Mrs Sarah Watson

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  • Qualifications:BA (hons) Business Management; FCCA; Senior fellow (SFHEA)
  • Position:Senior lectuer in Accounting and Finance
  • Department:FBL - Accounting, Economics and Finance
  • Telephone:+4411732 87115
  • Email:Sarah2.Watson@uwe.ac.uk

About me

Office hours - Semester 2 2023/24

Audit specific - online via BB Mon 9am-11am

FAR specific - online via BB Mon 4pm - 5pm

General in person office hours - Tues 3.30pm - 4.30pm (my office), Thurs 2pm outside 2X112 (length depends on attendance).

About Sarah

Sarah joined UWE in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer within the Accounting and Finance department. In 2018 Sarah became Programme leader for BA (Hons) Business Management with Accounting and Finance and held the post until 2020.  Sarah was appointed Associate Head of Department (Subject): Accounting and Finance in 2019. Sarah held this post until 2021. Sarah currently holds the position of EDI lead in her department; working closely with module leaders to improve our awarding gaps.

Sarah qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2008, training and qualifying with Ernst & Young (Bristol) LLP. Whilst at EY she held the role of Assurance Executive, working on high profile clients such as Orange PLC (now EE) and Hamptons International estate agents.

In 2009 Sarah moved into industry, taking up the position of Financial Accountant for a local Plc. This role involved preparing the group statutory financial statements and managing the Cashiers department.

Sarah decided to make the move to Academia when her second child was born. During her time at UWE, Sarah has taught on a number of accounting modules and developed a few from scratch. Sarah is currently Module Leader for Foundations of Financial accounting (FOFA); Audit; Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR). Sarah also supervises UG and MSc dissertations.

Sarah prides herself in being student focused and believes students learn best in a relaxed environment with an approachable lecturer. Sarah says ‘In my opinion, this job is all about the students. I love going to graduation as it reminds me what it’s all about ... watching students achieve the degree they deserve after all their hard work’

Awards & Nominations

2021- Awarded the impact award (UWE student experience awards 2021)

2021- Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher award (UWE student experience awards 2021)

2020- Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher award (UWE student experience awards 2020)

2019 - Nominated for the Outstanding Teaching award (UWE student experience awards 2019)

2019 - Nominated for the Student Experience Award (UWE staff excellence awards 2019)

Area of expertise

Financial Accounting. Student Experience. Awarding gaps. Flipped learning. Using technology to improve teaching.

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