Bertrand Malsch

Bertrand Malsch is a Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs) at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. He holds a PhD in Accounting from Université Laval and is a member of the Quebec Bar. His research focuses on audit quality, corporate governance, and professional ethics, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous financial reporting and tax avoidance mechanisms. He directs the CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting & Professionalism and serves on the Quebec Cannabis Oversight Committee.

• Education:
  • PhD in Accounting, Université Laval (2011)
  • MBA, Université Laval (2006)
  • MSc, Audencia Nantes Business School (2006)
  • BCL/LLB, McGill University (2017)

His research explores how audit regulation shapes professionalism, the public interest implications of non-audit engagements, and the role of accounting expertise in corporate social responsibility. He has published in top journals like Accounting, Organizations and Society and Journal of Management Studies. Recent work examines auditors’ responses to crises like the pandemic and the intercultural challenges of auditing Indigenous communities.

Dr. Malsch has received SSHRC funding and serves as associate editor for multiple accounting journals. His awards include the Mary Parker Follett Best Paper Award and the Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award. He advises on public policy through roles like the Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s External Reporting Advisory Group.