Errol Osecki

Biography

Errol Osecki, CPA-CA, teaches accounting at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. In addition to his accounting education, Errol Osecki holds degrees in English and fine arts from the University of Saskatchewan; he worked in professional theater and movies for several years before becoming a professional accountant. Prior to entering academia, Errol Osecki enjoyed a longstanding career as a public accountant, focusing on First Nations, not-for-profit, and small government clients. Errol Osecki has taught financial and managerial accounting at the undergraduate and master’s levels at the Schulich School of Business (York University) and at Lakehead University.

His research interests include investigating modern accounting phenomena: he studies how new technologies are changing accounting practices, how the advent of a new national leader changes tax compliance rates, and how feelings and emotions change an accountant’s decision-making around financial information. He has presented his research at conferences across Canada and Europe.