Tara Clowes
Tara Clowes has over 20 years of experience in accounting, financial management and strategic leadership. Her work spans the private and public sectors, where she has managed large teams and complex financial operations, demonstrating her strategic leadership skills and commitment to excellence in financial management.
Expertise and Experience
Tara’s professional experience is primarily as a senior or executive leader in the public sector and professional accounting practice. Through those roles, she has had responsibility for budgets upwards of $200 million, large teams of employees, accounting compliance, strategic leadership and asset management.
Tara is an experienced instructor in accounting, tax and finance, teaching undergraduate and graduate students. She has taught at UCW since 2022 and has also worked with Vancouver Island University, North Island College, and through the CPA professional education program. A regular presenter in academic accounting forums, Tara's research focuses on accounting and tax competency development.
Publications and Awards
- Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants
- CPA British Columbia Doctoral Support Program recipient
Certifications
- Doctorate of Business Administration (completion March 2025)
- Master of Business Administration, concentration in International Business and Finance
- Chartered Professional Accountant
Courses taught at UCW (course title and code)
- ACCT 621 Accounting for Managers
- FNCE 623 Financial Management
- FNCE 625 Investment Analysis and Management
- FNCE 627 Personal Financial Planning
- FACC 099 Financial Accounting
