Professor Vic Naiker is a Professor of Auditing in the Department of Accounting within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He serves as Director of the PhD Program and Deputy Head of Department (Accounting). He joined the University of Melbourne in July 2017, having previously held positions at Monash University, including as a professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance. His teaching interests focus on auditing and financial accounting. Naiker holds a doctorate in research.

Naiker's research specializations encompass archival auditing, including topics such as audit committees, auditor industry specialization, auditor remuneration, and auditor decisions; corporate governance; and accounting information and capital markets. His scholarly contributions appear in leading journals. Key publications include 'Audit Office Labor Market Proximity and Audit Quality' (The Accounting Review, 2022, with Gladys Lee and Christopher R. Stewart); 'Stealth Acquisitions and Product Market Competition' (Journal of Finance, 2023, with John D. Kepler and Christopher R. Stewart); 'Partner-Level Cumulative Industry Expertise and Audit Quality' (Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2024, with Like Jiang and Yu Wang); 'Why do audit clients voluntarily disclose the compliance and planning components of auditor provided tax services?' (2024); 'Do Professional Ties Enhance Board Seat Prospects of Independent Directors with Tainted Reputations?' (2023); 'The Association between Auditor Provided Tax Planning and Tax Compliance Services and Tax Avoidance and Tax Risk' (Journal of the American Taxation Association, 2021); 'Does media coverage deter firms from withholding bad news? Evidence from stock price crash risk' (Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020); 'Options Trading and the Cost of Equity Capital' (The Accounting Review, 2013, with Farshid Navissi); and 'The Effect of Board Characteristics on Firm Environmental Performance' (Journal of Management, 2011, with Charl de Villiers and Chris J. van Staden). He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. His work has garnered over 4,000 citations.

Professional Email: vic.naiker@unimelb.edu.au