Associate Professor

Svein Magne Abrahamsen

Field of work

I am employed as Associate Professor of Financial Accounting at the HVL Business School. Here I primarily teach and research in financial accounting. My professional areas of interest are currently accounting quality, sustainability reporting, and municipal accounting. 

I am educated as a civil economist with a master's degree ("hovedfag") in administration (cand. merc.) and a PhD in financial accounting from NHH. Previously, I have worked in the public sector as a senior adviser in the Ministry of Local Government and as an performance auditor in The Office of the Auditor General of Norway. 

Courses taught

Accounting theory 

Accounting organization

Coordinator and supervisor for bachelor's theses 

Research areas

Financial accounting 

Research groups

Sustainability and green innovation