Jane Hughes

Dr Jane Hughes is a lecturer in accounting and finance at The Open University. She is a professional accountant, with over twenty years of business experience in both corporate and financial services. She has worked in chief finance officer roles in the following sectors: manufacturing, private healthcare, publishing, retail banking and investment banking (in the City of London). In 2000, Jane moved into university lecturing, working for a London university for 9 years and then for the Open University Business School. She has been an Associate Lecturer with the Open University Business School for 21 years, to date, and is aiming to make it 25 years!

‘Meeting and working with OU students is the best part of my job. It’s great to see business students come to understand and enjoy accounting and finance topics and feel confident in working with the finance professionals that they meet in their workplace.’

At The Open University, Jane specialises in writing and developing online teaching activities and has just completed the free online course: ‘Funding for Business Growth’, part of the OUBS’ Digital Economy suite of courses: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/finance-for-business-growth