Ronald Jastrzebski, CPA, CGMA

Lecturer

Department of Accounting

Contact

Building & Room:

UH 2320

Address:

601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

Email:

rjastrze@uic.edu

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Ronald Jastrzebski, CPA, CGMA

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About

Experience

Ronald Jastrzebski is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he serves as Managerial Accounting Course Coordinator and Faculty Advisor to the Accounting Club. A CPA and CGMA with more than three decades of professional and academic experience, he brings an exceptional breadth of real-world corporate accounting expertise — spanning plant control, corporate controllership, financial planning, and operational audit — directly into his teaching.
Before joining UIC full-time, Professor Jastrzebski taught at Northwestern University, Purdue University, Loyola University Chicago, Penn State, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, among others — accumulating one of the most extensive teaching records in the department. His classroom approach is hands-on and interactive, grounded in the conviction that students learn best by solving real problems alongside an instructor who has lived them professionally.
He teaches across the full accounting curriculum — from financial and managerial accounting to cost accounting, AIS, and financial statement analysis — and makes himself fully available to students outside of class, including optional exam review sessions and open-door office access.

Plant Controller, Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, IL (2005–2007) — managed all plant-level financial operations and reporting.

Controller & Administrative Manager, Renaissance Mark, Skokie, IL (2004–2005) — full-scope controllership for a mid-size firm.

Corporate Controller, C.J. Vitner, Chicago, IL (2000–2004) — led corporate-level accounting and financial reporting functions.

Finance Manager / Manager of Business Planning, Sharp Electronics — Services and Support Group, Romeoville, IL (1996–2000) — financial planning and analysis for a major international electronics company

Classes Taught

Financial Accounting (Undergraduate)

Managerial / Cost Accounting (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Intermediate Accounting I & II

Accounting Information Systems (AIS)

Financial Statement Analysis (Graduate)

Auditing and Assurance Services

Professional Leadership

Member, Schools and Colleges Committee Reading Chapter of Pennsylvania CPA Society, 2010-2016

Education

MBA, Finance — Loyola University Chicago, Graduate School of Business
BBA, Public Accounting — Loyola University Chicago, School of Business Administration

Licensures and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Professional Memberships

American Accounting Association
Illinois CPA Society
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Research Currently in Progress

Commitment to student success

Faculty Advisor, UIC Accounting Club (2017–present) — actively supports students in building professional networks, exploring career options, and connecting with the accounting community.

Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, UIC (2020–present) — contributes to program design and student learning outcomes at the department level.

Managerial Accounting Course Coordinator, UIC (2021–present) — ensures curriculum quality and consistency across all sections of one of the department's highest-enrollment courses.