Accounting
Since opening our doors more than 100 years ago, Bentley has been at the forefront of preparing students to thrive in accounting careers in public and private sectors both locally and abroad. Combining a core of accounting principles and practices with innovative technology and cutting-edge research, our curriculum will ensure that you’re ready to tackle the complexities of the industry. Regardless of the sector, accounting will always play a critical role in the ever-changing business world. With Bentley’s integrated degree programs, you’ll be exposed to a wide array of courses and disciplines to ensure that you are equipped with the diverse skillsets and ethical standards needed to stand out from peers in the field.
Mission: The Department of Accounting provides an internationally recognized transformative accounting education. We prepare our students as ethical, technically agile, and socially minded citizens who can adapt to the fast-changing business landscape. We produce high-caliber scholarly research that helps improve the classroom experience and advance accounting knowledge.
Vision: Building upon a century of success, the accounting department will be the preferred accounting program for students and stakeholders and a model for accounting programs around the world. We will educate ethical and adaptable business professionals who embrace data-driven accounting decision-making. Faculty will produce innovative, high-quality scholarly research that informs the global profession.
Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees

Potvin named Ralph Welensky Chair in Accounting
Lecturer MJ Potvin has been appointed as the university’s inaugural Ralph Welensky Chair in Accounting. This endowed position recognizes a non-tenure track faculty member whose strong engagement with the accounting profession has led to excellence in teaching and student mentorship. In this role, Potvin will focus on the impacts of AI in the accounting profession and disseminate this knowledge to advance Bentley’s curricular innovations, pedagogy and student mentoring.
Courses

Advisory Board
Michael Albert ’07,'08 CPA, MST, Senior Manager, Amazon
Laurie Austin ’86 CPA, MST, Partner, PFK O'Connor Davies LLP
Jim DeLeo '88 CPA, MST, MBA, Partner, Gray, Gray & Gray
Kaitlin A. Folan ’05,'07 CFA, CPA, MBA, Vice President of Finance, BJ's Wholesale Club
Jenn Gaudet '00, Audit Partner, PWC
Douglas Gustin '95,'97 MSF, Assurance Partner, BDO
Sheila Harrington '87, Healthcare Partner, KPMG LLP
Bill Hildebrand '96, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Brendan Houghton '01, CPA, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Brad Jolie, CPA, Managing Director, CBIZ, Inc.
Joshua Marine '03, Vice President, Fidelity Investments
Mathew Talcoff, ’89,'93 MST, Partner, RSM
Scott Toothaker 85', '95 CPA, Managing Partner, Marcum LLP
Contact
Tracy Noga, Ph.D., CPA
Accounting Department Chair
Adamian Academic Center 212
781.891.2432
tnoga@bentley.edu
Ahmet Kurt
Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Accounting
Morrison Hall 131
781.216.7025
akurt@bentley.edu
Lisa Maillet
Sr. Academic Coordinator
Adamian Academic Center 208
781.891.2226
lmaillet@bentley.edu