Researcher

Dr Yitang (Jenny) Yang

My Expertise

Audit quality; Audit value; Financial reporting in not-for-profit sector; Non-financial information reporting and assurance

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Not-for-profit accounting and accountability, Auditing and accountability, Sustainability accounting and reporting, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in the UNSW Business School. I obtained the PhD degree from UNSW Sydney, and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow examining the informational value of auditing in the charitable organisations. My research interests include audit quality, audit reporting, sustainability reporting and not-for-profit sector accountability. I am a member of  Accounting and Finance Association of Australian and New Zealand, American Accounting...view more

I am a Senior Lecturer in the UNSW Business School. I obtained the PhD degree from UNSW Sydney, and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow examining the informational value of auditing in the charitable organisations. My research interests include audit quality, audit reporting, sustainability reporting and not-for-profit sector accountability. I am a member of  Accounting and Finance Association of Australian and New Zealand, American Accounting Association, and European Accounting Association.

I teach financial accounting and auditing courses at both undergraduate level and postgraduate level.

Prior to this, I worked as an auditor and held management positions in national regulatory bodies in China including State Administration of Taxation.

 

 

 

 

 

 


My Grants

2022 The University of Sydney Accounting Foundation Engaged Research Grant – The demand and consequences of assurance of mandatory extended external reporting ($20,000)

2021 AFAANZ Research Grant – The demand and consequences of assurance of mandatory extended external reporting ($7,031)

2020 UNSW SRG Project grant – Improving the value of financial reporting and audit in the not-for-profit sector ($10,000)

2019 AASB Research Report Series - Review of special purpose financial statements: Large and medium-sized Australian charities ($10,000)

2016-2017 Centre for Social Impact Research Grants – Examining demand for assurance for Australian charities ($10,000)

 

 


My Awards

2022 AFAANZ Outstanding Reviewers Award - Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

2021 Staff Excellence Awards: Research Impact Award (Early Career Research) - UNSW Business School;

2019 AFAANZ Best PhD Award - Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

2015 APRU Best Paper Award - The Association of Pacific Rim Universities' Doctoral Students Conference

 


My Research Activities

I conduct research on the informational value of auditing and governance mechanisms in the third sector to promote transparency, trust, and effective use of resources, as well as to address important social and environmental issues, and to inform government policies on sector funding and regulation. My primary research interests include the role of audit-quality differentiation in the not-for-profit sector; international auditing/assurance issues; and non-financial assurance. My research outcomes are published in highly regarded journals and have been cited by regulators and standard-setters in developing related accounting and auditing standards.


My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

Audit quality; Audit reporting; Not-for-profit; Auditing standards; Sustainability assurance.


Currently supervising

Jean You, PhD candidate, Joint Supervisor


My Teaching

My teaching interests combine the areas of accounting and auditing. I am currently the lecturer of the course: Auditing and Assurance Services. I have also taught Financial Accounting for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Location

Room 3099 Quadrangle Building

Contact

+61 2 9065 1922