Elmarie Goochild CA(SA)

Employment af the University of the Free State commenced on 1 February 2009.

Senior lecturer: PGCA Auditing

Highest qualification: Magister Commercii Accounting: with specialisation in Auditing obtained in 2016 at the University of the Free State. Title: Best corporate governance practices: financial accountability of selected churches in the Free State province.

Supervison: Prof DS Lubbe

Degrees obtained                                            

2004: B Accounting Honours (University of Johannesburg)

2003: B Com Accounting (University of Johannesburg)

2001: B Com Law (University of Johannesburg)

Publications:

SAAA BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE,  Paper accepted and presented (track 1), 28 – 30 June 2023, Sun City, South Africa. PGCA FAST-THINKERS-GAME (the quick-thinking, fast-talking accountancy board game),A BOARD GAME AS A LEARNING INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG POSTGRADUATE ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS.

Special awards at UFS: Winner of the UFS Learning and Teaching award 2022, Innovating my curriculum through Student Engagement and/or Motivation category, ­­1st place win. Presenters: Elmarie Goodchild; Cobus Rossouw; Kobus Swanepoel and Alta Koekemoer

Conference paper: 2017 Southern African Accounting Association Biennial International Conference Proceedings (ISBN 978-0-620-74762-2), Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, SOUTH AFRICA.

Best corporate governance practices of selected congregations in the Free State. *Nominated as one of the three best auditing papers delivered at the conference.

Goodchild, E & Lubbe, DS, Best corporate governance practices of selected congregations in the Free State: A corporate governance overview: Part 1  Journal for Christian Scholarship, 2017, Vol 53, No/Issue 3&4 pp 45-77

Goodchild, E & Lubbe, DS,Best corporate governance practices of selected congregations in the Free State: Some empirical findings: Part 2  Journal for Christian Scholarship, 2017, Vol 53,  No/Issue 3&4 pp.139-174;

Publications of articles in Accounting Weekly: news portal for accounting and finance professionals Southern African Institute for Business Accountants (SAIBA)’s Apr 25, 2017. Title of article: Mandatory audit firm rotation – still going strong….or not?

Publications of articles in Accounting Weekly: news portal for accounting and finance professionals Southern African Institute for Business Accountants (SAIBA) Feb 8.2017. Title of article: Corporate Governance and the Non-profit sector: Governance beyond organisations