David Procházka

Department of Financial Accounting & Auditing

Academic Degrees

• 2008: Ph.D. degree (specialisation Accounting and Corporate Financial Management) at Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Prague University of Economics and Business.
• 2004: Master degree (specialisation Accounting and Corporate Financial Management) at Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Prague University of Economics and Business.
• 2006: Bachelor degree (specialisation Economics) at Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University.
• Study and research stays:

• • 2023: visiting professor at Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu
  • 2022: visiting professor at Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie
  • 2018-2019: research stay at Universität Regensburg
  • 2014: managerial stay at Universität Graz
  • 2014: managerial stay at Universität Zürich
  • 2013: managerial stay at Tilburg University
  • 2007: visiting professor at Zhitomir University

Professional Experience

• 2007 – now: Associate Professor at the Department of Financial Accounting and Auditing Prague University of Economics and Business (from 2012 the Deputy Head and from 2014 the Head of Department)
• 2009 – now: business consultant on IFRS
• 2009 – 2012: Group IFRS Manager at VEMEX
• 2007 – 2009: Head of the Controlling at BARUM CENTRUM PRAHA

Research Interest

• IFRS adoption (specifics in emerging countries / specifics by non-listed companies)
• Corporate reporting in multinational companies
• Financial reporting in professional sport
• Accounting regulation and lobbying on accounting standards
• Textual analysis (NLP) of corporate reporting

Pedagogy

• 1FU212 Financial reporting under IFRS (in Czech)
• 1FU496 Intermediate Accounting: Generally Accepted Principles
• 1FU596 Intermediate Accounting: Case studies

Other Activities

• EFRAG FR TEG member (since April 2020)
• National Accounting Board (member)
• European Accounting Association:
  • the member since 2007
  • the national representative of the Board (2017-2023)
  • the member of the Management Committee (2024+)
• Lecturer at professional education organised e.g. by the Chamber of Auditors, Controller Institut, etc.
• Cooperation on the Czech translation of IFRS as adopted by the EU
• Cooperation on the supervision of the Czech translation of IPSAS
• The Chief Organiser of The Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting (organised by the Faculty of Finance and Accounting)
• Editorial boards: Prague Economic Papers; Accounting in Europe;  The Theoretical Journal of Accounting; European Financial and Accounting Journal; Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems; Research Papers in Economics and Finance; Český finanční a účetní časopis