Dr Hafij Ullah

Lecturer

College of Business, Government and Law

place Bedford Park

Dr. Hafij Ullah has started as a Lecturer in Accounting at the College of Business, Government and Law. Prior to joining Flinders, Hafij has been teaching at several universities in Australia, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom for more than 18 years. He completed a PhD in Accounting at Macquarie University in 2019 and previously completed a Research Masters, MBA and BBA (Hons) from Chittagong University in Bangladesh.

Hafij is a member of CPA (Australia) and has achieved teaching qualifications, namely Senior Fellowship (2022) and Fellowship (2019) from Advanced HE: United Kingdom. Hafij is a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), awarded by the Association of Business Schools (UK).

Hafij's research interests include Social and Environmental Accounting, Pollutant Reporting and Accountability, and Accounting Education. So far, he has published four book chapters and eight research papers in top tier accounting journals including "Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal", Business Strategy and The Environment, Applied Economics and presented several papers at various national and international seminars and conferences. Till July 2025, Hafij's Google Scholar citation counts 864

Qualifications
  • PhD in Accounting (Macquarie University, Australia)
  • Certified Practising Accountant (Australia)
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil in Accounting)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA Honours)
Honours, awards and grants
  • Full member, CPA (Australia), 2021
  • Senior Fellowship (2022), Advanced HE: United Kingdom
  • Fellowship (2019), Advanced HE: United Kingdom.
  • Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Association of Business Schools (UK), 2021-2023.
  • Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (2014)
  • Postgraduate Research Funding $5000 (PGRF, Macquarie University), 2016
Key responsibilities
  • Conducting Research 
  • Coordinating Topics (Subjects/Courses)
  • Lecturing, Tutoring and running workshops
  • Developing and updating teaching materials
  • Community engagement (Reviewing articles, organising Conferences, and serving in Journal Editorial Board)
  • Academic administration for student success
Teaching interests

Fellow (2019), Higher Education Academy (UK)

Senior Fellow (2022), Higher Education Academy (UK)

 

Topic coordinator
BUSN9122 Understanding Taxation Law
BUSN9117 Measuring Operational and Financial Performance
BUSN2035 Costing for Managers
BUSN1024 Transforming Business Towards Net Zero
BUSN2041 Accounting for Corporations
BUSN9120 Accounting for Companies
Interests
  • Sustainability & Pollutant Reporting (Net Zero)