Dr. Will Mackay is Lecturer in Accounting, course coordinator for the Commerce Practicum in the Commerce Program and a member of Markets, Values and Inclusion within UniSA Business. He is a Visiting Professor at University Nice Sophia Antipolis (France). Previously he has held positions as Associate Lecturer in Accounting with the Business School of the University of Adelaide and Visiting Professor at University of Rome Tor Verga (Italy).
Will's current industry linked research projects include: accounting for water in forestry; and financing the space and defence sectors in South Australia. His teaching focussed research explores work interegrated learning within Business programs. Past research has focused on executive compensation ... Read more
About me
Dr. Will Mackay is Lecturer in Accounting, course coordinator for the Commerce Practicum in the Commerce Program and a member of Markets, Values and Inclusion within UniSA Business. He is a Visiting Professor at University Nice Sophia Antipolis (France). Previously he has held positions as Associate Lecturer in Accounting with the Business School of the University of Adelaide and Visiting Professor at University of Rome Tor Verga (Italy).
Will's current industry linked research projects include: accounting for water in forestry; and financing the space and defence sectors in South Australia. His teaching focussed research explores work interegrated learning within Business programs. Past research has focused on executive compensation in listed mining companies and the role of independent directors on the board. He has examined the impact of various forms of equity based compensation and corporate governance regulations in shaping management behavior. His teaching interests include corporate governance, financial reporting, strategic financial analysis and risk management. His research has received external and internal university grant funding including from the Accounting Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), The Department of Premier and Cabinet and the National Australia Bank.
He has provided professional services in management consultancy within the regulated energy sector, manufacturing sector and to various not for profit organisations. These services have included: the appraisal of cost of equity methods used by the Australian Energy Regulator; due diligence engagements; corporate restructures; and reviews of financial reports.
Will’s is the Chairman of the SA/NT Chapter of ACEN (Australian Collaborative Education Network). Past community engagement includes serving as the chairman for the Baker Governance Council and treasurer for West Lakes and Districts Little Athletics Association.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Master of Business Research The University of Adelaide
Master of Commerce (Accounting) The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Economics Flinders University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
TiME 2.7.3: Mining Sector Natural Capital Accounting System: BHP Olympic Dam Case Study, CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies, 31/10/2022 - 29/02/2024
TiME 2.3: Current tools, techniques and gaps in evaluating mine closure, CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies, 01/12/2020 - 30/09/2021
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
10
3
1
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| 2016 |
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| 2015 |
1
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| APA Group | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Le Cordon Bleu | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2023 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2022 |
ChairmanSA/NT Chapter of Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2021 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2021 |
MemberAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2021 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2021 |
MemberAustralian Water Association |
2021 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2021 |
ChairmanSA/NT Chapter of Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2020 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2020 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Water Association |
2020 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2020 |
ChairmanSA/NT Chapter of Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2019 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) |
2019 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Water Association |
2019 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2019 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2018 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2018 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2018 |
ChairmanBaker Governance Council |
2017 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2017 |
MemberChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) |
2017 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2017 |
ChairmanBaker Governance Council |
2016 |
TreasurerWest Lakes and Districts Little Athletics Association |
2016 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Nice Sophie Antipolis |
2016 |
TreasurerWest Lakes and Districts Little Athletics Association |
2015 |
TreasurerWest Lakes and Districts Little Athletics Association |
2014 |
Visiting ProfessorUniversity of Rome Tor Verga |
2014 |
TreasurerWest Lakes and Districts Little Athletics Association |
2013 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| The Impact of Australian NFP Regulatory Reforms on the reporting practices of registered charities. | Current |
| The role of motivational teaching strategies in reducing student non-completion in online courses | Current |
