Dr. Bert J. Zarb is a professor of accounting and Chair, of the Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Information Sciences Department at the O’Maley College of Business at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, where he has been teaching undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level accounting courses since 1998. He was elected and served as Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the Faculty of the Daytona Beach Campus between 2009 and 2013. Bert served as the Daytona Beach Campus Faculty Delegate to the Board of Trustees from 2014-2020.Â
Bert earned a Bachelor (Honors) in Accounting from the University of Malta, an MBA (Accounting) from the University of Central Florida, and a D.B.A in Accounting from Argosy University, Sarasota, Florida. He also holds IATA’s Diploma in Airline Finance and Accounting.Â
Bert is a licensed CPA in Florida and Georgia and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA), the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and the American Accounting Association (AAA). In 2002-2003, Dr. Zarb served as the president of the FICPA Volusia County Chapter. He has served on several committees of the FICPA, including the International Tax Committee, the Federal Tax Committee, and the Management of an Accounting Practice Committee. He currently serves on the Federal Tax and Accounting Careers and Education Committees of the FICPA. Dr. Zarb has been invited as a guest speaker of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants Volusia County Chapter on several occasions.Â
Prior to joining Embry-Riddle, Bert gained 12 years of professional experience as a CPA in public and private accounting, auditing, taxation and business management for Not-for-Profit and For-Profit organizations. He assisted non-U.S. clients set up their businesses in the United States, developing annual budgets, establishing internal control systems, writing policies and procedures manuals, and recruiting, training and managing accounting and non-accounting staff.ÌýÌý
Bert’s teaching experience spans twenty-five years teaching Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, International Accounting, International Business, and Principles of Management at the under-graduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in the College of Business at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. He organized and ran several summer Study-Abroad programs in Paris, France. Bert also taught on-line courses in Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Accounting for Decision Making, and Management Certificate Program in Corporate Aviation. Bert was awarded the College of Business’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2006, and the James E. Lewis Outstanding Service Award in 2016. He serves as a pilot tester for Gleim Publishing continuing professional education courses for Certified Public Accountants and Certified Management Accountants.ÌýÌý
Bert has written several accounting articles in refereed academic journals, the CPA Journal, published by the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, and has presented several accounting academic papers in conferences in the United States and abroad.Â
D.B.A. - Doctor of Business Administration in Accounting, Argosy University
M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Business Administration, University of Central Florida
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Florida
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Georgia
Chartered Global Management Accountant
Member - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member - Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member - Georgia Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member - Institute of Management Accountants
Member - American Accounting Association