November 2017 - Strategic Finance

12 Principles of Best Practice FP&A

The best-run companies follow these 12 principles to create FP&A that helps them meet their targets and beat the competition.

XBRL and the Cloud

Implementing XBRL with the right cloud-based solutions greatly improve financial and business reporting processes.

Are You Ready for Your Robots?

Rather than replace management accountants, robots will help elevate them from bean counters to strategic business partners.

Cybersecurity: Common Risks

Cybercrime is a dynamic risk. To avoid a costly security setback, organizations must learn to recognize the warning signs.

IMA Life: The Right Company

After a long period pursuing the company of her dreams, one CMA realized it was better to pursue her career dreams instead.

Flying Forward

IMA is committed to staying ahead of the curve in all things—social responsibility, technology, ethics, and continuing education.

Cybersecurity Stakeholders

The cybersecurity industry has grown immensely for both private and government entities. Each sector has its own challenges.

Form 1098-T Tuition Statement

Form 1098-T contains important info for educational credits or deductions, but it sometimes contains mistakes or isn’t sent.

Excel: Split Delimited Data into New Rows

Using Excel’s Power Query tools, you can convert delimited data within a cell or column into new rows.

The War for Cyberspace

Information warfare and cyberwarfare are different from espionage and warfare in the past, and they may be more dangerous.

Tools of the Trade: November 2017

We look at Google’s Pixel 2 and 2XL, Microsoft’s Surface Book 2, the Google Home Max assistant, and the August Smart Lock Pro.

Access: Main Forms and Subforms

Embedding forms in Access is useful for streamlined data entry and better organization of relational data.

A Board Member’s Insights on D&I

IMA Global Board member Harry W. Zike provides an outlook on the many benefits of diversity & inclusion initiatives.

Opportunity Is Knocking

A new presidential administration in the U.S. also means a Regulatory Review. IMA encourages its members to participate.

Build a Leadership Vision

To grow as a leader, enlist help to create your own leadership vision statement. The feedback you get may surprise you.

The Future-Proof Accountant

To succeed in the age of AI, management accountants need skills in data science, business intelligence, and more. IMA can help.

Wells Fargo Scandal Continues

The banking and financial services company disclosed that its fraudulent activity was broader than originally reported.

An IMA Two-Year Milestone

CareerDriver®, the career-planning resource for management accountants, is celebrating its two-year anniversary.

Books: Real Talk: An Office How-to

Offering workplace wisdom many people only learn through trial and error, The Thing about Work is the ideal office manual.

IMA Welcomes New CMAs: September 2017

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

SEC Split on FASB Definition of “Materiality”

The SEC had suggested support of the FASB’s definition, but the Investor Advocate has recently indicated otherwise.

SEC Approves PCAOB Standard

The new standard to enhance auditor’s reports includes rules and requirements on communicating critical audit matters (CAMs).