Ethics |

Call for Ethics Papers

To win the Curt Verschoor Ethics Feature of the Year competition, entrants must elucidate ethics for finance professionals.

Ethics |

The Value of Trust

Organizations that buck the alarming trend of declining trust in institutions will boost their credibility—and their profits.

Leadership & Careers |

Let Me Explain!

KPIs are designed to foster continuous improvement by giving managers needed data, but employees’ context matters.

Technology |

Breaking the Excel Routine

Some finance professionals resist quitting Excel, but alternatives could boost productivity and data analytics capability.

Leadership & Careers |

CFO to CFO: Gap’s Supply Chain Management

The finance function plays a key role in creating resilient, efficient supply chains, say Gap Inc.’s CFO and her senior VP.

IMA |

Inside Outreach

IMA informs hiring managers about the value of employees with the CMA, encouraging them to hire CMA-certified professionals.

Technology |

Excel: Combining All Worksheets in a Workbook

Excel lets users easily combine several worksheets into a single workbook, but the steps of the process are hard to discover.

Technology |

Technology in the New Decade

With the pace of technological change picking up, companies need to adapt processes rapidly and train staff well to keep up.

IMA |

Reshaping IMA’s Conference

We’ve begun to reshape the annual IMA conference to better meet our busy members’ need for relevant professional education.

Technology |

Access: Organizing Project Files

Access developers share database development tips, including how to set up a logical system for organizing project files.

Management |

Supporting Working Mothers

Address bias against working parents, especially mothers, to avoid decreases in morale, retention rate, and productivity.

Leadership & Careers |

All that Glitters Isn’t Gold (in Tech)

A leader is tasked with deciding which new technologies an organization should—and which it shouldn’t—adopt.

Technology |

Dual Screens and Folding Phones

Microsoft and Samsung are experimenting with new mobile screens using bendable glass, combining dual displays in one device.

Ethics |

Effective Ethics Training

Finance professionals must make learning about ethics a lifelong commitment. Employers can help by offering ethics training.

Technology |

Tools of the Trade: March 2020

A look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, and Yamaha Desktop Audio system.

Governance |

Taxes: Kiddie Tax and Extending Expired Tax Provisions

The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 extends several expired individual tax provisions to the 2020 tax year.

IMA |

IMA Life: My True Calling

Some students avoid public accountancy once they realize that a management accountant path is their true calling.

IMA |

IMA Volunteerism: The Perfect Formula

The three benefits that summarize the perfect formula for volunteering are I (Inspiration) + M (Mentoring) + A (Adventure).

Governance |

SEC Wants to Expand “Accredited Investors”

The SEC may add new categories to expand the number of investors who can invest in initial public offerings.

Governance |

FASB Standard Expected to Make Big Impact

The FASB’s new Current Expected Credit Losses standard will increase the transparency of expected loan losses earlier on.

Leadership & Careers |

Books: Controlling: Get Strategic

Controlling function experts analyze innovative approaches to performance management in this collection of retail cases.

IMA |

Welcome, New CMAs: January 2020

The ICMA is proud to announce the list of IMA members who earned their CMA certification in January 2020.

IMA |

Notice of Ethics Violation

The IMA Committee on Ethics has revoked two CMA certifications for violating the Statement of Ethical Professional Practice.