MJ Potvin

MJ Potvin

  • Lecturer and Welensky Chair, Accounting
  • MSA Suffolk University
  • BSBA/Accounting Concentration in Accounting, Merrimack College

Teaching Interests

Financial Accounting
SEC Reporting
Auditing
Accounting Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence

Research Interests

N/A

Bio

A licensed CPA, Professor Potvin has spent over 40 years working in accounting and related fields, starting with her first internship at age 17. She held a variety of positions throughout her time in industry, including: audit manager (PwC), internal auditor, operational consultant, project manager, manager of learning and development, controller, and director of financial and SEC reporting.

Since 2005, Professor Potvin has been a full-time accounting lecturer, first at Suffolk University, then at Merrimack College. She joined the faculty at Bentley in Fall 2023.

Professional Memberships

  • Massachusetts Society of CPAs Present
  • American Accounting Association Present
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Present
  • American Accounting Association 2025-06-04 - Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University
  • Outstanding Educator of the Year, Massachusetts Society of CPAs
  • Barbara Erickson Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate Students, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University
  • Special Recognition for Teaching Excellence, Beta Alpha Psi, Theta Delta Chapter, Suffolk University

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Faculty Liaison for Emerging Leaders Advisory Board ("ELAB") 2024-10-01 - Present
  • Task Force Member for Study Skills Task Force 2024-01-01 - Present
  • Task Force Member for Transfer Student Task Force 2024-01-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Dreams to Dollars: Entrepreneurship and Accounting Workshop 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31

    • Service: Professional

  • Committee Member for MassCPAs Accounting Pipeline Initiatives Community 2024-10-25 - Present
  • Committee Member for MassCPAs Client Advisory Services Community 2025-07-31 - Present
  • Committee Member for MassCPAs Academic and Career Development Committee 2016-01-01 - 2024-06-14
  • Committee Member for MassCPAs Educational Foundation - Scholarship Committee 2010-01-01 - Present
  • Board of Directors for MassCPAs Educational Foundation Board 2008-01-01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for Faculty Learning Community - AI Pedagogy Lab - Present
  • Committee Member for Academic Integrity Review Committee - Present