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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.

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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.

MassCPAs recognizes Wolf as 2025 Educator of the Year

Senior Lecturer and Double Falcon Lynn Wolf has been chosen as a 2025 Educator of the Year by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs). Founded in 1900, MassCPAs is a professional association representing more than 11,500 members in public accounting practice, industry and business, government and education. Each year, it recognizes a full-time accounting educator at a Massachusetts college or university who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching, motivating students and inspiring educational innovation.

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Gaynor receives NE10 Faculty Mentor Award

The Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) has selected Lecturer Eric Gaynor (pictured left, with Bentley Athletics Director Vaughan Williams) as the recipient of its 2025 Dr. Dave Landers Faculty Mentor Award. Established in 2016, the award honors faculty members who go above and beyond in supporting the academic, athletic and personal development of student-athletes. Previous Bentley winners include Senior Lecturer in Accounting Len Pepe (2023) and Lecturer in Marketing James “Pouli” Pouliopoulos

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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

LEAF

Learn more about the Howard A. Winer ‘58 Lab for Economics, Accounting and Finance (LEAF) 

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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