Mr Jaypal Jain

Job: Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Faculty: Business and Law

School/department: School of Accounting, Finance and Economics

Address: The Gateway, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, LE1 9BH

T: +44 (0)116 207 8890

E: jaypal.jain@dmu.ac.uk

W: http://dmu.ac.uk/bal

 

Personal profile

I am a Senior Lecturer in Accounting. I focus on the interdisciplinary arena that is central for critical understanding of accounting and allied framework(s) such as Sustainability Reporting. Indeed, I have deeper interest in exploring accounting regulation and solid experience in teaching and conducting research that has high impact.

Research group affiliations

The Centre for Research in Accountability, Governance and Sustainability (CRAGS)

Publications and outputs

High-Impact Research Reports/Projects

  • Suzuki, Tomo & Jaypal Jain (2010) ‘Socio-Economic Impacts of IFRS on Wider Stakeholders in India’. (REF – High Impact).
  • Suzuki, Tomo & Jaypal Jain (2010) CSR Reporting in India (Government Consultation) with presentation to the United Nations, Geneva
  • Suzuki, Tomo & Jaypal Jain (2014) Institutional Mechanism Design: Accounting for Sustainability for Emerging Economies. (2014). (Report for the UN - Oxford Accounting for Sustainability Group)

Research interests/expertise

Financial Reporting, Sustainability Reporting 

Areas of teaching

Financial Accounting, Management Accounting

Qualifications

  • Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  • Executive MBA (EMBA) (Quantic)
  • Master of Commerce (M.Com) (Mumbai University)

Courses taught

  • (PG-ACFI5067) - Contemporary Issues in International Financial Reporting.
  • (PG-BMAF5005) - Business Research Project
  • (UG-ACFI3217) - International Developments in Accounting
  • (UG-ACFI3221) - Advanced Financial Reporting
  • (UG-ACFI3420) - Accounting & Finance Project

Honours and awards

Nominated for Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award - De Montfort University (2018, 2021)

Membership of external committees

Sustainable Business Management Shared Interest Group (IMA)

Membership of professional associations and societies

  • The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • The Academy of Accounting Historians (AAH)

Professional licences and certificates

Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Conference attendance

  • The McGraw Hill Evolving Higher Education (virtual) (March 2023)
  • Scientific Journals: How They Operate, How to Get Published (2021)- Elsevier
  • Researcher Academy
  • Annual AAA International Conference (Chicago) (2015)
  • BAFA conference on Emerging Issues in FR. (Glasgow)

Consultancy work

Financial Reporting, Management Accounting

Current research students

Grace Nicholas (Co-Supervisor)

Externally funded research grants information

(1) ‘Socio-Economic Impacts of IFRS on Wider Stakeholders in India’ (2008-12)

(2) ‘Implementation of 2% CSR Expenditure Scheme in India (2012-15)

(3) Institutional Mechanism Design: Accounting for Sustainability for Emerging Economies (2014-15)

Researchers - Prof. Tomo. Suzuki (Principal Researcher), Jaypal Jain (Co-researcher)

Amount awarded - £15,000 (Project (1) above);

Funding body - University of Oxford and ICAI, New Delhi

Date of start and end of project –  04/2008 – 12/2012

Case studies

‘Reporting convergence: Frayed but not unravelling’, Accountancy Age, Jul. 2012

http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/analysis/2191958/reporting-convergence-frayed-but-not-unravelling

‘An impact study of IFRS’, Business Line, Feb. 2011.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/article1153650.ece

‘India likely to delay IFRS introduction’, Accountancy Age, Feb. 2011.

http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2027245/india-delay-ifrs-introduction

‘IFRS in Banks: India sets ’13 deadline’, Business Standard, May 2011.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ifrs-in-banks-india-sets-03913-deadline/434077/

ORCID number

0000-0002-0365-8196

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