Karin Barac

Head of Department
Department of Auditing
University of Pretoria
South Africa

Biography

She started her career as PwC Trainee accountant and audit manager in 1985 (till 1987). She then served UP as Senior lecturer in Auditing from 1987 to 1990. She then carried out as a Consultant and did Consultation work for public sector and other public sector entities in Mmabatho from 1991 to 1994. She was appointed as UNW Senior lecturer in University of the North West. She has also Served also as the Acting Head of the Department of Accountancy in 1995 till 1996. She has been appointed as senior lecturer, promoted to associate professor (1999) and professor (2000) by Unisa. She was Serving as Director of the School of Sciences at the time of resignation in June 2012. She is serving as Head of the Department of Auditing currently in university of Pretoria since July 2012.

Research Intrest

Her foccused areas are accounting and auditing.

List of Publications
Forte J, Barac K. Combined assurance: a systematic process. Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research. 2015 Jan 1;17(2):71-83.
Radasi P, Barac K. Internal audit in state-owned enterprises: Perceptions, expectations and challenges. Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research. 2015 Jan 1;17(2):95-106.
Whitehorn E, Barac K. Stakeholder perceptions on the role of internal audit in risk management: A mining industry perspective. Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research. 2015 Jan 1;17(2):145-58.
Motubatse N, Barac K, Odendaal E. Perceived challenges faced by the internal audit function in the South African public sector: A case study of The National Treasury. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. 2015 Jan 1;7(6):401-7.

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