Biography
Professor Monte Swain is the Deloitte Professor in the School of Accountancy. Since graduating from Michigan State University in 1991, Professor Swain has researched and taught management accounting at Brigham Young University. Professor Swain has been the recipient of a number of teaching awards at both BYU and MSU. Professor Swain is a licensed CPA and a Certified Management Accountant. He took an academic leave from BYU from July 1999 to July 2000 to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for Authorize.Net (payment-processing service for e-commerce).
Research Interests
Published in a number of scholarly and practitioner journals. Currently researching implementation of strategic scorecards and cost systems, and decision processes using balanced scorecard evaluations.Teaching Interests
An author of cases and textbooks in management accounting. Writes and consults on the effective use of strategic measurement systems in organizations.Education
- PHD, ACCOUNTING , MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (1991)
- MAC, ACCOUNTING , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1987)
- BS, ACCOUNTING , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1986)
Licenses and Certifications
- AICPA and CIMA, Chartered Global Management Accountant (2016 - Present)
- Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Certified Management Accountant (1994 - Present)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Certified Public Accountant (1987 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- Professorship, Deloitte & Touche (2003 - Present)
- Certificate of Merit, Institute of Management Accountants (2021 - 2021)
- MBA Core Professor of the Year , BYU MBA Program (2021 - 2021)
- Brummet Distinguished Award for Management Accounting Educators, Institute of Management Accountants (2016 - 2016)
- Faculty Mentoring Award, BYU Executive MBA Program (2015 - 2015)
Professional Citizenship
- Editor, Associate Editor, Issues in Accounting Education (2010 - 2013)