Berhanu Gemule Korje, PhD, Assistant Professor, Senior Researcher and consultant, Director of Research and Publication Directorate, Oromia State University

Telephone(mobile): +251911 85 95 13

Email: berhanugemule@yahoo.com

Address: Finfine, Oromia, Ethiopia.

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-0699

Educational Background

·         BA. Degree in Accounting from Jimma University on July 15, 2006,

·         MSc. Degree in Accounting and Finance from Hawasa University on July 2, 2012

·         PhD in in Accounting and Finance from Andhra University on November 21, 2022.

Academic Rank

Assistant Professor

Language skill

Afan Oromo(mother tongue), English and Amharic

Experience

·         From September 11, 2017, to the present: Senior Researcher and Consultant

·         From August 1, 2012, to September 05, 2017: Lecturer in Accounting and Public Finance Department

·         From October 11, 2006, to August 1, 2012: Assistant Lecturer I in Accounting and Public Finance Department

Administrative Positions held

·         From May 18, 2017, to July 28, 2019, served as a director of the university's Research and Community Service Directorate.

·         From November 04, 2014, to September 17, 2017, served as an academic program officer of the university.

·         From November 29, 2012, to November 03, 2014, served as Continuing and Distance Education Coordinator of the university.

·         Currently Research and Publication Directorate Director at Oromia State University

Research Interest

Finance, audit, Service, Tax, Expenditure.

Expertise/Skills

Accounting, Finance, very good hands-on computer software programs such as SPSS, Peachtree complete Accounting, Microsoft offices.

Social skills and

Competences

Experience of working with people of different background and culture. I have thought and attended my education in diverse ethnic background students and this develop the habit of living and working with people of different back ground in coordination. This created me an opportunity to immerse to learn environment quickly.

Awards

Recognitions

Memberships of international bodies/journals

Editorial roles/initiatives, etc.

·    Certificate from Malysia Productivity corporation for attending training on capacity building for dissemination of quality and productivity improvement (Kaizen), 2016.

·    Certificate from unicef for attending training on Result Based Management (RBM), 2013.

·    Certificate from African Professionalization initiatives (API) and IFAC (International federation of accountants) for attending virtual training on Trends and Opportunities Impacting professional accountants and auditors in 2023 and beyond, 2023.

·    Certificate from African Professionalization initiatives (API) and International Public sectors Accounting standard board (IPSASB) for attending Virtual public sector Finance management conference, 2023.

·    Certificate from Ethiopian Management Institute in in training of trainers (TOT), 2023.

·    Certificate from Ethiopian Management Institute in Management consultancy.

·    Certificate from Andhra University, India for attending training on Data analysis using statistical packages, 2020.

·    Certificate from Oromia State University for presenting research paper on annual research symposium organized in 2023.

·    Certificate from Oromia TVET commission for attending training on competence assessor’s course, 2012.

·    Certificate from Public service college of Oromia for attending training on IBEX software, 2008.

Research conducted

·      Public service delivery and complaint handling in selected Oromia regional government Cities

·      Assessment of implementation of audit recommendations in Oromia regional government public institutions.

·      Tax administration: Assessment and collection. The case of Oromia regional government reform cities.

·      Factors affecting women’s participation in leadership positions in Oromia regional government public institutions. (2016)

·      Budgetary expenditure implementation in Oromia regional state public sectors.

·      Assessment of Health Service Quality at Public Health Centers in Oromia Regional State

·      Financial Performance Trend Analysis of Micro-Finance Institutions. A case of Oromia Credit & Saving share company, Ethiopia. A SEEP Model Approach

·      Factors affecting the success of trainees in competency assessment. The case of Oromia government owned TVET colleges

·      Assessment of Accounting Practice & Budget control. A case of Public Service College of Oromia

·      Performance Evaluation system in Civil Service Institutions, the case of Oromia Regional Government

·      The Role of Internal Audit in Enhancing Good Governance in Oromia Regional Government Public Sector Institutions

·      Attitude of taxpayers towards tax reform. The case of the Oromia regional government. (2015)

Publications

(online articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles)

Online Articles

·   Factors affecting Tax Collection of Category “C” Business Profit Taxpayers of selected Oromia Regional State cities

·   Financial Performance Trend Analysis of Micro-Finance Institutions. A case of Oromia Credit & Saving share company, Ethiopia. A SEEP Model Approach

·   Assessment of Implementation of Audit Recommendations in public sectors, the case of selected Oromia Regional Government Public Institutions (2003-2006 E.C.)

