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Philippe Levy

Title: 
Senior Faculty Lecturer & Executive Seminar Leader
Philippe Levy
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-398-4064
Email address: 
philippe.levy [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
nicoleta.anton [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Bronfman Building [Map]
1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1G5

Degree(s): 

BCom, Concordia University, Canada
DPA, McGill University, Canada
MBA, McGill University, Canada

Area(s): 
Accounting
Teaching areas: 

Financial Literacy (Financial reporting - external and internal)

Management control (Using accounting and finance to execute business strategy)

Office: 
509
Biography: 

Philippe Levy joined McGill's Faculty of Management in 1990.

He teaches a variety of accounting and finance courses, both at the graduate (MBA and CPA) and undergraduate levels. Philippe is the recipient of numerous teaching awards namely; McGill MBA Core Teaching Award 2023 (graduate level), McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014 (graduate level), McGill's Faculty of Management Distinguished Teaching Award  in 1998 (undergraduate level) and the first Recognition Award for University Teaching by the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants in Quebec in 2008, Mr. Levy consistently receives the highest course-satisfaction ratings in the faculty.

Mr. Levy also provides custom business and executive programs through direct and “train the trainer” deliveries in Canada, Europe and Asia. Clients range from small to large multinational corporations and governmental agencies. He has personally developed training programs for up to 11,000 participants relating to improving management skills and strategic control & implementation.

Mr. Levy's professional experience is well rounded. As a former vice-president of a public company, a practicing Chartered Professional Accountant, and a business consultant, Mr. Levy has provided consulting services relating to mergers and acquisitions, expert testimony in criminal and civil lawsuits, and business planning.

Courses: 

ACCT 362. Cost Accounting.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An examination of a number of recurring issues in the area of decision-making and control, including cost allocation, alternative costing systems, and innovations in costing and performance measurement.
  • Restriction: Open only to Accounting Honours students
  • Prerequisites: ACCT 361

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ACCT 463. Management Control.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The theoretical frameworks for the examination and evaluation of management accounting and control systems. The technical aspects of accounting along with behavioural issues of management control.
  • Restriction: Open only to Accounting Honours students
  • Prerequisites: ACCT 361

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MGCR 640. Accounting and Financial Reporting.

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Credits: 1.5
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The use of financial reporting including concepts and techniques in developing and interpreting accounting information. Identification of information that is relevant and useful for stakeholder decision making and analysis. Governance and ethical issues relating to the framework, accuracy and integrity of how this information is prepared and presented.
  • Restriction: Open only to M.B.A. students.

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MBA Base Camp

Areas of expertise: 

Financial Reporting

Management Control

Strategic Execution

 

Curriculum vitae: 
PDF icon levy_phil.pdf
Group: 
Faculty
CAS Professoriate
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Awards

McGill MBA Core Teaching Award (graduate) 2023

McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management Distinguished Teaching Award (graduate) 2014

Recognition Award for University Teaching by the Ordre des CPA 2008

McGill's Faculty of Management Distinguished Teaching Award (undergraduate) 1998

 
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