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Mr Brian Burfitt

Mr Brian Burfitt

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Brian Burfitt

Lecturer

School of Accounting - BEc, Sydney | DipEd, Sydney | MCom, UNSW | MPhil, UNSW | CPA

About Brian

Brian Burfitt is a Lecturer in the School of Accounting, having joined the school in early 2006. Prior to joining UNSW, he lectured at the University of Sydney.

Brian previously worked for more than 11 years in a FMCG manufacturing multinational. His responsibilities there included Commercial Management, Management Accounting, Group Consolidation and Reporting, and Factory Accounting. Brian then joined the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) where he spent a number of years as Manager in the Finance team of Value in Kind (non cash) sponsorship. He also held roles as venue finance manager at a number of venues during the Sydney Olympic Games.

Brian teaches in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Financial and Management Accounting courses.

His research interest is in the management accounting processes relating to the acquisition and use of Value-In-Kind sponsorship revenue.

Teaching and Supervision

Current Courses Taught

  • ACCT3583 Management Accounting 2

Grants

  • 2010/2011: AFAANZ Research Grant

Engagement

Media Releases

UNSW Business School profile: https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/our-people/brianburfitt
Phone
+61 2 9385 5807
E-mail
b.burfitt@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 3081, Quadrangle building - Ref E15
  • Journal articles | 2020
    Burfitt BA; Baxter J; Mouritsen J, 2020, 'Separating and integrating non-financial and financial measures: a case study of a sporting organization playing the value-in-kind (VIK) game', Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 33, pp. 1871 - 1907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-06-2018-3543
    Journal articles | 2014
    Burfitt B; Heathcote M, 2014, 'Valuing footsteps-towards a valuation model of indigenous knowledge and cultural expression for the sustainability of indigenous people's culture', Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 9, pp. 383 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpu043
    Journal articles | 2009
    Baxter JA; Burfitt BA; Chua WF, 2009, 'Inter-Organisational Alliances and the Importance of Accounting for Value in Kind transactions: Exploring the Role of Formal Management Accounting Controls', Australian Accounting Review, 19, pp. 67 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-2561.2009.00046.x
  • Conference Presentations | 2018
    Burfitt B; Baxter J; Mouritsen J, 2018, 'Accounting for value in kind (VIK) sponsorship resources: a sporting organisation plays the VIK game.', presented at AFAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand, 01 July 2018 - 03 July 2018, https://www.afaanz.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/afaanz-2018_conference_booklet_final_20.6.18.pdf
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Burfitt B; Baxter J; Mouritsen J, 2018, 'Accounting for value in kind (VIK) sponsorship resources: a sporting organisation plays the VIK game.', presented at Monforma, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 2018 - 23 November 2018, https://issuu.com/monashbusinessschool/docs/monforma2016_program