Mohammad Sadi Bazaz, Professor of Accounting Oakland University

Address; School of Business Administration
419 Elliott Hall
Rochester, MI 48309-4401
Phone: (248) 370-4286
Fax:      (248) 370-4275

E_mail: bazaz@oakland.edu

EDUCATION    University of Oklahoma   Norman, OK
ACADEMIC Price College of Business Administration, Ph.D. in Accounting  

                                      
EXPERIENCE University Professor      

• Taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in financial, managerial, and international Accounting at several universities including Oakland University (1987-present)

• Published more than 25 academic and professional articles in major accounting journals

• Received numerous research grants and awards

• Recognized as best guest instructor for four consecutive years, Vienna,  Austria

WORK EXPERIENCE

   
DaimlerChrysler Corp. Auburn Hills, MI Consultant                                                                            

• Worked with PriceWaterhouse Consultants to develop and implement Activity Based Costing (ABC) in Chrysler’s Cost Management System (CCMS)

• Analyzed Chrysler’s foreign based financial investments and operations in China, Austria, and Venezuela Chrysler Corporation Highland Park, MI Consultant

• Evaluated Chrysler’s key accounting activities based on FASB standards and SEC regulations

• Identified and provided recommendations for a certain application of foreign currency transaction

• Assessed Chrysler’s financial derivatives and provided suggestions for disclosure

Sarah Realty Corporation Shelby, MI Accountant/Financial Advisor

• Performed firm’s bookkeeping including journal, ledger, bank reconciliation, A/R and A/P

• Prepared year-end closing entries and financial statements

• Helped the owner for tax planning and tax return

• Conducted budgeting and variance analysis Ritaco Corporation Tehran, Iran Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

• Led a team of 9 people in accounting and finance department

• Supervised and monitor all bookkeeping activities of the firm

• Changed firm’s accounting system from cash- to accrual-based accounting.

• Controlled quarter- and year-end adjusting and closing entries and prepared financial statements

• Prepared long-term plans and yearly flexible budgets and closely monitored monthly cash budgets

Deloitte &Touche Tehran, Iran Auditor

• Interact with clients’ managers to obtain audit evidence and investigate material audit differences

• Performed analytical techniques, including data analysis and ratio/trend analysis, to provide evidence for audit assurance

• Tested key items and representative samples of account data using substantive procedures and prepared working papers to document the results

• Evaluated and reported business risks involved in a fiscal year-end audit by researching both a client’s industry and its competitors

• Assisted in the design and implementation of a year-end audit program for a newly acquired client

ADDITIONAL

• Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA)

• Member of the Financial Executive Institute (FEI)

• Member of Beta Alpha Psi (β α Ψ)

• Faculty advisor of Beta Gamma Sigma (β Γ Σ)