Accountancy Department
Mendoza Accountancy faculty advance foundational scholarship in capital markets, equity valuation, earnings expectations, and strategic corporate disclosure choices. Informed by a deep sense of ethics, scholars examine how financial information influences global market efficiency and regulatory policy.
Acumen in Accountancy
Mendoza accountancy scholars address auditing oversight, internal controls, corporate governance, debt market dynamics and other emerging industry challenges, translating data-driven discoveries into knowledge that shapes practice and academic inquiry.
Faculty Research
IPO pay gap hiding in plain sight: Study reveals hidden cost of ‘cheap stock’
New research from accountancy professor Brad Badertscher examines the prevalence, determinants and consequences of cheap stock.
Research
Driven to Distraction
Acquiring non-audit-related consultancies can take away from an accounting firm’s core mission.
Faculty in the Media
Peter Easton testifies in ongoing trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
University of Notre Dame Accountancy Professor Peter Easton was hired by the U.S. Department of Justice to provide a detailed analysis of the exchange of billions of dollars between FTX and its sister hedge fund, Alameda Research.
Research
When the GAAP Falls Short
A new study by financial reporting expert Stephannie Larocque finds that forecasters who use non-GAAP performance metrics are more accurate.
Research that Grows the Good in Business
Thought Leadership
Mendoza’s accountancy faculty are recognized leaders in the field, bringing expertise in areas including capital markets, financial disclosure, and sustainability reporting. Faculty such as Peter Easton, editor-in-chief of Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly and in the Top 2% of most-cited researchers in 2026, help shape how accounting is studied, taught, and practiced.
Published Research
Read the latest accountancy research publications from Mendoza faculty.
Lectures and Conferences
Accountancy Seminar: Daniel Wangerin, University of Wisconsin
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Leadership
Brad Badertscher
- Deloitte Foundation Department Chair of Accountancy; Deloitte Professor of Accountancy
James Leady
- Teaching Professor; Assistant Department Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Finance Department
Jeffrey Burks
- Thomas and Theresa Grojean Family Associate Professor of Accountancy, Associate Faculty Director of the Business Honors Program
Claire Donovan
- Assistant Department Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Accountancy Department; Associate Teaching Professor
Jim Seida
- Academic Director of the Master of Science in Accountancy Program, Associate Professor
Academic Programs
Develop expertise in accounting, auditing, taxation, analytics and financial reporting, while strengthening the judgment organizations depend on.
Prepare for a career in public accounting, consulting, finance, or industry in a nationally recognized program with a 98% undergraduate placement rate.
BBA in Accountancy and Finance
The two majors together provide a strong foundation in accounting and key areas of finance.
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Acumen is a monthly newsletter sharing the work and thought leadership of Notre Dame business faculty, highlighting research that shapes industries, informs policy and advances knowledge across business disciplines.