lin Mei Tan MA Lanc., DipAcc (Tax), PhD ANU, FCCA Eng.,CA
Lindsay Trotman LLM(Hons) Cant., ¥
SENIOR LECTURERS
Matthew Berkahn BBS(Hons), LLM(Hons) Well., SJD Deakin
Borhan Bhuiyan MBA Dhaka, PhD Lincoln, CA
Nives Botica Redmayne BSc(Econ), MSc(Econ) Zagreb, PhD, FCA
James Heslop BCA Well., MBS, AdvCertTTg WP, CA
Jeremy Hubbard LLB, CertTEd Lon., LLM Well.,
Haiyan Jiang BEcon Zhengzhou, BCom(Hons), PhD Lincoln
Nirmala Nath BA, MA, PGDip, DipEd USP, PhD Waik., CPA (Aust.)
Patricia O’Sullivan LLB(Hons) Cant., MComLaw(Hons) Auck. ¥
Radiah Othman MAcc Curtin, PhD Aston, CPA (Aust.)
Deborah Russell BCom(Hons) Otago, BA(Hons), PhD ANU
Nicholas Smith BA(Hons), LLB Natal, PhD Auck.
Warwick Stent BCom(Hons) HDE Rhodes, MCom RAU, PhD, CA
LECTURERS
Mereana Barrett BMS, MMgt Waik., PhD GCU UK
Charlie Lei Cai BAcc, BBS(Hons), PhD
Frances C. Chua BA Taiwan, MBS, PhD, DipEd, DipSLT, CPA (Aust.)
Dimu Ehalaiye BSc, MBA Jos., PhD Well. CPA (Aust.)
Lindsay Hawkes BBS, DipBusAdmin, MBS, CA
Yuan Yuan Hu MA Wolv., MAcc Glas, PhD Cardiff UK, CPA (Aust.)
Hedy Huang BCom, GradDipCom Auck., MBus, PhD Auck., CPA (Aust.)
Ngaire Kirk BBS(Hons), MBS, NCBCertMgmt, NZIM, CA
Feona Sayles BBS, LLB, llm(Hons) Cant., GradDipBusStuds, PGCertTertTchg, ¥
Lin Tozer BBS, MBS, DipBusAdmin, CA
Jayantha Wickramasinghe MBA, PhD Bond, CPA, CMA, FCA (SL), MACS (Snr) CP
SENIOR TUTORS
Patrick Flannery LLB(Hons), MA(Hons) Auck.
Phil Gurney LLB(Hons) VUW, LLM, LLM(Hons) Auck.
Elana Stalmann BCom, TchgDip PU for CHE SA
Siata Tavite BCom Auck., MBA, PGDip(AcctFinMgmt) USP
TUTORS
Christelle Roos BCom(Hons) BCom, MCom NWU
¥ Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Massey University’s Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business
(Accountancy) are accredited by the following New Zealand and international
accountancy bodies:
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
www.charteredaccountantsanz.com
CPA Australia
(Certified Practising Accountants Australia)
www.cpaaustralia.com.au
ACCA
(Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
www.accaglobal.com
CIMA
(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
www.cimaglobal.com
Further information can be obtained from: accountancy.massey.ac.nz or at
facebook.com/accountancy.massey.
Completion of the Bachelor of Accountancy satisfies the academic requirements for CA ANZ and CPA Australia. Bachelor of Business
(Accountancy) students can satisfy the CA ANZ and CPA Australia academic requirements by including required papers as electives.

2. Accountancy Careers
Accountancy is one of the most popular areas of study within Massey Business School. A
degree in accountancy offers graduates a number of employment opportunities, leading
to interesting and satisfying careers. With many professional accreditations, the School of
Accountancy is one of only three institutions in New Zealand and Australia awarded the
prestigious AACSB International accreditation. Only ten other institutions outside the USA
have achieved this distinction.
Accountants work in many different areas including chartered accounting firms (audit, tax,
business services, consulting), business (financial accounting, management accounting,
financial management), finance, banking and the public sector. For example, an accounting
career often begins in a chartered accountancy firm. After completing a professional
qualification (such as CA, CPA, ACCA or CMA) and gaining experience, it is common for
accountants to move to accounting positions in business, and possibly from there go into
management. Alternatively, accountants who stay with accounting firms are likely to develop
specialised areas of expertise and become involved in consulting. Other career paths in
industry, finance, and government are becoming increasingly common.
There are more employment and career opportunities in accounting than in most other areas
of study.
Students who succeed in getting the best jobs have:
• completed an accountancy degree,
• completed all papers needed for a professional qualification such as
CA, CPA, ACCA, or CMA,
• good grades,
• good communication and interpersonal/social skills,
• enthusiasm, leadership, and problem solving skills, and
• a wide range of other interests and skills.
Professor Fawzi Laswad
Head of School
Information in this leaflet is correct at the time of going to press, but may be subject to change.
