Welcome to the Department of Accountancy website. Accounting was one of the earliest business programmes offered by the Wayamba University after its establishment in 2001. Currently, the Department offers the BSc in Accountancy and Business Finance Degree .
The Department is committed to providing quality accounting programmes aimed at whole-person business education. Our academic staff have received doctoral training with relevant work experience in Accounting and its related fields, and most have professional qualifications in the discipline of accountancy. They are actively involved in research, with interests in financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, international accounting, accounting education, taxation and corporate governance.

Broad knowledge, professional skills and dynamic pedagogy are emphasised in our teaching and learning activities. Our accounting programmes have been accredited by professional accounting bodies such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), and Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA). Our graduates are ready to work in any organization with managerial capacity such as professional accounting firms, financial institutes, business firms, governmental and nonprofit organisations in Sri Lanka, and can pursue continuing studies at advanced levels.

This website will provide you with detailed information about the programmes, people, teaching and learning activities of the Department. Any comments or suggestions would be highly appreciated.