Faculty of Social Sciences

Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management

Dr. Diana Weekes-Marshall

Lecturer in Accounting

Deputy Dean - Strategic Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

Mrs. Weekes-Marshall began her tenure at the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management in 2009. In her role as Chair for the Accounting, Investments and Financial Management Subject Area Group, she facilitated a number of key agreements between UWI Cave Hill and the world's top professional accounting bodies.  hese agreements allow graduates of SCHSBM to obtain exemptions from professional exams, and to finish their professional designations in the shortest amount of time.  To this end, Mrs. Weekes-Marshall has been instrumental in redesigning and aligning the University's accounting courses to meet the requirements for ACCA, CPA and CGA standards.  She has been the driving force behind the development of the Masters in Finance and Accounting with ACCA Embedded, a degree option that is sure to set the Cave Hill School of Business and Management apart in upcoming years.

Mrs. Weekes-Marshall has provided consultancy services for several multinational companies. She is also an FCA and FCCA who has had membership and leadership on several local and international associations and boards. Her commitment to the discipline and her students is evidenced in her work as Faculty Advisor for the Accounting Student Association since its inception in 2010. In this capacity, she works to create relationships between the association and corporate Barbados, as a means of broadening the opportunities available to our  Accounting and Finance students.

Mrs. Weekes-Marshall is soon to complete her PhD in Corporate Governance and Accounting at the UWI Cave Hill Campus.

 

Academic Qualifications

  • BSc. Accounting, UWI, Cave Hill Campus – Upper Second Class Honours (1995)

Professional Qualifications

  • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) FCA – Appointed Fellow of ICAB (2011) 
  • Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, UWI  (2011)
  • The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK FCCA – Appointed Fellow  (2004) 
  • RABQSA Certified Internal Auditing Course for ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems

Undergraduate Courses

  • ACCT 3043 – Auditing I
  • ACCT 3044 – Auditing II
  • ACCT 3040 – Advanced Accounting Theory
  • ACCT 2025 – Fraud Examination
  • ACCT 2015 –  Financial Accounting II
  • ACCT 2017 – Cost and Management Accounting

Supervision

  • Principal MSc. Supervisor, "An Examination of the Changing Corporate Governance Landscape within the Caribbean: An Analysis of Corporate Governance Disclosure in Barbados 2012-2014" by Ms. Lenyka Roban, MSc., Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Cave Hill, 2016. 
  • Principal MSc. Supervisor, "The Effects of Corporate Governance on Company Performance in Barbados" by Ms. Lystra Ifill, MSc., Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Cave Hill, 2015. 
  • Principal MSc. Supervisor, "Preparation for 11 + in the City" by Mr. Anthony Greene, MSc. Project Management, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Cave Hill, 2010. 
 

Academic Responsibilities

  • Centre for Professional Development & Life-Long Learning – Committee Member  (2018 – Present) 
  • Postgraduate Committee Coordinator for Accounting Programmes (2018 – Present) 
  • Undergraduate Committee Coordinator for Accounting Programmes (2018 – Present)
  • Coordinator, Quality Assurance Review: Accounting & Finance Discipline (2013-2019)
  • Chair: Accounting, Investment and Financial Management Subject Area Group  (2012 – 2019)
  • Judge, Student Entrepreneurial Empowerment Development (SEED)   (2011-2019)
  • UWI Accounting Students Association (ASA) Faculty Advisor  (2010 – Present)
 

 

Research Interests

  • Corporate Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Ethics and Ethical Behaviours
  • Accounting Education
  • Qualitative Research Methods 
 

Publications

  • Weekes‐Marshall, D., 2020. The role of internal audit in the risk management process: A developing economy perspective. Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, 31(4), pp.154-165.
  • Weekes‐Marshall, D., 2020. A developing country's commercial banking risk governance disclosures: Post‐financial crisis. International Journal of Finance & Economics.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2320 [ Accessed 3 November, 2020].
  • Weekes-Marshall, D., 2014. Corporate governance disclosure practices: Evidence from Barbados. Journal of Social and Economic Studies 63 (3/4), pp.307-341. 
  • Alleyne, P., Weekes-Marshall, D. and Broome, T. 2014. Accountants' perceptions of corporate governance in public limited liability companies in an emerging economy: Evidence from Barbados'. Meditari Accountancy Research 22(2), pp. 186-210. 
  • Alleyne, P., Weekes-Marshall, D., Estwick, S., and Chaderton, R. 2014. Applying the theory of planned behavior to ethical decision making among accountants.  Journal of Academic Ethics 12(2), pp. 129-144. 
  • Alleyne, P., Weekes-Marshall, D., and Arthur. R. 2014. 'Exploring factors influencing whistle-blowing intentions among accountants in Barbados'. Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies 38 (1). pp.35-62.
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. and Alleyne, P. 2011. ‘An exploratory study of management accounting practices in manufacturing companies in Barbados’.  International Journal of Business and Social Science 2(9), pp. 49-58.
Conferences
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. 2018. An exploratory study of risk governance disclosures in a developing country. Paper presented at The Central Bank of Barbados, 38th Annual Review Seminar, Accra Beach Hotel, Christ Church, Barbados, July 2018. 
  • Weekes-Marshall, D., and Weekes, A. 2016. De-risking and the Barbados commercial banking sector.  Paper presented at  the Central Bank of Barbados, 36th Annual Review Seminar: De-risking and Financial Sector Developments, Accra Beach Hotel, Christ Church, Barbados, July 27, 2016. 
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. 2014. Risk governance in the Financial Services sector of Barbados: An analysis of the risk management process, practices and reporting. Paper presented at the IAAER ACCA Paper Development Workshop, Florence, Italy, November 15, 2014. 
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. 2013. The effect of corporate governance mechanisms on risk management practices: Evidence from Barbados.  Paper presented at the Department of Management Studies, Inaugural Postgraduate Conference, UWI Cavehill, Barbados, November 28th, 2013. 
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. 2013. Corporate governance in Barbados. Paper presented at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean, 43rd Annual Conference, Hilton, Barbados, 28th June 2013. 
  • Weekes-Marshall, D. 2013. An exploratory study of corporate governance disclosure practices among public limited companies in Barbados. Paper presented at the Salises 14th Annual Conference, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados, April 23, 2013.
 

Areas of Expertise

  • Audit
  • Accounting
  • Tax Advice
  • Risk Assessments
  • Management Consultancy

Public Service
Caribbean Examinations Council

  • ​Moderator/Subject Matter Expert – CSEC Principles of Accounts 2018, 2019
  • Assistant Chief Examiner – 2019 to 2020 sitting for CAPE Accounting
Barbados International Business Association
  • UWI Representative, Steering Committee for International Business Week 2019

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

  • The ACCA Global Forum for Governance, Risk and Performance – 2013 – 2019

European Corporate Governance Institute

  • Member – 2012 – 2014

St. Philip's Parish Church Council

  • Member and Treasurer – 2011

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados

  • Education and Student Services Committee Member – 2017 – present
  • Council, Member – 2017 -2020
  • Chairperson, Ethics Committee – 2010-2011
  • Executive Administration CommiteeTreasurer – 2010 – 2011
  • Executive Administration Commitee Member – 2008 – 2011
  • Council, Member – 2008 – 2011
  • Executive Administration Commitee Secretary – 2008 – 2010
  • Member of the Continuing Professional Development Committee – 1999 – 2012