Beth McCain

Assistant Teaching Professor of Accounting

Department: Accounting

Koury Business Center, Office 352-C 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Professional Expertise

Auditing, Employee benefit plans, SEC filings, Internal control, Quickbooks

MS Accounting, UNC Greensboro

BS Mathematics, Boston College

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - North Carolina - Retired (2025)

Academic experience:

Elon University (2016 - present)

Guilford Technical Community College (2010 - 2016)

Professional experience:

Smith Leonard PLLC (2014 - 2025)

Dixon Hughes Goodman PLLC (1994 - 2010)

Personal Financial Planning

Principles of Accounting

Principles of Managerial Accounting

Cost Accounting

Intermediate Accounting I

Gateway to Business

Doing Business in the Pacific Rim

Culture and Business of Vietnam

Principles of Finance

Love of Money/Financial Crimes

MS Accounting Program Director (2023 - 2025)

Elon University, Alternative Spring Break faculty advisor, Spring 2018

Out of the Garden Project, volunteer (2013 - 2020)

Out of the Garden Project, Board of Directors (2016)

Guilford County Animal Services, volunteer (2024 - present)

2024 Beta Gamma Sigma, Elon University Chapter, Professor of the Year Award

2023 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching