Dre Catherine Equey Research and Consulting Activities

Haute école de gestion de Genève
University of Applied Sciences
Dre Catherine Equey
UAS Professor
Department of Business Administration
 [email protected]
http://campus.hesge.ch/equeyc/
Geneva School of Business Administration
Battelle Campus, Building F
7, route de Drize
1227 Carouge – Switzerland
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Research and Consulting Activities
2014 - 2016
Simplified integrated management accounting system for SMEs (SICS)
Research project financed by CTI (“Commission pour la technologie et l’innovation de la
Confédération”) and by Solvaxis, ERP Proconcept’s editor
2013 - 2016
OI-NET - European Academic Network for Open Innovation
Research project granted by the European Commission (Life long Learning)
2010 - 2012
An Ethnographic Approach to Changes in Accountant Profiles and Tasks. The leading
role of an Integrated Financial System in public administration
2009 - 2010
Empirical study of organizational and structural changes due to ERP implementation
in a public administration.
Research project funded by « RCSO Economy & Management »
2007 - 2008
Evaluation of the Finance department of the Haute École Pédagogique du Canton de
Vaud and proposal of a new financial management model. Selection of a Management
Information System
Define the necessary technical and functional specifications of the future management
information system and required IT infrastructure. Coordinate the Tender process
2006 - 2006
Consulting Prolibre and Médecins Sans Frontières in their choice of a Salary and
Compensation Management tool
Defining the schedule of specifications for an open source software package
2005 - 2007
Study of the behaviour of SwissSME/SMIs regarding Integrated Financial
Management Systems. From Misunderstanding to Satisfaction
Research project on ERP implementation in Switzerland financed by Oracle Software Sàrl
2005 - 2006
Implementation of a Salary module for the Jaques Dalcroze Institute
Requirements analysis and choice and implementation of a solution
2004 - 2004
Implementation of a Management Information System for the Haute Ecole de Musique
de Genève (Conservatory)
Reorganization of the Finance Function and Management Accounting Implementation
2004 - 2004
Study of the relevance of ERP implementation in SMEs
Research project based on detailed case studies of SMEs from western Switzerland having
implemented an ERP system. Conception of a questionnaire for an nation-wide survey
2003 - 2004
Creation of an Accounting Department for the Jaques Dalcroze Institute
Creation and organisation of an accounting department, definition of functional job
descriptions, Choice and implementation of an accounting package
2003 - 2004
Accounting and technical support to various Finance Departments within the UAS
Western Switzerland network
Configuration Support for the implementation of Oracle Financials, and interfacing with the
Pay applications electronic payments (DTA), definition of reporting, …
2003 - 2003
Creation of Budget process for the departments of the Haute École de Musique de
Genève (Conservatory)
Splitting of Financial Management Information between tertiary and post-secondary
education levels (UAS and non-UAS)
2003 - 2003
Expert in Finance and Accounting in the introduction of “NLFPr”
Analysis of the financial impact of the new federal law for the vocational education
2002 - 2003
Consulting for the Geneva OOFP (Professional Orientation and Vocational Education
Office)
Analysis of the cost structure of Vocational Training Reforms
2001 - 2003
Implementation of the Integrated Management Information System of the UAS Santé
Social, Geneva
Reorganisation of Finance Function, definition of Management (Cost) Accounting structure
and configuration Support for the implementation of Oracle Financials
1999 - 2001
Implementation of the Integrated Management Information System of the UAS,
Geneva
Conception of Global Finance Function, definition of Management (Cost) Accounting
structure and configuration support for the implementation of Oracle Financials
Teaching Activities
2011 - 2012
Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) – IIA Switzerland – HEG Genève
Course « Managerial Accounting »
2011
DAS, CAS, MAS ET MBS – Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information – Université de
Genève
Course « Conceptual Framework of COSO – Risk Management, ERM and internal control
system »
2009 - 2010
International Master in Information Science – HEG Geneva
Course « Financial and Managerial Accounting »
2009 - 2013
HES-SO Master of Science in Business Administration, major in Service Management
and Service Engineering – HEG Geneva
Course « Integrated Financial Management Tools »
2007 - 2011
DAS - Diploma of Advanced Studies in Enterprise Risk Management HEC Geneva –
HEG Geneva
Course « Management Dash-Boards and Performance / Internal Control Systems »
2006 – 2007
Ge-Pilote
Management Training Course for the Administration of the Canton of Geneva on Internal
Control and Risk Management based on COSO
2004 - 2005
Continuing Education – HEG Geneva
Management Training Course for managers of SMEs on Integrated Management Tools’
Implementation
1998
UAS Professor – HEG Geneva
Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Cost Control
1989 - 1998
Teacher
Malagnou Commercial College (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Geneva
Professional Activities
2011 - 2014
Dean of the Department Business Administration
Geneva School of Business Administration - Geneva
2001
UAS Professor
Geneva School of Business Administration – Geneva
1999 - 2001
Chief Financial Officer
Geneva University of Applied Sciences – Geneva
1998 - 1999
UAS Professor and Dean of the Department of Business Administration
Geneva School of Business Administration – Geneva
1994 - 1997
Executive Assistant Manager
Malagnou Commercial College (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Geneva
1989 - 1998
Teacher
Malagnou Commercial College (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Geneva
1987 - 1989
Auditor
Price Waterhouse - Geneva
Education
2012
Doctorate of Economic and Social Sciences,
Title : The Impact of an Integrated Financial System Implementation on Accounting Profiles
in a Public Administration: An Empirical Study
Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), University of Geneva
1993
Certificate of Aptitude in Teaching
IFMES, Geneva
1987
Master of Science in Commercial and Industrial Sciences, Specialisation in
Management
University of Geneva
Training
1999 - 2005
Oracle Financials training program
Oracle, Geneva
1997 - 1998
Personal and Professional Appraisal
Institute for Vocational Education and Training - Lausanne
1996 - 1998
Valuation formative training program
Malagnou Commercial College (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Geneva
Publications
2013
Catherine Equey and Hugo Mabillard (2013). Professions financières et TIC: Résultat
d’une enquête auprès d’administrations cantonales et fédérales. L’Expert-comptable
Suisse, 2013/8, pp. 505-508.
