MOHAMMAD (SADI) BAZAZ

Professor of Accounting, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309

bazaz@oakland.edu, (248) 656-3009

EDUCATION    University of Oklahoma                                                                Norman, OK

                               Price College of Business Administration, Ph.D. in Accounting                                         

ACADEMIC

EXPERIENCE    University Professor       

§   Taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in financial, managerial, and international Accounting at several universities including Oakland University (1987-present)

§      Published more than 25 academic and professional articles in major accounting journals

§      Received numerous research grants and awards

§      Recognized as best guest instructor for four consecutive years, Vienna,  Austria

WORK

EXPERIENCE    DaimlerChrysler Corp.                                                                  Auburn Hills, MI

                            Consultant                                                                             

§   Worked with PriceWaterhouse Consultants to develop and implement Activity Based Costing (ABC) in Chrysler’s Cost Management System (CCMS)

§   Analyzed Chrysler’s foreign based financial investments and operations in China, Austria, and Venezuela

                             

                            Chrysler Corporation                                                                    Highland Park, MI

                            Consultant

§   Evaluated Chrysler’s key accounting activities based on FASB standards and SEC regulations

§   Identified and provided recommendations for a certain application of foreign currency transaction

§   Assessed Chrysler’s financial derivatives and provided suggestions for disclosure 

                             

                            Sarah Realty Corporation                                                              Shelby, MI

                            Accountant/Financial Advisor

§   Performed firm’s bookkeeping including journal, ledger, bank reconciliation, A/R and A/P

§   Prepared year-end closing entries and financial statements

§   Helped the owner for tax planning and tax return

§   Conducted budgeting and variance analysis

                             

                            Ritaco Corporation                                                                          Tehran, Iran   

                            Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

§      Led a team of 9 people in accounting and finance department

§      Supervised and monitor all bookkeeping activities of the firm

§      Changed firm’s accounting system from cash- to accrual-based accounting.

§      Controlled quarter- and year-end adjusting and closing entries and prepared financial statements

§      Prepared long-term plans and yearly flexible budgets and closely monitored monthly cash budgets

 

Deloitte &Touche                                                                             Tehran, Iran

Auditor

§   Interact with clients’ managers to obtain audit evidence and investigate material audit differences

§   Performed analytical techniques, including data analysis and ratio/trend analysis, to provide evidence for audit assurance

§   Tested key items and representative samples of account data using substantive procedures and prepared working papers to document the results

§   Evaluated and reported business risks involved in a fiscal year-end audit by researching both a client’s industry and its competitors

§   Assisted in the design and implementation of a year-end audit program for a newly acquired client

ADDITIONAL

§            Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA)

§            Member of the Financial Executive Institute (FEI)

§            Member of Beta Alpha Psi (β α Ψ)

§            Faculty advisor of Beta Gamma Sigma (β Γ Σ)