Professor Aziz Jaafar

Professor in Accounting

a.jaafar@bangor.ac.uk

Professor Aziz Jaafar

Aziz Jaafar is Professor of Accounting at Bangor Business School. He has taught at Aberystwyth University, MARA University of Technology and Henan University of Technology. Professor Jaafar has audit and management consultancy experience whilst working with one of the Big4 accounting firms. His research work has appeared in many internationally recognised journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Abacus, International Journal of Accounting, British Accounting Review, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Financial Services Research and European Journal of Finance. Aziz is a member of CPA (Australia)

He is co-editor in chief of Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, associate editor of Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research and member of editorial board at Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies. ÌýÌý

Roles within Bangor Business School:

  • Head of Accounting & Finance 
  • Head of Accounting (Sept 2018 - Jan 2020)
  • PhD Admissions (Sept 2013 - Sept 2020)
  • Moderator for the Îá°®³Ô¹Ï partnership with MDIS Singapore/Malaysia (Sept 2018 - Feb 2020)
  • Director of Graduate Studies (Research) (2014 - 2018)
  • Personal tutor
  • Supervision of PGR, PGT and UG dissertations

Division: Financial Studies

Location: Room 1.07, Hen Goleg

Telephone: 01248 38 3226

Email: a.jaafar@bangor.ac.uk

Academic Roles in Bangor Business School:

  • Head of Accounting and Finance 

Qualifications:

  • CPA (Australia)
  • PhD Accounting (University of Wales, Bangor)
  • MAcc Accounting & Financial Management (University of Glasgow)
  • BSc Accounting (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA)

Undergraduate Teaching:

  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Auditing
  • Financial Accounting (2nd year)
  • Financial Statement Analysis

Postgraduate Teaching:

  • BBS Doctoral Training Programme (co-ordinator)
  • Doctoral Seminar - Earnings Quality and Earnings Management
  • Advanced Financial Reporting and Regulation 
  • Financial Analysis 

Executive Programme – Chartered Banker MBA

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PhD Students Supervisor:

Current PhDs:

  • Kathleen Regan
  • Ngoc Khanh Vy Tran
  • Mahmoud Abdelkader Ali Abdelrahman 

Completed PhDs:

  • Jirarat Pitpanarapong - June 2020
  • Almutasembilla Zaki Allam - June 2020
  • Jingwen Yang – March 2018
  • Yang Wang – December 2017
  • Abdullah Alsaadi - July 2015
  • Leo WenBo – December 2014
  • Murizah Osman Salleh– July 2013
  • Mao-Feng Kao – December 2012
  • Azhar Mohamad – May 2012

Financial Reporting Quality, International Accounting and Corporate Social Responsibility

2025

  • Published
    Jaafar, A., Beelitz, A. & Pipatnarapong, J., 28 Jan 2025, In: Corporate Governance.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Hemmings, D. & Jaafar, A., 4 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Asset Management.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Tran, V. N. K., Hemmings, D. & Jaafar, A., 21 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Accounting Literature.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Abdelrahman, M., Hemmings, D. & Jaafar, A., 24 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Accounting Literature.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

  • Published
    Abdelrahman, M., Hemmings, D. & Jaafar, A., 10 Apr 2024, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2023

  • Published
    Jaafar, A., Reghezza, A. & Polizzi, S., Mar 2023, In: European Financial Management. 29, 2, p. 634-663 30 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Abdelrahman, M., Hemmings, D. & Jaafar, A., 19 Apr 2023.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2022