While all reasonable efforts will be made to ensure listed papers and programmes are offered
and regulations are up to date, the University reserves the right to change the content or method
of presentation, or to withdraw any course of study, or impose limitations on enrolments should
circumstances require this. (July 2016)
Scott Haumaha
BBus (Acc)
Tailored NZ Financial Advisor
I completed Massey University’s
Bachelor of Business with a
double major in Accountancy and
Management.Ididnotstudybusiness
or commerce at high school, but I
found the BBus programme provided
a great foundation which covered the
key fundamentals of business. The
lecturers were passionate, friendly
and more than willing to support
students. I now work as a Financial
AdvisoratTailoredNZ.Theresources
and support which Massey provides
to their extramural students allowed
me to easily balance my studies
and work. I was also able to adapt
the programme to ensure I met the
requirements to go on and become a
Chartered Accountant.
Zoe Yang
BAcc
Ministry for the Environment Accountant
I studied a Bachelor of Accountancy
degree at Massey University. During
the three years of my study, I received
a huge amount of support from my
lecturers. Inmylastyear,Iparticipated
in the Chartered Accountants
Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
Executive Insight programme where
I gained real world experience by
completing a short internship with
one of the partner organisations. The
educationthatIreceivedfromMassey
has prepared me well in starting my
accounting career as an Assistant
Accountant at the Ministry for the
Environment. I have now completed
all CAANZ exams and am on my way
to becoming a qualified Chartered
Accountant.
Carl Gray
BBus (Acc)
KPMG Auditor
Making the transition from a life in the
army to a career as an accountant
was a massive change; one that
was made easier thanks to studying
with Massey University. The flexible
study options include being able to
view lectures online and participate
in virtual classrooms which allowed
me to study the Bachelor of Business
when I wanted and in a way that
worked for me. The lecturers were
all fantastic; their knowledge and real
world experience helped to bring the
topics alive and provide relevance to
what we were learning. I loved my
time at Massey and my study led to
the start of my career as an Auditor at
KPMG, where I am applying all that I
learnt.
Stacey Cleland
BAcc
Rightway Accountant
I’ve just completed my second year
out in the workforce since completing
my Bachelor of Accountancy degree
at Massey University. I can confidently
say that my degree prepared me very
well for the past two years. Massey
lecturers taught more than just
technical knowledge; I learnt how to
constructively solve problems and
communicate effectively. These skills
have been invaluable for progressing
my career to become an Accountant
at RightWay, a company that is
passionate about making a difference
to small and medium sized businesses.
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY (BAcc)
To complete the BAcc you must pass a series of specified and
unspecified papers totalling at least 360 credits. Each paper
represents 15 credits.
The BAcc requires completion of the following papers:
115.111 Strategic Workplace Communication
115.112 Accounting for Business
115.113 Economics for Business
115.114 Finance Fundamentals
115.115 Management in Context
115.116 Introduction to Marketing
115.211 Business Law
110.109 Introductory Financial Accounting
110.209 Intermediate Financial Accounting
110.229 Management Accounting
110.249 Accounting Information Systems
110.279 Auditing
110.289 Taxation
110.303 Integrative Accounting
110.309 Advanced Financial Accounting
125.230 Business Finance
155.203 Law of Business Organisations
155.210 Commercial Law
Three advanced accounting/finance papers, including:
At least one of:
110.329 Advanced Management Accounting
110.379 Advanced Auditing
Up to two of:
110.369 Forensic Accounting
110.389 Advanced Taxation
No more than one of:
125.320 International Finance
125.330 Advanced Business Finance
One numeracy paper selected from:
161.101 Statistics for Business
161.120 Introductory Statistics
Two papers with: 114, 115, 125, 127, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157,
or 178 prefixes, with at least one being above 100-level.
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (BBus)
ACCOUNTANCY MAJOR
The Bachelor of Business Accountancy major is very flexible
and gives you the opportunity to include other electives. You also
have the option of including a second major or a minor in another
subject area.
Career options will be many and varied depending on the
combination of papers you select.
The BBus (Acc) requires completion of the following papers:
CORE PAPERS: 120 CREDITS (8 PAPERS)
115.111 Strategic Workplace Communication
115.112 Accounting for Business
115.113 Economics of Business
115.114 Finance Fundamentals
115.115 Management in Context
115.116 Introduction to Marketing
115.211 Business Law
115.212 Fundamentals of Leadership and Teamwork
MAJOR PAPERS: 120 CREDITS (8 PAPERS)
110.109 Introductory Financial Accounting
(include in first year of study)
110.209 Intermediate Financial Accounting
110.229 Management Accounting
110.303 Integrative Accounting
110.309 Advanced Financial Accounting
110.329 Advanced Management Accounting
One of: 110.249 Accounting Information Systems
or 110.279 Auditing
or 110.289 Taxation
One of: 110.369 Forensic Accounting
or 110.379 Advanced Auditing
or 110.389 Advanced Taxation
or 115.388 Internship in Business (30 credit paper)
or 115.389 Business Internship
ELECTIVES: 120 CREDITS (8 PAPERS)
120 credits with no more than 75 credits at 100-level and at least
15 credits at 300-level. Elective papers may be taken from the
schedules to any undergraduate degree or diploma in Massey
Business School, including the BBus, or from any undergraduate
degree or diploma within the University.