2013
Catherine Equey and Hugo Mabillard (2013). Accounting and Financial Professions in
Swiss Public Administrations: What Are the Profiles and Users’ Satisfaction when
Using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP Systems)? Proceedings 9th European
Network for Research in Organisational & Accounting Change 2013, Jyväskylä, Finland.
2013
Catherine Equey and Hugo Mabillard (2013). Professions comptable et financière dans
les administrations publiques suisses : quels profils et quelle satisfaction lors de
l’utilisation d’une application de gestion financière intégrée (ERP) ? Haute école de
gestion de Genève, 89 P., Cahier de recherche n° HES-SO/HEG-GE/C--12/3/1--CH
2012
Catherine Equey (2012). Les TIC enrichissent et appauvrissent simultanément le travail
des services comptables et financiers. L’Agefi, 22. march 2012.
2012
Catherine Equey, Bernard Morard, (2012). The Impact of an Integrated Financial System
Implementation on Accounting Profiles in a Public Administration: An Ethnographic
Approach. Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change (JAOC), Emerald, Volume 4,
Chapter 2.
2012
Catherine Equey (2012). Empirical Study of the Profiles of Accountants Working in a
Public Administration and Using an Integrated Financial System (ERP). Advances in
Enterprise Information Systems. CRC Press / Balkema. Taylor & Francis Group, pp.257276.
2012
Catherine Equey and Emmanuel Fragnière (2011). How the ERP (Enterprise Resource
Planning) Systems are Centralizing and Standardizing the Accounting Function in
Public Organizations for Better and Worse. Strategic ERP Models for E-Governement :
Applications & Methodologies. IGI Global Hershey. Susheel Chhabra & Muneesh Kumar,
pp. 55-73.
2010
Catherine Equey and Bernard Morard (2010). An Ethnographic Approach to Changes in
Accountant Profiles: the leading role of Integrated Financial System in a Public
Administration. Proceedings Second Global Accounting and Organizational Change
Conference 2010, Boston, USA.
2009
Catherine Equey and Emmanuel Fragnière (2009). The Paradox of Complex ERPs
Systems Used In Simplified Organisations Such As Small and Medium Enterprises.
Organizational Advencements through Enterprise Information Systems: Emerging
Applications and Developments, IGI Global Hershey. Angappa Gunasekaran and Timothy
Shea of the University of Massachusetts, pp. 18-28, USA, 2010.
2008
Catherine Equey and Emmanuel Fragnière (2008). Elements of Perception Regarding the
Implementation of ERP Systems in Swiss SMEs. International Journal of Enterprise
Information Systems (IJEIS), pp. 1-8, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2008.
2008
Catherine Equey, Rob J. Kusters, Sacha Varone and Nicolas Montandon. (2008). Empirical
Study of ERP Systems Implementation Costs In Swiss SMEs. Proceedings of the Tenth
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS). 2008.
2006
Catherine Equey (2006). Étude du comportement des PME/PMI suisses en matière
d'adoption de système de gestion intégré. Entre méconnaissance et satisfaction,
Working paper N°HES-SO/HEG-GE/C--06/12/1—CH
INTERVIEWS (not exhaustive selection)
2011
Janka Vanda. « Nos 10 conseils pour optimiser son ERP », PME Magazine, mai 2011
Janka Vanda. « Pour leur ERP, les banques privilégient le Lego », Banque Suisse, mars
2011
2008
SECO (Swiss Confederation). « Les PME boudent les outils informatiques de gestion
intégrés », SME Portal, octobre 2008.
Sylvie Hourdry. « L'angoisse de la dépendance », PME magazine, octobre 2008.