Profile

Dr David Ririmasse is a Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management at Newcastle University Business School. He joined Newcastle in September 2024, having previously held academic roles at the University of Hertfordshire, SOAS University of London, and Queen Mary University of London. He holds a BSc in Accounting from Bakrie University, an MSc in Petroleum Energy Economics and Finance from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD in Business and Management from Queen Mary University of London. He is also an Associate Fellow of the UK Professional Standards Framework (AFHEA) and holds the Advance HE External Examiner qualification.

Before and alongside academia, David developed professional experience in auditing, financial analysis, and the energy sector, including roles at Ernst & Young, ExxonMobil, and Majlis Energy Ltd. This combination of academic and industry experience informs his work across accounting, sustainable finance, climate-related business risks, and the low-carbon transition.

Dr Ririmasse's research focuses on climate change and the energy sector and their impacts across developed and emerging markets. His work has been recognised with the 2nd Best Paper Award at the BAFA South East Area Group in 2021 and the Best Paper Award at the 24th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting in Prague in 2023. His research has been published in Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, with further manuscripts under review at leading accounting and finance journals. He serves as a peer reviewer for Business Strategy and the Environment.

He is a member of the Sustainable Investment and Financial Instruments Network (SIFIN) at Newcastle University Business School and was appointed a NUBS Funding Academy Fellow in 2026, a structured programme supporting the development of major external funding applications.

Alongside his academic research, David is involved in applied, place-based impact work. He recently led an economic impact study for The Alnwick Garden Trust in support of its 25th anniversary, designing a model to estimate the Garden's economic contribution to the local area and to support the Trust's ongoing impact reporting. His work reflects a broader interest in producing research that is both academically rigorous and practically useful to organisations and stakeholders.

Research Interests:

• Accounting and Accountability: financial analysts, financial reporting quality, non-financial disclosure
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): sustainable finance and economics, corporate social responsibility 
• Energy finance and economics: energy and environmental finance and economics, energy transition and low carbon-economy

Dr Ririmasse welcomes applications from prospective PhD students and is happy to supervise suitable candidates interested in these areas. Please get in touch to discuss your potential research proposal.

Dr Ririmasse teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with a particular focus on sustainability, ethics, accounting, and finance. His teaching approach combines academic rigour with practical application, encouraging students to engage critically with contemporary challenges facing business, society, and the environment. He received the 2026 NUBS Sustainability Pioneer Award for Teaching Innovation, recognising his work to embed ethics, responsibility and sustainability into student learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

At Newcastle University Business School, he leads sustainability-focused teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including AFM1052 Sustainability and Ethics, which is ICAEW-accredited, and NBS8657 Finance and Accounting for Sustainability. His teaching also spans wider accounting and finance topics, including financial accounting, management accounting, financial reporting, and accounting for analysts. In addition, he contributes as a sustainability subject expert for the Association of International Accountants (AIA), supporting the development and delivery of professionally relevant sustainability education.

Current teaching:

• AFM1052: Sustainability and Ethics (UG, Module Leader)
• NBS8657: Finance and Accounting for Sustainability (PG, Co-Module Leader)
• NBS8006: Accounting for Analysts (PG, Lecturer)
• ACC1010: Introduction to Financial Accounting (UG, Seminar Leader)
• ACC1011: Introduction to Management Accounting and Finance (UG, Seminar Leader)

2024/2025:

• ACC1052: The Financial Environment (UG, Lecturer)
• ACC1010: Introduction to Financial Accounting (UG, Seminar Leader)
• ACC1011: Introduction to Management Accounting and Finance (UG, Seminar Leader)

• Article

  • Ririmasse D, Tsitsianis N, Mitrou E. Carbon Emissions, Carbon Reporting Channels and Corporate Debt: Evidence from Developed and Emerging Markets. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 2025, epub ahead of print.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Ririmasse, D, Mitrou, E, Tsitsianis, N. The Impact of Carbon Risk on the Cost of Debt in Asian Emerging Economies: Trade-off between Paris Agreement and Accounting Conservatism. In: World Finance & Banking Symposium. 2026, Brno – Czech Republic: Springer Cham. In Press.