Curriculum Vitae

Ichraf TAHER BEN FLAH

AssistantProfessor ofAccounting

Personnel Information

  • Born:August 15th, 1975 Tunisia
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: 02
  • Sex: Female
  • Nationality: Tunisian
  • Home address: Amir Sultan Ibn Salman street, Alworood, Ryadh, KSA.
  • Email: ;
  • Phone number: 00966592243327

Key Words

Assistant Professor, PhD, Financial Accounting, Conservatism, Value relevance, Growth Opportunities, Company Valuation, Direct and Indirect Taxation, Accounting Information, Management Accounting, Accounting Standards, twelve years of experience.

Current situation

  • AssistantProfessor of Accounting inCollege of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Ryadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Specialization

Former Auditor in an Accounting Office, Certification of Accounts, Financial Accounting, Direct and Indirect Taxation, Accounting Information, Management Accounting, Accounting Standards.

Education and Degrees

  • 2008-2009:PhD in Accounting Sciences: Faculty of Economics and Management of Tunis, El Manar University, Tunisia.

Title of Doctoral Thesis: "Impacts of Growth Opportunities, Conservatism and Market Inefficiency on the Value Relevance of Accounting Figures".

Academic awards: very high honors

Supervisor: Prof. Mohamed Ali OMRI Professor of Accounting and Finance.

  • 2001-2002: Master’s Degree in Trade and International Finance, Faculty of Economic and Management of Sousse, Sousse University, Tunisia.

Title of Master Thesis:The Corporate Governance: Some evidences from the Tunisian context.

Academic awards:well

  • 1996-1997: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Institute of Higher Management of Tunis, Tunis University, Tunisia .
  • 1992-1993: High School Diploma (specialty: experimental sciences)

Professional Experience

  • Since September 2013: Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • June 2013- September 2013:Assistant Professor of Accounting, Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse, Sousse University, Tunisia.
  • 2010-2013: Assistant of Accounting and finance, Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation of Sousse, Sousse University, Tunisia.
  • 2009-2010: Contract of Certified Accountant, Faculty of Economic and Management of Sousse, Sousse University, Tunisia.
  • 2008-2009: Contractual Assistant of Accounting, Preparatory Military School, Ministry of Defense, Tunisia.
  • 2006-2009: Accountant in the Office ORGA-AUDIT, office of accounting and certification of accounts, Sousse, Tunisia.
  • 2002-2006: Contractual Assistant of Accounting, Faculty of Economic and Management of Sousse, Sousse University, Tunisia.
  • 2000-2002: collaborator, Private College, Sousse University, Tunisia.

Researcher at Laboratory

Since 2004: Researcher at ResearchUnit of Finance and Strategy of Businesses,Institute of Higher Management of Tunis, University of Tunis,Tunisia.

Courses Taught

1- In College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

  • Principles of Financial Accounting (المحاسبة الماليةمبادئ)
  • Advanced Accounting((المحاسبة المتقدمة
  • Intermediate Accounting(المحاسبة المتوسطة 2 )

2- In Tunisian College

  • Financial Accounting I: Bachelor’s in Management.
  • Financial Accounting II: Bachelor’s in Accounting.
  • Direct and Indirect Taxation: Bachelor’s in Finance.
  • Company Taxation: Bachelor’s in Finance.
  • Advanced Accounting: Bachelor’s in Accounting.
  • Accounting Standards: Bachelor’s in Accounting.
  • Management Accounting: Bachelor’s in Finance.
  • Short-Term Financial Management: Bachelor’s in Finance.

Scientific Publications

  • Ben Flah, I., (2011), “Does the Effect of Conservatism on Value Relevance of Earnings Vary According to the Growth Opportunities? Case of the Tunisian Firms”, in International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, Vol. 11, N°1,pp.11-33.
  • Ben Flah, I., (2010), “The impact of growth opportunities on the relevance of accounting numbers of Tunisian companies” in Lebanese ReviewofManagement and Economics, N°1, pp. 1-33.

Book Edited

Ben Flah, I., (2012), "The Relevance of Accounting Numbers of Tunisian Listed Companies", PressesAcademiques Francophones (PAF) ( ISBN 978-3-8381-7419-8).

Conference and Workshop

  • 9thInternational Conference of Tunisian Associationof Science
    Management, 11-13 March 2010 - Hammamet, Tunisia.
  • 7thInternational Conference of Tunisian Associationof Science
    Management, 13-15 March 2008 - Hammamet, Tunisia.
  • 3thInternational Conference of Institute of Higher Management of Sousse, 22-23 February 2008 - Sousse, Tunisia.
  • 2nd International Conference of Institute of Higher Management of Sousse, 6-7 April 2007 - Sousse, Tunisia.

Research Interest

Current Research Areas: Value relevance, The qualitative characteristics of accounting information, corporate governance, fiscal management and earnings management.

Computer skills

General knowledge

  • MicrosoftOffice, AdobePhotoshop, STATA econometrics software, Advanced Excel
  • Accounting Software: Very Good knowledge
  • Windows: Broad experience on all the versions

Other activities and interests

  • Sports
  • Travel

Language

  • Arabic, French, English : Very good understanding, reading and writing

References

  • Dr. Mohamed Ali OMRI: Full Professor in University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Dr Abdelwahed OMRI: Full Professor in University of Tunis, Institute of Higher Management of Tunis,