Department: Accountancy

The Stan Ross Department of Accountancy educates future accountancy and taxation professionals by developing students’ intellectual competence, technical knowledge, and ethical sensibilities through high-quality, high-value academic programs and rigorous and innovative scholarly research.

We strive to accomplish our mission by:

• Capitalizing on the diversity of the Zicklin School of Business and its locations in New York City.

• Attracting, developing, and maintaining an outstanding and diverse student body and faculty.

• Preparing students for careers in professional accountancy and taxation by equipping them with the skills necessary to make effective and ethical decisions.

• Empowering students to work successfully with co-workers and clients, to communicate effectively, and to be productive leaders and team members.

• Offering a high-quality PhD level education that prepares graduates for successful academic careers.

• Conducting innovative research that improves the practice of accounting and enhances the understanding of accountancy’s role in the global economy.

• Providing opportunities for faculty and students to interact with the professional accounting and tax communities.