Nationality

British

Subjects Taught

Financial Accounting (FA/FFA)

Qualifications

ACA, DipIFR, BFP, BMBS, BMedSci

ADAM SINCLAIR

Lecturer

Profile

Adam is a lecturer in accounting with over a decade of professional experience spanning Big 4 audit and advisory, industry finance, and international financial reporting. He brings a distinctive combination of deep technical expertise and practical, real-world insight to his teaching.

Adam spent five years as a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Accounting Advisory practice in Cambodia and Bangkok, where he led complex engagements covering revenue recognition, financial instruments, leases, consolidation, and group reporting under IFRS and local GAAP frameworks. He advised CFOs, audit committees, and senior leadership teams on high-stakes accounting judgments, particularly in areas where standards were ambiguous and conclusions materially affected financial outcomes. Prior to his time in Southeast Asia, Adam held financial reporting and accounting roles in the UK, at Specsavers, Capital One, and Games Workshop. He began his accounting career in audit at Deloitte UK.

Adam is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant (ACA) and holds the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR). His technical expertise spans IFRS, UK GAAP (FRS 101 and 102), and Singaporean GAAP. He has previously served as an adjunct lecturer at Kaplan UK, where he taught IFRS financial accounting and advanced audit to both ACCA and ACA students and was recognised for making complex standards accessible through clear, exam-focused, and practically grounded explanations.

Before entering the accounting profession, Adam trained as a medical doctor at the University of Nottingham, completing post-graduate foundation-year rotations in cardiology, general surgery, and obstetrics and gynaecology. This background gives him a unique perspective on professional judgment under uncertainty — a skill he considers central to both medicine and accounting.

Publication

Foreign currency transactions - Accounting considerations for banks and microfinance entities in Cambodia (January 2021). Qualifying Investment Projects Scheme - CIAS12 deferred tax considerations (September 2020).