Hi All - We had two wonderful keynote addresses during our fourth day at IMA's 92nd Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida. One talk was from the CEO of a Motorola spin-off, and the other was a Senior Vice President of Operations at a healthcare company. Both talks highlighted the need for the management accountant/CMA to step up as trusted business advisor in helping to protect investors while driving business performance. What a tribute to our profession, and to our CMAs! Just line up the competencies identified by the CEO and Senior Vice President for the management accountant to step up as trusted business advisor: financial planning and analysis; risk management and internal controls; and, decision support. Guess what is fundamentally tested on the CMA exam: financial planning and analysis; risk management and internal controls; and, decision support!!
IMA and its gold standard certification, the CMA, are up to the challenge of expanding our influence worldwide. More CMAs simply means that careers, organizations, economies and societies and economies are enriched.
Thanks,
Jeff