May 2019 - Strategic Finance

Digital Manufacturing and the CFO

Manufacturing CFOs need to adapt and evolve their practices to remain competitive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Meet IMA’s New Chair-Elect Paul Juras

Juras’s term will begin on July 1, 2019, and he will serve as IMA Chair starting in July 2020.

Notice of IMA Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of IMA will be held June 16, 2019, in San Diego, Calif.

Assessing and Controlling Nonprofit Fraud Risk

Nonprofits often put fewer resources and less effort into internal controls. Applied controls can help safeguard assets.

10 Tips to Improve your Presentation Slides

Cutting down on text and using visuals to supplement your speech will lead to a more focused, impactful presentation.

Navigating the Hazards of your Strategic Journey

Implementing a strategy is like taking a road trip. You need to have a clear goal and a map that will get you there.

IMA 100 Years: An Exciting Career Path

Carol Magner Mitchell wants students to understand just how much fun (and stress) awaits accounting/finance grads.

Celebrate Change

Change is the only constant, and IMA continues to adapt as well as provide resources and community to help you keep up.

IMA Volunteerism: My Three P’s of Volunteerism

The people you meet, the places you’ll go, and the pride you’ll feel make up the three P’s of volunteerism.

Women’s Accounting Forum Held in Amsterdam

IMA hosted an interactive forum for women to exchange ideas and strategies for successful leadership development.

Taxes: Deducting Business Meals

The IRS has provided guidance regarding the TCJA’s changes to the deductibility of business meals and entertainment expenses.

Call for Book Reviewers

IMA is seeking accounting and finance professionals to review business books for Strategic Finance magazine.

Excel: Wildcards in VLOOKUP and SUMIFS

In Excel, users can apply VLOOKUP with wildcards to match a number embedded in a longer cell. Faster VLOOKUPs are in the works.

Credibility Is Paramount

Credibility is important for management accountants and finance professionals in integrative workplace environments.

Access: Append and Update Data from Excel

An importing process of append and update queries can combine worksheets into a single table in Access.

Tools of the Trade: May 2019

This month, we look at the iPad Mini 5, iPad Air, iPad Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10, Google Pixel 3, RAVPower Filehub Plus.

Our Vital Leadership Role

IMA President and CEO Jeff Thomson takes a moment to share how IMA celebrates International Management Accounting Day.

Digital Leadership for Management Accountants

Take the lead, find a wingman, and maintain your ongoing training to remain competitive in the Digital Age.

Agile Project Management in Analytics

Those working on analytics projects tend to prefer agile project management to traditional project management.

Survival of the Memes

A review of the consequences of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market passed by the European Parliament.

IMA Life: A Decade of Progress

Ten years after starting out in the Swiss Alps, one professional lands at a board meeting in the United States.

Being a Smart Leader in a Digital Age

Tomorrow CEO Mike Walsh advises leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change.

SEC Wants to Expand “Test the Waters”

The SEC has proposed allowing more companies to engage in oral or written communications with potential investors.

Books: Cost-Conscious Innovation

In "Costovation," Stephen Wunker and Jennifer Luo Law present a map for innovation based on lower-cost solutions.

Congress Could Widen Audit Exemption

A bill would help emerging growth companies increase the effectiveness of their internal controls for financial reporting.

March 2019: Welcome New CMAs

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