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

Siasa Issa Mzenzi

Title:

Dr

Name:

Siasa Issa Mzenzi

College/School/Institute/ Directorate/Unit:

University of Dar es Salaam Business School

Department/Section:

Accounting

Position:

Senior Lecturer

Current Summarised CV/Profile:

Dr. Siasa Issa Mzenzi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting of the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS) of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. He has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (BCom Accounting) and Masters’ Degree in Business Administration (MBA-Finance) from the University of Dar es Salaam and a Doctorate in Accounting (PhD-Accounting) from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom (UK). He holds relevant certificates of competence in application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA (T) registered by the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) in Tanzania. Before joining the University, in the past, Dr. Siasa has worked with KPMG (Dar es Salaam Office) as audit trainee and Ernest & Young (Dar es Salaam Office) as auditor. Dr. Siasa has more than 15 years’ experience in teaching and consulting in different areas including financial reporting, management accounting, cost accounting, auditing, taxation, procurement, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, risk management, strategic planning, and investment appraisals

Professional Details:

PhD in Accounting-University of Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM

Masters of Business Administration (MBA), University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com-Accounting), University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

Specialised areas of teaching: Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Auditing, Forensic Accounting, and Fraud Investigation

Research interests: Accounting History, Development of Accountancy Profession, Public Sector Accounting Research, Accountability, and Governance

Recent projects: A Study of the Role of Governing Boards in African Higher Education Institutions,” which investigated university governance practices in selected African higher educational institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa and Mauritius.

Recent publications:

  1. Mzenzi, S.I. (Forthcoming), Accounting and accountability in Muslim secondary schools in Tanzania: A Bourdieusian perspective, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Accepted for publication on 27th September 2022.
  2. Mzenzi, S.I. (2022), Analysis of the Governance Frameworks of Public Universities in Tanzania: What is Known and Needs Knowing? Business Management Review, Volume 25, Issue No. 1, pp. 15-41.
  3. Mzenzi, S.I. & A.F. Gaspar (2022), Managing competing institutional logics in governance of public sector entities in Tanzania, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Volume 12, Issue No. 3, pp. 507-546.
  4. Mzenzi, S.I. & N. Mori (2019), Call for Accounting and Finance Research on the Natural Resources in Africa, Business Management Review Journal, Volume 22, Issue No. 1, pp. i-xiii.
  5. Mzenzi, S.I.; N. Mori; & A. Kurt (2019), An Exploratory Study on Corporate Governance Practices of the Selected Oil and Gas Companies in Tanzania, Business Management Review Journal, Volume 22, Issue No. 1, pp. 150-167.
  6. Zuberi, O. & S. I Mzenzi (2019), Analysis of employee and management fraud in Tanzania, Journal of Financial Crimes, Volume 26, Issue No. 2, 2019.

Goddard, A., M.J. Assad; S.I. Mzenzi; J. Malagila; & T.A. Mkasiwa (2016), the two Publics and Institutional theory-A Study of Public Sector Accounting in Tanzania, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Volume 40, 2016, pp. 8-25.

Membership and Registration:
  1. Member, National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA), Tanzania
  2. Member, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), United Kingdom
  3. Member, African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA)
  4. Member, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Special Interest Group (SIG) for Public Services and Charities
  5. Member, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Special Interest Group (SIG) for Accounting in Less Developing and Emerging Economies (ALDEC)

Important Contribution: