The Race to the Top
Set audacious career goals and doggedly pursue them with a determined belief in yourself and a willingness to take risks.
Integrating Nonfinancials to Create Value
Japanese companies have long been at the forefront at showing how nonfinancial metrics and intangibles impact corporate value.
Ethics |
“Are You Lying to Me?”
Given the threat of fraud in business, the ability to spot lies and deception is a valuable skill for management accountants.
Assessing IT Risk
Management accountants can use their experience with performance measures to help companies monitor and evaluate IT risks.
IMA Life: Just Get Started
Achieving your goals takes time and dedication, but taking that first step is an important part of the journey.
Successful Women’s Leadership Event in NYC
The seventh installment of the Women’s Accounting Leadership Series was held in October at Pace University.
IMA |
Future Focused, Globally Connected
2017 saw IMA achieve a number of major milestones, and we’ll continue to focus on providing greater member value.
Management Accountants’ Role in Transformational Leadership
Become a strategic partner that can help transform your company as it works to keep up with today’s pace of change.
Access: Using SQL in the Row Source Property
SQL and VBA provide a lot of neat functionality in Access. Take your first step in learning about SQL with this example.
Ethics |
Ethical Culture Moves to Center Stage
A number of organizations and governing bodies now view a strong ethical culture as a key component to corporate governance.
Tomorrow’s Management Accountants
As management accounting continues to rapidly evolve, let’s resolve to challenge ourselves to stay at the forefront of change.
The Far Limits of Artificial Intelligence—Part 2
We revisit the question of machine imagination and creativity with the Lovelace Test and Chef Watson from IBM.
XBRL, Blockchain, and New Technologies
New technologies and the internet’s culture of openness are transforming business reporting and data analytics.
Tools of the Trade: January 2018
We look at Sony Bravia A1E smart TV, Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, MikMe wireless microphone recorder, SanDisk iXpand Base.
Excel: Use Helper Cells to Improve Formula Speeds
Don’t use formulas that calculate the same answer repeatedly. Improve calculation times by using a helper range.
When Equipment Repairs Are Ordinary and Necessary
New IRS regulations help distinguish when repairs and improvements can be expensed or when they must be capitalized.
IMA |
Your IMA Story
Share your favorite IMA memory, and it could appear in Strategic Finance as a part of IMA’s 100th Anniversary celebration.
Strategy |
Books: In the Black, In the Green
E. Freya Williams’s book looks at companies that are turning sustainability efforts and green initiatives into financial success.
IMA |
IMA Welcomes New CMAs: November 2017
The ICMA is proud to announce the list of members who earned their CMA certification in November 2017.
IMA |
Congratulations, New CSCAs: November 2017
The ICMA is proud to announce the list of members who earned their CSCA certification in November 2017.
SEC Finally Proposes Changes to Regulation S-K
The changes impact financial reporting disclosures and include items such as Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Congress Sets Aside CFPB Rule
A rule banning financial companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses was set aside by Congress.
IMA |
Emil Scharff, CPA
We remember a former IMA Chair who advocated for young professionals and encouraged IMA to stay focused on the future of the profession.
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