About
Business Faculty
Bio
Dr. Flora Chu is a Professor of Accounting and Finance with over 20 years of teaching and professional experience in accounting, auditing, financial investment, and business capstone instruction. She brings extensive industry expertise in corporate leadership, strategic planning, financial modeling, and financial operations, with a strong focus on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal controls, revenue recognition, process improvement, and enterprise software implementation and conversion.
Dr. Chu has held senior finance and accounting leadership roles across both public and private companies, including serving as Assistant Controller and Accounting Manager in the e-commerce, data security, semiconductor, and manufacturing industries. Her professional background includes managing global accounting operations, overseeing financial reporting and audits, leading SOX compliance initiatives, implementing ERP and financial systems, and supporting executive leadership with strategic financial analysis and decision-making. She has worked closely with external auditors, executive teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen internal controls, improve operational efficiency, and support organizational growth.
As an educator, Dr. Chu has over two decades of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate accounting and finance courses, including MBA capstone courses. She has contributed to curriculum development, course design, and academic assessment, and has served on curriculum and program review committees. Her teaching emphasizes the integration of accounting, finance, and strategy in real-world business environments.
Degrees and Certifications:
- D.B.A.
Northwestern Polytechnic University - M.B.A.
Chadwick University - B.S.B.A.
Accounting, Biola University
Courses Taught:
- FIN580 Portfolio Management
- BUS595 Business Capstone
- FIN510 Investment Analysis
- ACC490 Introduction to Taxation
- ACC512 Federal Taxation of Business Enterprises
- ECON201 Principles of Economics
- FIN501 Financial Management
- FIN310 Fundamentals of Finance
- FIN585 International Finance
Bio
Dr. Flora Chu is a Professor of Accounting and Finance with over 20 years of teaching and professional experience in accounting, auditing, financial investment, and business capstone instruction. She brings extensive industry expertise in corporate leadership, strategic planning, financial modeling, and financial operations, with a strong focus on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal controls, revenue recognition, process improvement, and enterprise software implementation and conversion.
Dr. Chu has held senior finance and accounting leadership roles across both public and private companies, including serving as Assistant Controller and Accounting Manager in the e-commerce, data security, semiconductor, and manufacturing industries. Her professional background includes managing global accounting operations, overseeing financial reporting and audits, leading SOX compliance initiatives, implementing ERP and financial systems, and supporting executive leadership with strategic financial analysis and decision-making. She has worked closely with external auditors, executive teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen internal controls, improve operational efficiency, and support organizational growth.
As an educator, Dr. Chu has over two decades of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate accounting and finance courses, including MBA capstone courses. She has contributed to curriculum development, course design, and academic assessment, and has served on curriculum and program review committees. Her teaching emphasizes the integration of accounting, finance, and strategy in real-world business environments.
Degrees and Certifications:
- D.B.A.
Northwestern Polytechnic University - M.B.A.
Chadwick University - B.S.B.A.
Accounting, Biola University
Courses Taught:
- FIN580 Portfolio Management
- BUS595 Business Capstone
- FIN510 Investment Analysis
- ACC490 Introduction to Taxation
- ACC512 Federal Taxation of Business Enterprises
- ECON201 Principles of Economics
- FIN501 Financial Management
- FIN310 Fundamentals of Finance
- FIN585 International Finance