  • Published
    Yang, J., Hemmings, D., Jaafar, A. & Jackson, R., Dec 2022, In: Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. 49, 100506.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • Published
    Jaafar, A., Sept 2021, Chartered Banker Magazine, 50 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
  • Published
    Kao, M. F., Hodgkinson, L. & Jaafar, A., 8 Oct 2021, In: Corporate Governance. 21, 7, p. 1318-1336
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • Published
    Kamarudin, K. A., Ariff, A. & Jaafar, A., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. 16, 1, 100179.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Duqi, A., Jaafar, A. & Warsame, M. H., Jan 2020, In: British Accounting Review. 52, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • Published
    Wojakowski, R. M., Ebrahim, M. S., Jaafar, A. & Osman Salleh, M., 31 May 2019, In: Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. 28, 2, p. 141-158
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wang, Y., Ashton, J. & Jaafar, A., Mar 2019, In: Emerging Markets Review. 38, March, p. 142-158
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wang, Y., Ashton, J. K. & Jaafar, A., 30 Sept 2019, In: British Accounting Review. 51, 5, 100824.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Kao, M. F., Hodgkinson, L. & Jaafar, A., 2019, In: Corporate Governance. 19, 1, p. 189-216
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • Published
    Alsaadi, A., Ebrahim, M. S. & Jaafar, A., Apr 2017, In: Journal of Financial Services Research. 51, 2, p. 169-194 26 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • Published
    Ebrahim, M. S., Jaafar, A., Omar, F. A. & Salleh, M. O., 1 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 37, p. 271-286
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Mohamad, A., Jaafar, A. & Goddard, J., Jan 2016, In: Applied Economics. 48, 2, p. 152-164
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • Published
    Mohamad, A., Jaafar, A. & Goddard, J. A., 1 Dec 2015, In: Journal of Asset Management. 16, 7, p. 484-501
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Thornton, J. S. & Jaafar, A., 1 Dec 2015, In: International Journal of Accounting. 50, 4, p. 435-457
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • Published
    Salleh, M. O., Jaafar, A. & Ebrahim, M. S., 1 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 103, Supplement, p. S74-S92
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Mouselli, S., Abdulraouf, R. & Jaafar, A., 1 Jan 2014, In: Corporate Governance. 14, 1, p. 32-44
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • Published
    Mouselli, S., Jaafar, A. & Goddard, J. A., 1 Dec 2013, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 30, p. 203-213
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Duqi, A., Jaafar, A. & Torluccio, G., 24 Sept 2013, In: European Journal of Finance. 21, 5, p. 444-465
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Jaafar, A., Dargenidou, C. & McLeay, S., Nov 2013, Accounting and Regulation: New insights on Governance, Markets and Institutions. Di Petra, R., McLeay, S. & Ronen, J. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 191-228
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • Published
    Mohamad, A., Jaafar, A., Hodgkinson, L. & Wells, J., 1 Jun 2013, In: British Accounting Review. 45, 2, p. 125-137
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • Published
    Mouselli, S., Jaafar, A. & Hussainey, K., 1 Mar 2012, In: British Accounting Review. 44, 1, p. 36-46
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

  • Published
    Mcleay, S. J. & Jaafar, A., 1 Jun 2007, In: Abacus. 43, 2, p. 156-189
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 01/10/2018 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

  • Ad-hoc Reviewer:
    • Journal of Banking and Finance; Accounting and Business Research; British Accounting Review; European Journal of Finance; Economic Letters; Journal of Management and Governance; Research in Accounting in Emerging Economics; Asian Journal of Business and Accounting; International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation.
  • External Examiner: 
    • Cass Business School, London - MSc Accounting & Finance (Sept 2018 - Present)
    • Durham Business School, Durham University - BSc Accounting & Finance (Sept 2017 - Sept 2021)
    • University of Southampton – MSc Accounting & Finance (Sept 2017 - Sept 2020 )
    • University of Hertfordshire & INTI University, Malaysia – BSc Accounting & Finance & MBA programmes (April 2013 – Apr 2017)
  • PhD Theses Examiner:ÌýÌýÌýÌý
    • Îá°®³Ô¹Ï; Cardiff University; Dundee University; Herriot-Watt University; University of Birmingham; University of Glasgow; University of Portsmouth; Auckland University of Technology; Curtin University; University of West of Scotland; University of Malaya; University Putra Malaysia; International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Visiting Appointments/Invited Research Seminars:
    • University of Southampton; Durham University; University of Bologna; University of Kiel, National University of Malaysia, University Putra Malaysia; UniKL; MARA University of Technology.
    • Visiting Professor – National University of Malaysia 2018.
  • External Assessor: Professorial promotion – National University of Malaysia (2018); Associate Professor promotion (Massey, 2019)
  • External Assessor: REF Benchmarking 2021 UK
  • External Adviser of Board of Studies – Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia (2018 – 2020).
  • Research Mobility Grant: Erasmus+ University of Kiel (2017)
  • Research Grant Assessor: Leverhulme; ESRC; the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.