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Carl J Gabrini, PhD, CPA (Florida)

Carl J Gabrini, PhD, CPA (Florida)

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Gignilliat Hall
Room 202
650 College Dr. Dalton, GA 30720

Office Hours

Spring 2024 Regular Student Hours

  • Tuesday 3:30 pm to 5:15 pm (1.75 hr.) (in office)
  • Wednesday 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (1.50 hrs.) (virtual)
  • Thursday 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm (1.75 hr.) (in office)

Additional Virtual Advising Hours (using Bookings to schedule during these periods)*

  • Monday 9:00 am to 11:00 am
  • Wednesday 9:00 am to 11:00 am
  • Friday 9:00 am to 11:00 am

*These virtual hours will be available through the end of March, except during spring break.

Note: On occasion I am asked to attend meetings that run through office hours. If that occurs, I will leave a note on my door and can schedule alternative days and times to meet.


cgabrini@daltonstate.edu
706.272.4466

Degrees

  • Post-Doctoral Bridge Certificate in Accounting, University of Florida
  • Ph.D. in Public Administration, Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration
  • M.S. in Taxation, University of Central Florida, Dixon School of Accounting
  • M.B.A. in General Business, Dowling College
  • B.A. in Political Science, Stony Brook University

Biography

Professional Experience

  • Fast food and retail management
  • Manufacturing cost estimating and contract management
  • Nonprofit and governmental grants administration and reporting
  • Financial statement, performance, and operational auditing for governments, nonprofits, and private firms
  • Tax compliance and tax research
  • Controllership functions including systems analysis and design responsibilities
  • Procurement

Research Interests

  • Audit and Audit Committees
  • Performance management and measurement
  • Organizational governance
  • Local and state government
  • Ethics and fraud

Achievements

Community and professional service

  • Serve with United Way of Northwest Georgia as a community solutions panel member.
  • Serve as a volunteer reviewer with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Financial Reporting Excellence Program.
  • Served as a volunteer firefighter and first responder in the past.
  • Served as a chair and member of a municipal audit committee in the past.

I hold an active C.P.A. license from the State of Florida although I do not actively practice at the present.

More About Me

Completed Quality Matters online course development training (Fall 2016).

Completed the AACSB Post-doctoral Bridge Program in accounting at the University of Florida (Summer 2017).

Completed AAA Intensive Data and Analytics Workshop held in Orlando, FL (Summer 2018).

Completed Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA training through SAP University Alliance (Summer 2019).

Completed Certification for ERPsim hosted by HEC Montreal (Summer 2019).

Completed SAP S/4 HANA training through SAP University Alliance, SAP Configuration I and II (Fall 2020)

Completed SAP S/4 HANA training through SAP University Alliance, SAP Data Analytics (Fall 2020)

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