Mr Shaun Watson
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
School of Accountancy
Address
I 119
CENTRE FOR ACCOUNTING
IB 18
Telephone
0514019556
Office
119
Information

Short CV

Academic Qualification: B.Compt; B.Acc Hons; H. Dip Tax; CA(SA); M.Com (Acc)

I currently lecture financial management to the third year B.Acc and B.Com honours students. I have further been privileged to lecture financial management at the University of Bremen (Germany) and publish research in both local and international journals. Prior to joining the University of the Free State I completed my article contract at Moores Rowland International (now Newtons), performed contract work for the Auditor General and worked as an audit manager at Wolmarans Kruger Incorporated (now Moores Stephens) for approximately one and a half years.

 

Publications

Accredited Publications:

Google Scholar Profile

 

Conferences:

International Conferences

South African Accounting Association - JSE Efficiency and Share Price Reaction to Forced Financial Restatements (George South Africa - 2011)

Business & Economics Society International - The Impact of Forced Financial Restatements on Share Returns of JSE Listed Companies (Salzburg Austria - 2012)

The Clute Institute - Financial restatement Trends of JSE listed companies (Munich Germany - 2014)

Other publications:

ACCOUNTING FOR SMES – SUNSHINE OR STILL DAWN?
Published in the South African Institute of Professional Accountants magazine - "THE ACCOUNTANT" 2008.

GAAP FOR SMEs: TO APPLY OR NOT TO APPLY - THAT IS THE QUESTION
Published in the South African Institute of Professional Accountants magazine - "THE ACCOUNTANT" 2008.

Capital Asset Pricing Model Still Widely Used - Published online in Accountingweekly.com 26 August 2015.

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) - Published online in Accountingweekly.com 6 May 2015.

The time value of money - Published online in Accountingweekly.com 14 February 2017

Price / Earnings Vs  Enterprise Value / Earnings before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (P/E vs EV/EBITDA) - Published online in Accounting weekly.com February 2017.

The answer is not important, it is how you got there -  Published online in Accounting weekly.com 13 March 2018.

 

 

Academic Books

Introduction to financial accounting - Dempsey, Watson, Joubert and Britz, Lexis Nexis. Durban, South Africa.

Bank Management in South Africa - Coetzee, de Beer, van Niekerk, Stemmet, Crouse, Watson, van Heerden, Heymans, Esterhuysen, Juta, Cape Town, South Africa

 

 

Publications (Short List)


Research

My research interest is primarily focused on share price reactions and the efficiency of the JSE.

Area(s) of Interest

Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
 

Courses Presented

Financial Management:

3 year B.Acc & Honours year B.Com  - EMFM3708/EMFM3738 & EMAF5808/5838/6808

Community Service


Service Learning


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FACULTY CONTACT

Tel: +27 51 401 3825
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