Penn State Smeal College of Business
Business Building
475 Shortlidge Rd
University Park, PA 16802

Faculty of Accounting
MSc. Accounting, University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. Accounting, University of Miami
Blockchain, decentralized finance (DeFi), and international financial markets.
Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Miami, 2019-05-01 Masters of Science in Accounting, University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate, 2014-05-01 BSBA in Finance, University of Pittsburgh, 2013-05-01
ACCTG 403W – ACCTG 403W Auditing
ACCTG 403W – Auditing (W)
Financial, compliance, internal, and operational audits; standards and procedures; sampling; EDP auditing; professional issues; application of concepts through written responses. ACCTG 403W Auditing (3) Financial statement, regulatory and contract compliance, internal and operational audits, professional standards and ethical conduct; statistical and judgmental sampling; the audit-impact of information technology; audit risk and internal control structure evaluation; application of procedures in transaction cycles; audit reporting; professional issues.
ACCTG 432 – ACCTG 432 Accounting Information Systems
ACCTG 432 – Acctg Info Systems
Accounting data are utilized as information in making decisions and as a control mechanism. The focus of this course, however, will be upon the actual production of accounting data. The purpose of the course is to learn how accountants collect relevant data and transform them into reports appropriate for managers and external readers. Procedural details will focus first on the traditional accounting cycle and the journal entries for business transactions and events. Then we shall examine in detail the principle accounting cycles: sales cycle, cash receipts cycle, purchases cycle, cash disbursements cycle, payroll cycle, facilities cycle, general ledger cycle, production cycle. For each cycle, you should be able to explain the relation of the accounting process to the business enterprise, the basic journal entries, the basic internal control features, and the document flow.
ACCTG 472 – ACCTG 472 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCTG 472 – Int Fin Acctg II
Off-balance-sheet financing; special issues in cost capitalization, liabilities, and equities; matching; funds flow statements; statement analysis; inflation accounting.
Bhambhwani S. "DeFi Interest Rates and Treasury Yields" Finance Research Letters, Volume 111, 2026, 110678, ISSN 1544-6123, vol. 111, 2026-01-01
Bhambhwani S. "Governing Decentralized Finance (DeFi)" International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2025, 31, no. 1: 553–583., 2025-01-01
Bhambhwani S., Huang A. "Auditing Decentralized Finance" The British Accounting Review, Volume 56, Issue 2, March 2024, 101270, vol. 56, 2024-01-01
Bhambhwani S. "Creditor Enforcement and Accounting Quality: A Natural Experiment" Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Volume 46, July–August 2024, 107214, vol. 46, 2024-01-01
Bhambhwani S., Huang A., Dong H. "Expropriation Risk and Investment: A Natural Experiment" Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Volume 59, Issue 7, November 2024, pp. 3448 - 3478, vol. 59, 2024-01-01
Bhambhwani S., Korniotis G., Delikouras S. "Blockchain Characteristics and Cryptocurrency Returns" Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Volume 86, July 2023, 101788, vol. 86, 2023-01-01
Bhambhwani S. "Disruption and Stock Markets: Evidence from Hong Kong" International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume 81, May 2022, 102109, vol. 81, 2022-01-01