Janice Loftus

Associate Professor Janice Loftus is an academic in the Department of Accounting at the University of Adelaide, within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics. She holds roles as Discipline Head of Accounting and Associate Editor of the Australian Accounting Review. Her research focuses on financial reporting, corporate governance, and social responsibility reporting, with notable contributions to socially responsible investment fund performance analysis. She has led grants including the Australian Accounting Standards Board's project on IFRS understandability (2022–2023) and an AFAANZ study on JobKeeper repayment impacts (2022). Teaching responsibilities include advanced accounting theory and corporate accounting courses. She actively supervises higher-degree research students in accounting-related fields.

• Grants: Australian Accounting Standards Board, AFAANZ
• Editorial Roles: Australian Accounting Review

Her work bridges academic research and practical applications in corporate accountability and financial ethics, contributing to both theoretical and industry-relevant insights.