Dr Conor Clune

Associate Professor

School of Accounting, Auditing & Taxation

B.Comm (Accounting), University College Dublin | MSc. Strategic Management, University College Dublin | PhD (Accounting), University of Amsterdam | Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ACA)

About Conor

Conor Clune is an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting at the UNSW Business School. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and an MSc in Strategic Management from the University College Dublin. He completed his PhD at the University of Amsterdam.

Conor’s research interests are located at the intersection of governance and accounting. He has a particular interested in the governance and regulation in the accounting profession. He specializes in case-based research methods.

Conor’s teaching interests are in financial reporting and and the emergence of non financial related disclosures. He is currently the course coordinator for financial management, one of the eight courses offered in an integrated first year in the Bachelor of Commerce and is leading the development of Current Developments in Sustainable Business, a core unit in the Business Sustainability and Social Impact major. Previously, he has taught intermediate financial accounting, financial statement analysis, and sustainability, accountability, and ethics at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has also supervised numerous bachelor, master and PhD theses.

Conor previously worked in the tax department of PwC Dublin where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He also worked as a credit analyst for KBC Bank.

Teaching and Supervision

• COMM1140 – Financial Management
• ACCT2562 - Current Developments in Sustainable Business 
• Thesis supervisor in qualitative accounting research