Dr Srivatsan Lakshminarayan
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Accountancy
Marie Jahoda 260
- Email: srivatsan.lakshminarayan@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267815
- Accountancy and Finance
- Economics and Finance
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
Dr. Srivatsan Lakshminarayan joined the Department of Economics and Finance in 2020. He has previously worked in the accounting profession, the financial services industry and the higher education sector in UK, India and (as visiting faculty) in Singapore. His work experience includes stints with member firms of the 'Big Four' accounting firms in India (Deloitte, EY), the second largest private sector bank in India (ICICI Bank), a US head-quartered global bank (JPMorganChase), the School of Finance and Management at SOAS University of London and SPJIMR Business School (India). His industry experience includes positions of executive responsibility within retail and investment banking in a range of functions covering financial planning & control, risk management, and internal audit. Accounting profession experience includes a range of responsibilities in US and Indian GAAP assurance and compliance.
Srivatsan has extensive experience in developing and teaching modules related to Introductory Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Management Accounting, Corporate Finance and Financial Statement Analysis in the BSc, MSc and MBA programs. He has taught at UG and PG levels across both environments - the standalone business school and the university affiliated school of finance/management. He is associated as a volunteer with the Global Professional Conduct Program of the CFA Institute. He currently serves as a volunteer on the Practice Analysis Working Body supporting the Education Advisory Committee of the CFA Institute and has participated in the practice analysis process through surveys of current practice, reviewing proposed revisions to the Global Body of Investment Knowledge (GBIK®) and Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK®) related to the CFA program. His particular interest is in the domain of Financial Reporting and Analysis. He also serves as a Visiting Examiner on several accounting modules at UG and PG levels, with the School of Finance and Management, SOAS University of London.
Qualifications
Certified on 'Fundamentals of ESG' through the 2024 Education Modernizer Micro-certification initiative for academics by AICPA-CIMA (together, the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) - Advance HE, UK
PhD (Finance and Management) in the area of Accounting, School of Finance and Management, SOAS University of London on a SOAS Doctoral Research Scholarship
CFA Charterholder and member of CFA Institute, USA
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ACA)
Msc (Quantitative Finance) with distinction - Center for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS University of London
B.com (Accounting and Auditing) - University of Mumbai on a scholarship awarded by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Responsibility
Previously Director of Teaching and Learning for the Department of Economics and Finance (CBASS) from 09/2021 to 09/2024
Newest selected publications
Lakshminarayan, S. (2024) 'A critical evaluation of measurement uncertainty in the IASB’S revised (2018) conceptual framework'.BAFA South West Area Group (SWAG) Doctoral Colloquium and Annual Conference 2024. University of South Wales (Virtual). [unpublished]
Lakshminarayan, S. (2024) 'Non-convergence of group auditing standards and division of responsibility in the context of ISA 600: Reflections from an examination of regulatory action in India'.BAFA 26th Annual Workshop (2024) of the Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies Special Interest Group. Aston Business School, Aston University (Birmingham). [unpublished]
Lakshminarayan, S. (2024) 'A Framework-based approach to teaching regulation by integrating insights from ‘accompanying’ and ‘due process’ documents: The case of Revenue Recognition'.College of Business Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS) CBASS Summer Showcase for Academic Education (2024). Brunel University London. [unpublished]
Lakshminarayan, S. (2023) 'Unravelling ‘earning power’: A re-examination of the Trueblood Study Group (1973) recommendations'.Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Accounting History Special Interest Group 20th Accounting History Virtual Symposium(2023). Virtual. [unpublished]
Lakshminarayan, S. (2022) 'From Auditor Commentary to Key Audit Matters – Reform or Missed Opportunity? The case of ISA 701'.32nd Audit and Assurance Conference (2022) of Auditing Special Interest Group (ASIG) of the British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA). Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK. [unpublished]