UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM BUSINESS SCHOOL (UDBS)

Omari Zuberi Kalovya

Title:

Dr.

Name:

Omari Zuberi Kalovya

College/School/Institute/ Directorate/Unit:

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

Department/Section:

Department Of Accounting

Position:

Lecturer

Current Summarised CV/Profile:

Dr. Zuberi is a lecturer, supervisor and a researcher involved in both postgraduate and undergraduate teaching.  Specific subjects include Forensic Accounting and Investigations, Financial & Corporate Reporting, Auditing & Assurance Services, and Taxation.

Administratively, he holds the position of Risk Management Coordinator for the University of Dar es Salaam since June 2022.

Previously worked as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tanzania and an assistant accountant at Celtel Tanzania Limited

Professional Details:

Level of Education and where attained: B.com (Dar), ACCA (UK), MBA (Dar), PhD (Beijing)

Specialised areas of teaching: Auditing, Forensic Accounting, Financial Accounting, Risk Management & Corporate Reporting

Research interests: Corruption, Risk Management, Business Ethics, Auditing, Internal Controls, Corporate Reporting, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations.

Recent projects:

(1) Effects of Corruption on Enterprise Growth, Financing & Management

(2) Students’ Experiences and Institutional Preparedness in times of Pandemics

(3) Enterprise Risk Management

(4) Forensic Investigations for Public Sector Clients

(5) Project Appraisals

(6) Financial Statements Preparation & Analysis

(7) Internal Controls Designing and Assessment.

Recent publications:

(1) Kalovya, O.Z. (2020), "Determinants of occupational fraud losses: offenders, victims and insights from fraud theory", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-10-2019-0136

(2) Zuberi, O. and Mzenzi, S.I. (2019), "Analysis of employee and management fraud in Tanzania", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 412-431. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-01-2018-0012

Membership and Registration:

  1. A member of Tanzania Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal (TRAT) since July 2020.
  2. National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) since November 2014.
  3. Affiliate member with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK)

 

Important Contribution:

  1. Best paper in Auditing award (2017) - SAAA Conference paper
  2. Research Project under UDSM Competitive Research and Innovation Grants for Year 2020/2021.