Dr Farooq Mahmood

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Farooq Mahmood
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Teaching and learning
Research
Business, knowledge transfer and international
Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact
Leadership and management

About

Farooq is a Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant who sits on the board of an NFP as its finance director. He has also served in an advisory role for another global organisation for the harmonisation of the accounting practices of its international operations which are spread in several dozen countries. Farooq's industry experience includes roles at Fidelity International as Fund Accountant and RSI International (formerly Baker Tilly accountants) in the audit function. In addition to having taught at the  London School of Economics (LSE), Farooq has also been lecturing for the ACCA and CIMA professional qualifications. He has served as the secretary of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) SEAG. Farooq has received prestigious academic teaching and learning awards at the University over the years. These awards include Lecturer of the year, Best use of technology, Personal tutor award and university-wide Personal Support award.

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Qualifications

  • Chartered Management Accountant
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant
  • Fellow Higher Education Academy
  • PhD in Accounting
  • Masters in Research

Teaching and learning

Secior Lecturer of Accounting

Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Best Lecturer 2019-20

Lecturer of the year 2017-18

Lecturer of the year 2016-17

Lecturer of the year 2015-16

Best use of Technology award  2016-17 and 2015-16

Best use of Technology award  2015-16

Personal support award 2016-17

Personal Tutor of the year 2015-16

Farooq has also been a lecturer for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional qualifications. In addition, he has been lecturing at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) as a Guest teacher.

Qualifications and expertise

  • FHEA

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

Farooq is interested in all aspects of Financial Misreporting, Earnings Management and more specifically Financial Reporting in the NFP sector.

Areas of specialism

  • UK Charity Accounting
  • Earnings Management
  • Financial misreporting by NFPs
  • Expense classification shifting

Scholarly affiliations

  • Peer Reviewer - Financial Accountability and Management
  • Secretary - British Accounting and Finance Association (Previously)

Business, knowledge transfer and international

Dr Farooq Mahmood is a Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has served as a finance director of an NFP and in an advisory role for another global organisation for the harmonisation of its global accounting practices in several dozen countries. Farooq's industry experience includes roles at Fidelity (Investments) International as Fund Accountant and RSM International (formerly Baker Tilly accountants) in its audit function. Farooq has also been a lecturer for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional qualifications.

Qualifications and PROFESSIONAL expertise

  • Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Farooq is currently involved with consulting a couple of NFP organisations with their financial reporting matters.

Leadership and management

In addition to being the module leader for Management Accounting, Farooq is currently the year tutor for the final year undergraduate students.

University responsibilities

  • Module leadership - Management Accounting