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Philippa Whittaker
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
- Maxwell 607
- T: 0161 295 2236
- E: P.Whittaker@Salford.ac.uk
Office Times
- Monday 10.00am – 10.50am
- Thursday 3.00pm – 3.50pm
- Friday 1.00pm – 2.50pm
Biography
Grade and date of appointment to grade.
Senior Lecturer 1998
Grade and date of previous appointments.
Lecturer B 1992 University College, Salford
Financial Controller, Woolworths plc 1987-1991
Management Accountant, Woolworths plc 1985-1987
Computer Accountant, Woolworths plc 1984-1985
Systems Analyst, Woolworths plc 1983-1984
Manager, KMG Thomson McLintock (later KPMG) 1981-1983
Assistant Manager, KMG Thomson McLintock 1980-1981
Supervisor, KMG Thomson McLintock 1979-1980
Trainee Chartered Accountant, KMG Thomson McLintock 1976-1979
Teaching
Subject areas (a) currently and (b) recently taught, including level.
a) Management Accounting Techniques Level 6
Financial Planning & Control Level 5
Management Development Programme 2 Level 5
b)Management Simulation Level 6
Corporate Modelling Level 7
Business Accounting with Sage 50 Level 4
(Until 2007 taught Financial Management at level 5)
Management Development Programme Level 5
CIPFA Finance & Management Case Study (at Leeds Metropolitan University) occasional lecturer
(a) current and (b) recent administrative posts held.
Student Conduct Co-ordinator [disciplinary functions of Associate Head (Teaching)] Salford Business School 2006-2009
Associate Head (Teaching) School of AEMS 2001-2002
Elected Member of Senate 1998–2004, 2006–2008, 2009-12
Discipline Appeals Committee Member, Salford University
Academic Appeals Committee Member, Salford University
Rotating Examination Board Chair
Member of former University Services Committee, Salford University
Research Interests
Areas of current or recent research activity.
Local Authority management of Tripping claims
Freedom of Information Act implementation (published 2007)
Football League club finances
Qualifications and Memberships
BA Modern History 2nd class Honours Wadham College Oxford 1976
ACA Associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales 1979
MA Modern History Wadham College Oxford 1983FCA Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales 1989
CPFA Member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy 1996
PGCert(L&THE) with Distinction University of Salford 2002
Senior Examiner – Finance & Management Case Study examination element of CIPFA Final Test of Professional Competence 2000-2008
Examiner – Finance & Management Case Study examination element of CIPFA Professional Level 3 (final professional examinations) 1993-2000
Member of ICAEW Information Technology Faculty
Member of ICAEW Finance and Management Faculty
Vice-Chair of ACIPFAL (Association of CIPFA Lecturers) 1999 -2005
ACIPFAL Executive Member 2005 - 2008
AUT (Association of University Teachers) Representative for School of Accounting, Economics and Management Science
UCU Representative and UCUS Executive Member for Salford Business School 2005 – 2009
Vice-President UCU (University & College Union) Salford University Branch 2009-2012
Chair, UCU North West Regional Committee 2010-2011, 2012-date
Chair, UCU North West HE Sector Committee 2010-date
Member of former Quality Assurance Panel, CIPFA 1998-2001
Publications
Freedom of Information: Is Openness Too Expensive, Too Difficult or Too Dangerous? (with Judith Ross) Journal of Finance and Management in Public Services Volume 7 Number 1 November 2007 ISSN 1475-1283
