March 2019 - Strategic Finance

IMA’s 2019 Global Salary Survey

This year’s salary survey shows that the gap in salary and compensation levels between men and women continues to shrink.

New Competencies for Management Accountants

IMA’s updated Management Accounting Competency Framework reflects the skills needed by finance and accounting professionals.

CMA Pass Rates: Schools and Success

A pass-rate analysis examines which U.S. colleges and universities are best preparing their students for the CMA exam.

Projecting the Special Value of the Deal

Companies must dive deep to ensure they don’t overlook any issues when projecting the value of a merger or acquisition.

My 50 Years and Counting

One IMA member looks back on his 50 years of membership, including serving on chapters boards and writing for Strategic Finance.

IMA Life: Keep Trying

Despite many setbacks and obstacles, this CMA persevered in his career and his certification journey to achieve his goals.

Courageous Leadership

IMA Chair Ginger White reflects on some of the courageous leaders she’s encountered throughout her career.

Can RPA Improve Agility?

Finance departments can improve their agility through the adoption of robotic process automation tools and techniques.

Be an “Ace”

Consistent application of the ACE mantra—attitude, character, and effort—can help make you more effective at work.

Remembering Curt Verschoor

Longtime Strategic Finance Ethics column writer and IMA member Curt Verschoor has passed away at age 87.

Tools of the Trade: March 2019

This month, we look at the Sony RX100 VI, LibreOffice 6, Omnipage Ultimate, Wemo Mini Smart Plug.

Deducting Automobile Business Costs

When deducting business expenses associated with a vehicle, certain rules can lead to unwanted tax consequences.

IMA Volunteerism: Take a Chance and Volunteer

The example of family members and professional mentors can set an important path for a commitment to volunteer roles.

A New AI Social Contract

An analysis of the social, economic, and political upheaval that will accompany the four waves of AI.

Access: Random Numbers

The Rnd function can be used to return a single random number, but the result generated changes constantly.

Excel: Pivot Table by Weekday and Month

With Get & Transform features introduced in Excel 2016, it’s possible to easily produce a pivot table by the day of the week.

Milestones and Journeys

One journey ends and another begins as Strategic Finance’s top editor steps down and a new editor-in-chief takes over.

Businesses Back Financial Reporting Reform

The SEC’s proposed changes to Rules 3-10 and 3-16 are receiving support from companies in a variety of industries.

Superstars of the Campus Influencers Program

IMA Campus Influencer “Superstars” showed excellence in their impact and commitment to the program in 2018.

Bipartisan Bill Against Predatory Lending

Senators plan to reintroduce a bill to protect small businesses from misuse of confessions of judgment when obtaining a loan.

Welcome New CMAs: January 2019

The ICMA is proud to announce the list of IMA members who earned their CMA certification in January 2019.

Your IMA Story

Share your IMA experiences to appear in Strategic Finance magazine and be included as part of IMA’s 100th Anniversary celebration.