Hongzan Josh Zhu
Ph.D. Candidate at Monash Business School
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Research Interests
Auditing and Financial Reporting Quality;
Audit Reporting Disclosures;
Emerging Technology;
Corporate Governance.
Biography
Hongzan Josh Zhu is a PhD candidate and a teaching associate in the Department of Accounting at Monash University, Australia. He holds a B.Com. in Accounting with Dean's Honour Roll and a B.Com. (Hons) in Accounting with First-Class Honours from the University of Queensland. Before stepping into academia, Josh had industry experience in auditing, assurance, and financial accounting at Ernst & Young and Volvo Cars APAC (Nasdaq Stockholm–listed firm).
His research is in the areas of auditing, corporate governance, and the intersection between auditing and emerging technology. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for academic journals (e.g., Accounting and Finance) and conferences (e.g., AFAANZ Conference).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash, 2024-Present
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), UQ, 2023
Bachelor of Commerce, UQ, 2020-2022
Teaching
ACF5904 Accounting Information Systems (Sem 1, 2025)
ACC/ACF3600 Auditing and Assurance (Sem 1 & Sem 2, 2026)
Conference Presentation & Participation
2026:
Foundation for Auditing Research (FAR) Conference 2026
30th Annual International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR 2026) (Presenter)
AFAANZ 2026 Annual Conference (Presenter)
AFAANZ 2026 Doctoral Symposium (Presenter)
SMU-Monash Joint Accounting Conference
2025:
Melbourne Accounting Research Symposium
Monash Accounting PhD Colloquium
23rd ANCAAR Audit Research Forum
2024:
22nd ANCAAR Audit Research Forum (Presenter)
Accounting Workshop on Experiments
Monforma Conference
2023:
Monash Honours Colloquium (Presenter)
Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) Research Forum 2023
Honours and Awards
2025:
'Purple Letter' for Outstanding Teaching Performance (Monash)
Monash Unit Award for "Current Issues in Accounting Research"
2024:
Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS)
Monash International Tuition Scholarship (MITS)
Monash Business School Dean’s Excellence Award
2023:
UQ Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence
2022:
UQ Dean’s Honour Roll
UQ International Onshore Merit Scholarship
2021:
UQ New Colombo Plan Scholarship
UQ Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence
2020:
UQ Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence
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