Professor Salima Paul

Professor Salima Y. Paul, BA (Hons), PGCE (HE), MSc, MPhil, PhD. Chartered Institute of Credit Management Chair
"Woman of the Year 2019" in the Women in Credit Award. 
This award is a recognition of contribution to the Credit Industry, organised by Credit Strategy that identify inspirational stars across the entire credit and financial services. 
Salima in a Professor of Credit Management, specialising in Credit Management, Management Accounting and Corporate Finance. She has published various papers in the fields of trade credit management, late payment, cash management and credit risk/rating. She also promotes knowledge exchange and her research is used by both academics and professionals. Salima’s work on late payment (funded by ACCA) was launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) who, together with the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, the Forum of Private Business and Experian, published a summary of her research entitled "Get Paid" as a brief guide to business owners and managers. 
Salima has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes both in the UK and overseas for over two decades. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management and the Institute of Credit Association and holds the CICM Chair. She is also member of numerous professional bodies including the European Institute of Purchasing and Management, the Consultative Board of the British-West African Forum for Trade and Business, the Bristol and West CICM Committee (Education Officer) and a member of both the British Accounting and Finance Association and the European Accounting Association. 

• Chartered Institute of Credit Management Chair, UK
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), UK.
• Fellow of the Institute of Credit Association, (ICA), Nigeria.
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
• Member the British Accounting Association, BAA, UK.
• Member of the European Accounting Association, EAA.

• Member of the Bristol and West ICM Committee (Education Officer).
• Honorary member of the ECF (EMA Credit Forum), a credit and risk management professional group. 
• Member of the European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM) and the Executives and Leaders in Purchasing and Supply. 
• Member of the Technical Advisory Service (TAC), Institute of Credit Management. 
• Member of the Consultative Board of the British/West African Forum for Trade and Business Partnership. This advises on trade between West African and UK businesses. 

PhD Supervision
Ashley Smith " An Empirical Study of the Effects of Regulatory Systems on the Collection of Late Payment of Commercial Debt in the UK" 2022
Katkov Dmitrij "Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation in Sweden” 2020
Adah-KoleOnjewu “A Thematic Analysis of Anticompetitive Behaviour in the Credit Rating Process” 2017.
Ramzi Alzead "The Determinants and Consequences of Risk Disclosures: Evidence from Annual Reports of Saudi Arabian Listed Firms" 2017
Aziza Abdallah Humaid Al Qamashoui "The Determinants and the Consequences of Adopting Accounting Standards in Islamic Banks: a Cross Country Study" 2016
Sherif El-Halaby "Accountability Practices of Islamic Banks: A Stakeholders' Perspective" 2015
Ahmed Al-Omush, “Measures of Firms Performance CVA, EVA and Other Measures: the Case of UK”, 2014.
Nicholas Apostolides, “Annual General Meeting and Corporate Governance in the UK”, University of the West of England 2012. 
Chee Gee Teh, “Trade Credit Management and Late Payment in Malaysia” 2011 
Eleimon Gonis, “Credit Rating/Scoring” 2010. 

Postgraduate Courses
Financial Management, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Fundamentals of Financial Management.
Undergraduate Courses
Credit Management, Corporate finance, Management and Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Understanding Financial Information, Corporate Financial Strategy, Business Finance, Business Communication Skills.
Professional Teaching
Management Accounting: Chartered Institute of Management Accounting,Financial Management and Control: Association of Chartered Certified Accounting, Management/cost Accounting, Treasury Management: for Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). 

Awards and Distinctions 

• Voted UK Woman of the Year, 2019 (Women in Credit Award), runner up 2018.
•  Scholarship awarded to study on postgraduate programmes (Masters, PhD) for the best overall student of the year.
• First prize for the best final year dissertation. 
• Honorary Certificate awarded by the Post Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management, Accra, Ghana.
• Scholarship for the best overall student on the Accounting and Finance degree.