Javed Siddiqui

Prof Javed Siddiqui is a Professor of Accounting at the Alliance Manchester Business School, the University of Manchester and currently the Director of Social Responsibility for the school. He is also a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Institiute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and sits in the Due Process Oversight Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Javed's primary fields of research are auditing, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, especially in the context of developing economies. Professor Siddiqui's research has been funded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC),  the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Markets set up by the Government of Bangladesh. Professor Siddiqui worked with international development agencies, such as the World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Big Four accountancy firms, as well as national level professional accountancy bodies. Javed's work has consistently appeared in reputed accounting and management journals, and been cited by important professional and policy making bodies, such as the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), ICAEW and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK. Professor Siddiqui was invited by the UK House of Commons select committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to provide evidence on auditing and corporate governance issues. In 2022, Thomson Reuters named Professor Javed Siddiqui in their prestigious list of highly cited researchers who have demonstrated 'significant influence' through the publication of multiple highly cited papers. Javed is currently an Associate Editor of the Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, and sits in the editorial board of a number of other internationally reputed journals. Javed has held a number of senior academic leadership roles, including the school Director for post-graduate taught (PGT) programmes, Programme Director for MSc Accounting and Finance and MSc Accounting programmes. Professor Siddiqui is currently an external examiner for Accounting undergraduate awards offered by Arab Open University and University of Mauritius, having previously held similar roles at the University of Southampton, University of Essex and University of Hull. Prof Siddiqui was an external member of the Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance Committee of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). He also sits in the academic advisory panel for the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Professor Siddiqui has held previous academic positions at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is a receipient of the Chancellor's Gold Medal and the Kali Narayan Scholarship from the university for his academic performance at the undergraduate level, as well as the Commonwealth Scholarship funded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Javed is currently involved in a number of research projects, including-

• Corporate political connections, sustainability and CSR disclosures
• Human rights reporting in global supply chains
• Development of the auditing profession in emerging economies
• Corporate governance developments and the role of the state
• The role of accounting in sports

Javed currently supervises and welcomes PhD students in the following areas:

• A qualitative analysis of CSR activities in developing countries
• Corporate governance, accountability and the state
• Regulation of public accountancy profession