Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and have a PhD in Accounting from the University of Cape Town. My undergraduate accounting studies were completed at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Roles and responsibilities
My role at UWA is to provide teaching, research and strategic leadership in the disclipline of accounting at the Business School. I am the Director of External Engagement at the Business School and lead the School's interactions with the Perth and international business community.
Future research
Future research interests include diluted earnings per share, extractive industries, conditional conservatism and employee share options.
Funding overview
Previous positions
Lecturer, University of Witwatersrand, 2005 - 2008
Franchisee, Boston City Campus, 2003 - 2004
Group Financial Manager, Corpcapital, 2001 - 2002
Manager, Ernst & Young, 1998 - 2001
Junior Lecturer, University of Witwatersrand, 1997
Current projects
Interaction between non-GAAP reporting and executive remuneration, with Marvin Wee, ANU, Australia, funded by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Calculating the effect of employee stock options on diluted EPS, with Enrico Uliana, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Greg Clinch, University of Melbourne, Australia.
The impact of changes in institutional frameworks on accounting conservatism, with Ann Tarca, UWA, Richard Heaney, UWA and Melissa Moy, Department of Health, Australia.
Executive remuneration disclosure in Australia, with Marvin Wee, ANU, Australia.
Industrial relevance
Interaction between non-GAAP reporting and executive remuneration, with Marvin Wee, ANU, Australia, funded by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Review of executive remuneration disclosure literature for Australian Accounting Standards Board, with Marvin Wee, ANU, Australia.
Commentary on accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of equity, for the Australian Accounting Standards Board research forum, November 2016.
Particular areas of expertise are the mining, government and financial services industries and treasury, hedging and financial instruments accounting.
Teaching overview
Financial Accounting Theory and Practice - third year undergraduate financial accounting unit
Research
Languages
Afrikaans
External positions
Council Member, Trinity Residential College, UWA
21 Aug 2017 → …Member; Finance, Administration and Property committee, Trinity North Uniting Church
8 Mar 2017 → …Keywords
- Accounting Standards
- Financial Instruments
- Share-Based Payments
- Employee Share Options
- Executive Remuneration
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Research Output 2008 2019
AASB Research Report 8: Literature review - Remuneration Reporting
Van Zyl, W. & Wee, M., 21 Feb 2019, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Accounting Standards Board. 54 p. (AASB Research Reports; no. 8)Research output: Book/Report › Other output
Accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity: finding a way forward
Fargher, N., Sidhu, B. K., Tarca, A. & van Zyl, W., Mar 2019, In : Accounting & Finance. 59, 1, p. 7-58 52 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Hedging employee stock options and the implications for accounting standards
Taylor, D. & van Zyl, W., 2008, In : Investment Analysts Journal. 37, 67, p. 29-36 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Best Emerging Scholar Presentation - UWA UQ Accounting and Finance Forum 2016
Warrick Van Zyl (Recipient), 9 Dec 2016
Prize
Activities 2017 2017
- 1 Public lecture, debate or seminar
Accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity: Finding a way forward
Warrick Van Zyl (Speaker)Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Press / Media
Fright for investors as new rules reshape accounts
10/07/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Co-working rentals excluded from standard changes
20/06/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media