Jimmy Downes

Jimmy Downes serves as the Director of the School of Accountancy and holds the George and Evelyn Brewster Professorship alongside his role as Associate Professor of Accountancy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a licensed CPA with prior experience in public accounting at a Big 4 firm.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Accounting, Oklahoma State University (2014)
• M.A.C.C., Kansas State University (2008)
• B.S., Kansas State University (2007)

His research examines economic transactions of multinational firms, derivatives accounting, and international financial reporting, with a teaching focus on financial accounting. Recent work explores taxation (e.g., impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), auditing quality, IFRS adoption, and corporate finance strategies.

No awards, grants, or supervised students are documented.