Portrait of Chandra Wati

About

Experience in practice. Questions grounded in research.

I am Chandra Wati, an accounting and finance professional, managing director and PhD candidate in Commerce and Management at James Cook University.

My work brings together more than 21 years of professional experience with current research on AI, sustainability accounting, ESG disclosure and corporate governance.

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Professional path

From accounting practice to research-led advisory.

I have worked across accounting and finance for more than two decades, including professional experience in Australia and Papua New Guinea. That background shapes how I approach evidence: numbers need context, reporting needs controls, and recommendations need to work in practice.

I lead Poraj Services Australia and undertake selected advisory and collaboration work. My current doctoral research gives me a focused way to examine how emerging technology is changing the quality and governance of corporate reporting.

Based inCairns, Australia
Current studyPhD, Commerce and Management · JCU
Professional practiceManaging Director · Poraj Services Australia
Professional membershipsMIPA · PNG Institute of Directors

Foundation

Professional and academic preparation

Current

PhD in Commerce and Management

James Cook University, Cairns

Postgraduate

Master of Business Administration

James Cook University

Postgraduate

Master of Professional Accounting

James Cook University

Professional

Member, Institute of Public Accountants

Australia

Current direction

Building useful links between research and practice.

I want this work to help researchers, accounting professionals, company leaders and governance practitioners ask better questions about AI-enabled reporting.

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