·   An assessment of Health Service Quality at Public Health Centers in Oromia Regional State

·   Assessment of Factors affecting Women’s Participation in Leadership Positions of Oromia National Regional Government

Research Presented in National Research Symposium/conference

1)   On symposium organized by Oromia State University in 2018: Assessment of Quality Health service at public health centres of Oromia regional state

2)   On symposium organized by Oromia State University in 2017: Tax Administration: Assessment & Collection of Category “C” Business Income Tax. The case of Oromia Regional Government Reform Towns.

3)   On Ethiopian public universities consortium held at Ethiopian Civil Service University in 2016: Factors affecting the success of trainees in competency assessment. A case of Oromia Regional government-owned TVET colleges.

4)   On symposium organized by Public Service College of Oromia in 2016: Factors affecting women’s participation in leadership positions in Oromia regional government public institutions.

5)   On symposium organized by Public Service College of Oromia in 2015: Factors affecting the success of trainees in competency assessment. A case of Oromia Regional government-owned TVET colleges.

Training

Training delivered on different topics

·      Public Financial Management

·      Customer Service Delivery and complaint Handling

·      Financial Management, Procurement, and Material Management

·      SPSS

·      Reform packages

·      Asset and Record Management 

·      Entrepreneurship development

·      Business Process Reengineering, Balanced Score Cards, and change management

·      Financial management, procurement, and performance audit.

·      Financial and Performance audit

·      Result Based Management

·      Finance for non-finance professionals

·      Peachtree accounting

·      Research Methods

Research based Consultancy

·   Assessment of Potential revenue and GAP, Oromia Regional State

·   Effectiveness of Financial Management system of Oromia Regional government

·   Public Opinion survey II

·   BPR and BSC assessment

·   Financial Manual preparation of different organizations

·   Procurement Manual preparations for different organizations

·   Leadership T & D Strategy document preparation

·   Implementation of reform tools

Training and Teaching materials

Prepared materials on the following topics:

•   Risk Management and insurance module

•   Principles of Accounting I and II modules

•   Mathematics for Finance module

•   Accounting Principles- Quick References

•   Overview of Basis of Accounting Principles for Auditors -training manual.

•   Results based management training manual.

•   Financial management training manual.

•   Finance and Material management training manual

•   FGE accounting, budget and budget control training manual

•   Peachtree accounting training manual

•   Fundamental accounting for civil service development program.

•   Civil service army maturity model training manual

•   IT and Fraud Audit training manual

•   Customer service delivery and complaints handling- training manual

•   Different teaching and training power points.

•   Several handouts/lecture notes for regular, weekend, and extension students.

Teaching

Taught the following courses at masters’ level:

·      Financial Management

·      Advanced Financial accounting

·      Project Management and Analysis

·      Public Financial Management

·      International Finance

·      Research Methodology

·      Governmental and not for profit accounting

·      Accounting and Finance for Managers

·      Investment and Portfolio Management

Taught the following courses at first degree level:

•    Principles of accounting

•    Computerized accounting (Peachtree)

•    Mathematics for finance

•    Advanced accounting

•    Risk management and Insurance

•    Revenue generation and taxation

•    Introduction to public finance

•    Government budgeting

•    Cost and Management accounting

•    Accounting information system

•    Auditing

•    Tax administration 

Advisership

Advised master thesis at Oromia State university and different private colleges and universities for more than 5 years.

Others

·    Participated on curriculum review of accounting and public finance field of study in 2016.

·    Worked as delegate of vice president for academic affairs in different times.

·    Worked as delegate of vice president for Reform, Research and Community service of the university in different times.

·    Participated in various ad hoc and standing committees.

References

Available on request