T. Jeffrey Wilks
Education
M.S. and Ph.D., accounting, Cornell University
Summary of Experience
Professor Wilks is an expert in accounting and financial reporting – specifically, the application of both US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to revenue recognition transactions, consolidation of variable interest entities, leases, transfers of financial assets, and fair value measurement. His research examines financial reporting policies, revenue recognition, the auditing of fair value measurements, and fraud detection. From 2006 to 2009, Professor Wilks was an academic fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and a technical consultant to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). During this time, he managed the Revenue Recognition Project, coauthored over 50 research memos, and led board deliberations on these memos. Professor Wilks has served as a technical advisor to Connor Group, which provides GAAP review and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting guidance to firms preparing for IPOs. He has also consulted to the SEC and various public companies. His extensive research on accounting-related topics has been published in The Accounting Review, the Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, and Management Science. Professor Wilks is the founder and faculty advisor of RevenueHub, which has published more than 90 articles on Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, revenue recognition.