Lecturer in Accounting

Buckingham Business School is seeking an inspirational scholar-practitioner to join our expanding Accounting & Finance discipline as a Lecturer in Accounting. This is a rare opportunity to shape the next generation of global accounting professionals within Britain’s first independent university, where small-group, student-centred learning is not a slogan—it is the organising principle of every programme we deliver.

Why Buckingham?
• 1:10.5 staff-student ratio—one of the best in the UK.
• Truly multicultural cohort: 80+ nationalities on campus, almost 50 % of Business School students are international.
• Two-year honours degrees and four-term MSc programmes create a fast-moving, intellectually vibrant environment.
• Research is ambitiously supported: every academic is allocated a personal research budget and a reduced teaching load in the first two years to accelerate publication and grant capture.
• 97 % overall satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey (Business Studies), placing us in the UK top 10 for six consecutive years.

The Role
You will lead the design, delivery and continuous innovation of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Financial Reporting and Auditing, while contributing to Corporate Finance and other accounting electives. Teaching is conducted in seminar-style groups (typically 8–14 students) and is supported by our dedicated academic and non-academic staff.

Beyond teaching, the University of Buckingham enriches its employees’ experience with a holistic support ecosystem that couples ambitious career development—cross-departmental networking, continuous learning and clear advancement pathways—with accessible wellbeing resources and a collaborative culture, all set within a scenic, historic campus that fosters daily inspiration and a consistently pleasant working atmosphere.

Candidate Profile
Essential
• Doctoral degree in Accounting or Finance (submitted or near-completion acceptable) OR a full/part Professional Accounting Qualification (ACCA, ICAEW, CIMA, CPA, ACA).
• Demonstrable expertise in Financial Reporting and Auditing at degree or professional level.
• Evidence of scholarly or practice-oriented research output (working papers, professional reports, policy submissions or REF-able publications).
• Commitment to small-group, research-led and technology-enhanced pedagogy.
• Right to work in the UK by January 2026.

Desirable
• Higher Education Academy Fellowship (or willingness to achieve within 18-24 months).
• Post-qualification industry experience in audit, corporate reporting or risk advisory.
• Experience with data-analytics software (ACL, IDEA, Power-BI, Tableau, Stata, R, Python, Zero or others).
• Track record of engaging with professional bodies or standard-setting boards.

Application Process
Please upload: (1) a full CV with ORCID / Google Scholar links; (2) a two-page teaching & research statement outlining how you will contribute to our Financial Reporting and Auditing curriculum and research cluster; (2) names and contact details of these referees (one must address teaching competence if possible).
The closing date for applications is 5pm 27th November 2025 and interviews are likely to take place early December 2022. Short-listed candidates will be expected to make a short presentation (on any element of financial reporting / auditing) at the start of the interview followed with questions by the panel. After the presentation and interview, candidates may also be invited to a more informal meeting with the academic and administrative staff in the Business School.