The Future of Accounting and Finance: Embracing Technology, Digitalisation, Sustainability, Education, and Employability

The integration of cutting-edge technologies – such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) – combined with a growing emphasis on sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is profoundly transforming the business landscape in general, and the fields of Accounting and Finance in particular. This edited volume presents a comprehensive collection of expert insights, research findings, and reflective essays that examine the evolving landscape of Accounting and Finance research, education, and professional practice.

Bringing together diverse perspectives from various scholars worldwide, the book offers readers a deeper understanding of how technology, digitalization, innovation, sustainability, and evolving pedagogical approaches are reshaping the Accounting and Finance domain. Rather than predicting a future in which automation replaces human expertise, it highlights the changing role of Accounting and Finance professionals – emphasizing the need for new skill sets and a mindset that embraces technological advancement while aligning with sustainability goals. This volume serves as a timely and essential resource for anyone seeking to navigate – and contribute to – the profound transformations underway in the Accounting and Finance field.

Dr Vu Trinh is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Finance at Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, United Kingdom. Dr. Trinh also serves as the Research and Impact Lead for the Finance Subject Group, overseeing research, scholarship and impact initiatives. In addition to this role, Dr. Trinh is Deputy Director of the Finance and Banking Network at AVSE Global and an Executive Member of the Corporate Governance Special Interest Group within the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA). Dr. Trinh's research focuses on Sustainable Finance and AI for Finance. Dr Trinh’s research has been published in high-impact journals, such as the British Journal of Management, Annals of Tourism Research, The Financial Review, Journal of Financial Stability, Energy Economics, European Journal of Finance. Dr. Trinh currently serves as Editor (Comms) for the British Journal of Management and the International Journal of Management Reviews. Additional editorial and advisory roles include serving as Section/Associate/Guest Editor and referee for a range of peer-reviewed journals such as Business Research Quarterly.

Dr Thinh Pham is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. His research interests include thinking skills, cross-cultural psychology, and pedagogical approaches, with a particular focus on how these areas can inform teaching and learning innovation and support student employability in higher education. Dr Pham has published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Virtual Exchange, Thinking Skills and Creativity, E-Learning and Digital Media, Language Testing in Asia, and SAGE Open. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Asian Education and Development Studies, Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching and Learning, and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. In addition, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the London Review of Education. He is also actively engaged in editorial work as a co-editor of special issues for journals such as the Journal of Multicultural Education and the International Journal of Educational Management.