Personal profile
Academic Biography
Yvonne is the Principal Lecturer Staffing and Resources within the Business School at Teesside University, where she oversees and manages the staffing, resourcing, planning and work loading requirements of the Finance, Performance and Marketing department. Yvonne leads and teaches in the area of Financial Accounting & Reporting, Audit & Assurance and Corporate Governance.
Prior to her academic career, Yvonne gained nearly 20 years’ experience in commerce, practice and industry in the areas of financial/management reporting, auditing, project management and leadership at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Commerzbank London and RSM UK.
She is a qualified chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Yvonne’s research interests encompass practice-relevant issues within the Financial Accounting & Reporting, Audit and Assurance and Corporate Governance landscape and is currently studying towards a PhD in Accounting at Durham University.
Externally, Yvonne is a panel examination member on the professional qualification board and committee member of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants - Teesside branch.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
30 Sept 2020 → 30 Jun 2022
Award Date: 30 Jun 2022
Master, Master’s in Accounting and Finance , Teesside University
31 Jan 2021 → 30 Sept 2030
Award Date: 30 Sept 2021
Fellow of ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) , Fellow of ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
Award Date: 31 Dec 2008
CA (SA) - Chartered Accountant South Africa, SAICA (South African Institute Of Chartered Accountants)
Award Date: 1 Mar 2008
Postgraduate Honours Degree - Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting , University of Natal
1 Jan 2001 → 31 Dec 2004
Award Date: 31 Dec 2004
External positions
PhD in Accounting Student (Current), Durham University
1 Oct 2023 → …
Panel examination member on the professional qualification board
1 Jun 2020 → …
Committee member of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants - Teesside branch
1 Jun 2020 → …