DrMohammad Muttakin

Dr Mohammad Muttakin is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Deakin Business School. He obtained a PhD from Deakin University in 2013. Before joining Deakin University, Muttakin held academic positions at the University of Chittagong (Bangladesh). He has had 29 years of teaching experience in Australia and Bangladesh.  His research interests include sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), corporate governance, audit pricing, and financial reporting. He has 28 publications in quality journals (2 ABDC A*; 26 ABDC A) including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, British Accounting Review, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Auditing, Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, Journal of Accounting Literature, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Journal of Business Research, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Managerial Auditing Journal, Advances in accounting, Accounting Education, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Journal of Cleaner Production. Dr Muttakin collaborates with academics from around the globe, including researchers from the USA, New Zealand, UK, India, China, Bangladesh, and Qatar.

Muttakin has more than 6,700 Google Scholar citations (h-index 32) and is nationally and internationally recognised as a sustainability accounting researcher. One of Muttakin’s papers in the area of sustainability reporting has been cited more than 2000 times in the Journal of Business Ethics. Muttakin's research papers have also been cited by policy-makers and professionals. For example,

A paper published in the International Journal of Auditing (2021), vol. 25 no. 2, pp. 351–372 was cited by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) (2022). https://www.auasb.gov.au/media/qo3b2133/auasb_researchreport8_10-22.pdf

Another paper published in the International Journal of Auditing (2021), vol. 25 no. 2, pp. 508-533 cited by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) (2024).  https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/pcaob/2024/34-101724.pdf

A paper published in the International Journal of Accounting & Information Management (2020), vol. 28 No. 3, pp 517-534 was cited by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) (2024).

https://www.efrag.org/system/files/sites/webpublishing/Project%20Documents/2309261112573240/EFRAG%27s%20Cover%20Letter%20and%20Cost%20Benefit%20Analysis%20on%20VSME.pdf

He frequently serves as a reviewer for a range of A and A*-ranked business journals. Muttakin has received multiple Research Excellence Awards from the Head of Department. He has mentored several junior staff members (ECR/Level B) and contributed to fostering a collaborative research culture within the accounting discipline at Deakin University.

Muttakin has secured AU$81,694 in funding from the Government of Bangladesh to support the capacity building of senior public officials. As part of this project, the research team developed a Policy Brief for the Ministry of Public Administration (Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh). This policy brief serves as a blueprint for designing and implementing effective capacity-building initiatives that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address the specific needs of senior public officials, contributing to the sustainable development of Bangladesh. Based on this research project, Muttakin co-authored a research paper published in the ABDC A-ranked journal. He has also received several research grants, including an early-career grant from the Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA).

Muttakin is currently supervising one PhD student as principal supervisor and has successfully supervised two PhD students as associate supervisor and one Honours student as principal supervisor. Three research papers from these PhD and Honours projects were published in ABDC A-ranked journals. He has also examined eleven PhD theses and five Honours or Master’s theses in Australia and New Zealand.

Muttakin served as Director of the Chartered Accountancy Foundation (CAF) program at Deakin University from 2019 to 2022, providing academic leadership and strategic oversight following his earlier role as Deputy Director from 2017 to 2018. A key highlight of his directorship was his successful contribution to the development and implementation of the CloudFirst project in 2022. Muttakin has chaired and taught financial accounting units across both undergraduate and postgraduate programs and has led the development of OneDeakin—an advanced financial accounting unit in the Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) program.  He also played a significant role in developing an earlier CloudFirst project in 2020 for the Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting unit within the CAANZ program at Deakin University. In recognition of his outstanding teaching performance, Muttakin has received multiple Teaching Excellence Awards and commendations from the Head of the Department of Accounting.

Muttakin has contributed extensively to teaching-related service within the Faculty of Business and Law, including roles as an Assessor for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), a member of the Academic Integrity Committee, and a member of the Academic Progress Committee. He also served as the department’s workload coordinator.