College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

​Dr. Khaled Alfahad

Chair of Accounting Department​
  • Saudi Electronic University
  • ​kalfahad@seu.edu.sa ​
Academic Qualification
  • PhD in Accounting, the University of Southampton, UK. My research was about accounting absence and change in public sector: an institutional theory perspective - 2014.
  • MSc in Accounting and Finance, the University of Southampton, UK - 2009.
  • Bachelor degree in administrative sciences; major, accounting, King Saud University. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 2006.
  • International Public Sector Accounting Standards Certificate (IPSAScert), ACCA - 2019.
  • Certificate of Value-added Tax Specialist (VATspecialist), SOCPA - 2018.
  • Certified public accountant (Saudi CPA), SOCPA - 2017.
  • Certified Accounting Technicians (CAT), ACCA. -2012.
Experience
  • Chairman of accounting department at the Saudi Electronic University - 2015 up to date.
  • Vice-dean of business and financial sciences college for academic affairs in Saudi electronic University - 2013 up to 2017.
  • Assistant professor at the accounting department in Saudi Electronic University - 2014 up to date.
  • Financial manager at Almanhal and Alharamin private schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 2008–2009.
Membership of Boards and Committees
  • Head of Accounting department council, SEU.
  • Member of Judicial Taxes Committees at GSTC.
  • Member of quality performance committee, SOCPA.
  • Head of inspections management committee, SOCPA.
  • Member of inspections development committee, SOCPA.
  • Head of complaints inspecting committee, SOCPA.
  • Member of marking committee for SOCPA professional exams, SOCPA.
  • Member of many committees in Saudi Electronic University.
  • VAT specialist
  • Saudi Accounting Association.
  • British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA).
  • European Network for Research on Organizational and Accounting Change (ENROAC).
  • Centre for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance (CRAAG).
  • President of Saudi Students Society in Southampton in 2010-11.
Scientific Publishing
  • Working in a textbook about Zakat based on Saudi Arabian laws - 2020 till now.
  • Working in a textbook of introduction of VAT and excise tax in Saudi Arabia - 2020 till now.
  • Working in Textbook about VAT in Saudi Arabia - 2018.
  • Working in a textbook in excise tax in Saudi Arabia - 2017 till now.
  • Preparing VAT training material for General Auditing Bureau - 2018.
  • Preparing summary of VAT in Saudi Arabia textbook for Institute of Public Administration - 2018.
  • Developing Zakat and Tax training materials for SOCPA - 2019.
  • Preparing training materials for VAT exam preparation training course - 2019.
  • Making questions for VAT specialist exams, SOCPA.
  • Seminar of VAT in GCC, GCCAAO, Almanamah, Bahrain - 2018.
  • Seminar about financial savings: scientific and practical perspective, SEU - 2019.
  • Accounting change and absence in higher education; institutional and grounded theory, IPA conference, Stockholm University, Sweden - 2015.
  • Accounting absence in service sector: a grounded theory study, ENROC conference and summer school, Sienna University, Italy - 2012.
  • Accounting change; institutional theory study, BAFA conference, Brighton, UK - 2013.
  • Cost accounting in service sector, LASS conference, University of Southampton, UK - 2010.
  • Cost accounting in higher education sector in Saudi Arabia, Saudi scientific conference, University of Manchester, UK - 2010.
Training and Workshops
  • The change to Accrual basic accounting (IPSAS) workshop, Ministry of finance.
  • Workshop on Zakat and income tax for presidents and members of Judicial Taxes Committees at GSTC, GAZT in cooperation with SOCPA.
  • Transfer pricing, BDO Dr. Mohamed Alamri and Co. Riyadh.
  • Training trainers, 5 days, EEC.
  • Faculty leadership and management professional development program, 5 days, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA.
  • Scientific research, Virginia Tech, Arlington, USA.
  • Project Management,5 days, University of Sydney, Australia.
  • Learning outcomes for programs and curriculums, 3 day, NCAAA.
  • Finance and Financial services, 10 days, BBSI, UK.
  • Marketing, Advertising and public relations, 10 days, BBSI, UK.
  • Management and business administration, 10 days, BBSI, UK.
  • Human resources, London City University, 10 days, UK.
  • Leadership and management, 5 days, Institution of Public Administration in cooperation with MCE, Riyadh.
  • The Innovative Leader, Business Link, UK.
  • Business Plan Training, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Solving Research Problems through Creativity, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Meet greet and prosper, Business Link, UK.
  • Accounting change and development, 3 days, ENROC, Italy.
  • Zakat and Tax, 8 days, SOCPA.
  • Commercial legislations, 5 days, SOCPA.
  • E-learning with a Finish touch, 5 days, Haaga-Helia University, Finland.
  • The Personality - a clue to your career, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Communication skills, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Conference Abstracts and Posters, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Writing Quality Papers for Publication, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Research Poster Preparation at the University, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Methodology and Modelling, Arab community at the University of Southampton, UK.
  • Management Skills for Researchers, University of Southampton, UK.
  • EndNote Bibliographic Software: basic course, University of Southampton, UK.
  • Research methodology, Quality side, UK.
  • Philosophy and the role of theory in educational research, ITDA, UK.
  • Research methods, Portsmouth University, UK.
  • Scientific research philosophy and methodology, Saudi student club in Southampton.
  • Qualifying auditors for The Saudi Arabian Qualifications Framework, 5 days, EEC, Riyadh.
  • Adoption of higher education outcomes with professional requests, SOCPA.
  • ProQuest: Researchers skills workshop, SDL.