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Dr Jamie O'Neill is a Lecturer in Accounting for Sustainable Corporations and a Programme Co-Director of the BSc Accounting. Jamie has many years of teaching experience in Irish and UK universities. As a Chartered Accountant, Jamie has extensive links with the accounting profession.

Jamie's reserach is focused on inequality, accountability and sustainability issues that arise from accounting and corporate reporting. Specifically, he researches accountability and inequality problems related to corporate and government insolvency. His reserach is also focused on the links between stakeholder engagement, democracy and accountability. 

Jamie's research has been presented at international conferences such as the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference and the Academcy of Management Conference. His work has been published in top international journals such as Accounting Forum. 

Qualifications

Year awardedQualificationAwarding Body
2017Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyAdvance HE
2015PhD ManagementUniversity of Bath
2010Master of Business Studies (Research)University of Limerick
2008Chartered AccountantChartered Accountants Ireland
2003Bachelor of Business Studies First class honoursUniversity of Limerick

 

Research Interests

Non-financial reporting - sustainability disclosure; Sustainability reporting credibility; corporate transparency and accountability; corporate and public sector insolvency; critical accounting; stakeholder engagement and accounting 

 

Current PhD Students

Student nameProjectSupervisorsPeriod
Keane, EPublic sector accountingProfessor Stewart Smyth; Dr Jamie O'Neill1 Oct. 2025

 

Research Grants

PeriodFundAwarding BodyAmount
2025College of Business and Law Reserach Enhanement FundUniversity College Cork€1,900
2022College of Business Research GrantUniversity College Dublin€10,500
2020Learning Enhancement ProjectUniversity College Dublin / Higher Education Authority€5,800

 

Teaching Activities

Jamie teaches management and financial accounting. He currently co-ordinates four modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels:

  • Financial Accounting Fundamentals
  • Intermediate Accounting 1 / Accounting in Business
  • Research and Placement Report
  • Advanced Managerial Accounting

He also supervises taught postgraduate student accounting and finance projects.

He has regularly contributed to business sustainability modules as a guest lecturer.

 

Biography

External positions

Secretary, Irish Accounting & Finance Association, 2019 - 2025

Internal positions

Programme Co-Director, BSc Accounting, 2023 - present

Professional body memberships

Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, 2008 - present

Prior industry experience

Auditor, EY, 2004 - 2008

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Sustainability Institute

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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