Mr Zongxi Chen
Associate Lecturer
Business School
School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation
Zongxi is an Early Career Academic Fellow (Associate Lecturer/Level A) in the School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation at UNSW Business School. His doctoral research, supervised by Associate Professors Andrew Jackson and Jeff Coulton, investigates the implications of firm diversification for financial statement analysis, providing insights into how firm operational structures influence fundamental analysis, with a particular focus on the time-series properties of earnings and various aspects of earnings forecasts. He has presented his work at numerous academic forums, including the 2024 TIJA Conference and the 2024 AFAANZ Conference, and served as a discussant in the auditing stream at the 2025 AFAANZ Conference.
Alongside his research, Zongxi has extensive teaching experience across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, covering courses in financial management, financial accounting, business analysis, firm valuation, and accounting analytics. In recognition of his contributions to teaching, he was awarded the Staff Excellence Award on Learning, Teaching and Support by UNSW Business School in 2025.
Outside of academia, Zongxi enjoys travelling and photography.
E-mail
Location
Room 3060, Level 3, Quadrangle Building (E15), UNSW Sydney NSW 2052
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
● Learning, Teaching and Support Grant, UNSW Business School (2026)
● Development and Research Training Grant, UNSW (2024, 2025)
● PhD International Visiting Grant, UNSW Business School (2024)
● Staff Excellence Award on Learning, Teaching and Support (Sessional Academic), UNSW Business School (2025)
● Associate Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom (2025)
● 3MT Competition Business School Heat People's Choice Award, UNSW Business School (2024)
● University International Postgraduate Award, UNSW (2023 - 2026)
● UIPA Supplementary Scholarship, UNSW Business School (2023 - 2026)
● Master of Pre-Doctoral Business Studies Scholarship, UNSW (2022)
● Dean’s List Award, UNSW Business School (2022)
● Member, Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (2024 - Now)
● HDR Student Representative, UNSW Business School (2024 - 2026)
● Member, Ally@UNSW (2022 - Now)
My Research Supervision
My Teaching
Undergraduate
● COMM1140 - Financial Management
● ACCT2511 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Postgraduate
● ACCT5910 - Business Analysis and Valuation
● ACCT5972 - Accounting Analytics for Business Decision Making
● ZZBU6509 - Financial Modelling