Ciaran was Professor of Accounting at Queen’s University Belfast and Deputy Head of Queen’s Business School until his retirement on 31 July 2025. A fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, he holds a DPhil from the University of Ulster and an MBA from Queen’s University Belfast. Ciaran’s teaching interests are in the areas of financial accounting and not-for-profit accounting. Ciaran’s main area of research is in the field of public services, particularly the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors.
