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Bert Steens is a Full Professor at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Program Director of the Executive Master’s program in Finance & Control. He holds industry experience as a partner at EY (1999–2001 and 2005–2018) and Vice President at Capgemini. His expertise includes management accounting, transfer pricing, and data analytics applications in accounting. He teaches courses such as Investment Appraisal & Business Valuation and Data Analytics in Management Accounting.
Education: PhD in Management Control & Accounting (VU Amsterdam, 2008), MSc in Econometrics (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1987), and certifications in Change Management (SIOO Utrecht) and Controllership (VU Amsterdam).
Research focuses on transfer pricing’s role in economic value creation, cost accounting, and performance management. Recent work explores digital competencies of controllers and integrated reporting frameworks. His research integrates data analytics and digitization trends in accounting practices.
He received the Article of Merit – 2001 Competition award and serves on editorial boards like Management Control & Accounting. Supervised one PhD thesis and advises through ancillary roles including Director of H.B.A. Steens BV and advisor to TPED researchers & advisors network.
Led initiatives on supervisory board perspectives in integrated reporting and contributed to OECD-related tax policy analysis for emerging economies.
