August 2017 - Strategic Finance

High-impact Mentoring

The IMA Louisville Chapter Mentoring Program offers mentoring for students and increases awareness of the chapter itself.

Managing Conflict as a Leader

As leaders, we are often faced with situations in which we need to mediate conflict in our organizations.

Alex C. Eng: Thinking Big

Alex C. Eng has big plans for IMA, including growing the CMA and working with students and young professionals.

Accounting Student Transformations

Faculty at Baylor University help their students find the accounting career that best fits their interests.

Excel-based Active Learning

Excel-based projects help students learn how to apply management accounting concepts in practical business scenarios.

The Global Accountant

To be successful, today’s accountant needs to have a diverse set of skills and financial competencies.

Starting from Scratch

The recipe for a strong IMA student chapter is a snap with engaged students and support from the area professionals and IMA.

Students on Board

The IMA Student Leadership Experience is designed to expose top college students to governance and leadership skills.

Becoming Better Students

University students benefit from participating in an IMA student chapter and the IMA Student Leadership Conference.

Connecting the Dots

Jonathon Angell looks back at how his CMA connects the dots of his successful career in Silicon Valley.

2018 Student Case Competition: BabyFreedom: Stakeholders and Strategy

A children’s clothing company is offered an opportunity for growth—but will it negatively affect the company culture?

IMA Elevates Members’ Perspectives at ACE2017

This year’s Annual Conference & Expo, held in Denver, featured exciting speakers and new specialty tracks.

Tools of the Trade: August 2017

This month we look at a Dell 2-in-1 laptop, the HTC U11 smartphone, a Louis Vuitton smartwatch, and Nikon’s KeyMission 170.

Access: Visualizing Value Changes

Use data visualizations in Access to show if a value has increased, decreased, or stayed the same.

Excel: RANK, COUNTIF, and Floating Point Errors

Excel normally uses 15 digits of precision, but some features now appear to be using 17, which can cause unexpected problems.

A Trusting Ethical Culture Needs Truth

Creating and modeling an environment of trust helps maintain respect, understanding, and openness within an organization.

What’s Your Why?

Effective leaders must know their employees’ stories and understand their beliefs, motivations, needs, and struggles.

How the Self-Employment Tax Is Miscalculated

Two laws on self-employment taxes result in underpayment of self-employment taxes and an overpayment of federal income taxes.

7 Tips for a Diverse Pipeline

Get creative with these seven methods to broaden the diversity pipeline of new employees at your organization.

Improve Your Technology Skills

Management accountants need to be aware of new technology and keep themselves updated on the latest trends.

When Business Is a Family Matter

Accountants in family-owned businesses face the challenge of doing their jobs while navigating family dynamics.

The Evolution of Electric Text

There are important differences between printed text and the electric text created on word process running on computers.

Inline XBRL Runs into Opposition

Critics of the SEC’s proposed requirement to use Inline XBRL note that many software vendors aren’t prepared for it.

Books: Leaders Are Made, Not Born

Based on his Phoenix Seminars and Success Library, Brian Tracy offers keys to unlocking leadership potential.

Section 404 Changes Under the Radar

Despite opposition, two changes to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 404 were passed by the House of Representatives in June.

Survey: The Evolving Risk Landscape

A BDO Canada survey of 500 C-suite leaders shows what these executives fear most regarding the future of their organizations.

Welcome New CMAs: June 2017

The ICMA is proud to announce the list of members who earned their CMA certification in June 2017.