P. Jeffrey Christakos, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Chair
Specialist Professor
- Department
- Accounting
- Office
- Bey Hall 149
- Phone
- 732-263-5312
- pchrista@monmouth.edu
P. Jeffrey Christakos, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Jeffrey has been in the accounting and financial services industry for over 30 years. He has experience in the areas of accounting, tax preparation and wealth management. In addition to his role as Specialist Professor of Accounting, he is a partner and Lead Advisor at Westfield Wealth Management and Vice Chairman of the Downtown Westfield Corporation.
Education
M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
B.A., Seton Hall University
Research Interests
Teaching interests include personal finance, auditing, managerial and financial accounting.
Publications
Scholarly Articles
“Convergence of Global Accounting Standards,” NJCPA Magazine, August 2017
“Succession Planning for Business Clients,” NJ CPA Magazine, January 2017
“Helping Clients Prevent Financial Infidelity,” NJ CPA Magazine, November 2015
“What You Need to Know About New AICPA PFP Standards,” NJ CPA Magazine, January 2015
“The Full Disclosure on Compliance and Disclosure Issues for Financial Advisors,” NJ CPA Magazine, May 2012
“Using Non-Market Related Strategies to Decrease Risk,” NJ CPA Magazine, September 2010
Popular Articles
Jeffrey is regularly quoted on financial planning topics by CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and US News and World Report.
Awards
In 2019, the NJCPA awarded Jeffrey with the Exceptional Educator Ovation Award in recognition of exemplary efforts and stellar achievement in advancing New Jersey’s accounting profession.
Leon Hess Business School presented Jeffrey with the 2018-2019 Service Excellence Award and as part of Monmouth University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Jeffrey was named as a Service Learning Faculty Fellow.
In 2018, Jeffrey received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the NJCPA.
Jeffrey is a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs and was named to New Jersey CPA Magazine’s inaugural “CPA-List”. This list acknowledges the high level of performance and engagement of selected NJCPA members in a variety of practice areas.
Courses
Frequently Taught Classes
- Accounting for Managers (BA 610)
- Auditing Practices and Cases (BA 638)
- Auditing Theory (BA 413)
- Business Income Taxation (BA 417)
- Business Research (BA 599)
- Business Research in Accounting (BA 699)
- Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration (BA 388, BA 488)
- Financial Accounting (BA 513)
- Individual Income Tax (BA 316)
- Managerial Accounting (BA 514)
- Principles of Financial Accounting (BA 251)
- Principles of Managerial Accounting (BA 252)
Recently Taught Classes
2021 Fall
- BA-413-01 - Auditing Theory
- BA-417-01 - Business Income Taxation
- BA-251-08 - Principles of Financial Accounting
- BA-251-04 - Principles of Financial Accounting
2021 Spring
- BA-699-CHR3 - Business Research in Accounting
- BA-388-JCHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- HO-396-CHR2 - Honors Thesis/Capstone Proposal
- BA-316-01 - Individual Income Tax
- BA-316-02 - Individual Income Tax
2020 Fall
- BA-417-01 - Business Income Taxation
- BA-417-02 - Business Income Taxation
- BA-488-CHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-345-50 - Forensic and Investigative Accounting
- HO-496-CHR2 - Honors Thesis/Capstone Completion
2020 Summer E
- BA-488-CHR1 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-252-E02 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
- BA-252-E01 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
2020 Summer C
2020 Summer B
- BA-488-CHR1 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-251-B50 - Principles of Financial Accounting
2020 Spring
- BA-401-01 - Advanced Accounting
- BA-636-50 - Advanced Accounting Topics
- BA-388-CHR2 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR6 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR2 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR4 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- HO-495-CH2I - Thesis Development
2019 Fall
- BA-488-CHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR2 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-513-MA50 - Financial Accounting
- BA-514-MB50 - Managerial Accounting
- FYBE-103-01 - Personal Finance
2019 Summer E
2019 Summer C
2019 Summer B
2019 Spring
- BA-638-50 - Auditing Practices and Cases
- BA-413-01 - Auditing Theory
- BA-599-CHR3 - Business Research
- BA-388-CHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR2 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- BA-488-CHR3 - Cooperative Education: Accounting Concentration
- HO-496-CHR2 - Thesis Writing
- HO-496-CHR2D - Thesis Writing
