About IMA The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA®) is the world's leading organization dedicated to empowering management accounting and finance professionals to drive business performance. http://www.imanet.org
Business Creed IMA Members are today's leaders, managers, and decision makers in management accounting and financial management. As Members, we are dedicated to continued professional development, to achieving the highest levels of professional certification, and to supporting each other in our commitment to professional excellence. What we offer With a network of about 60,000 professionals, IMA provides a dynamic forum for management accounting and financial professionals to develop and advance their careers through its Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) program, cutting-edge professional research and practice development education, networking, and the advocacy of the highest ethical and professional practices.
Memberships and Community
	There are many choices on the professional landscape for those in the accounting field. But there is only one choice for global professionals in the management accounting and finance field who work inside organizations. That choice is the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA®). Regardless of where you are on your career path, let IMA be your source for career management tools, resources and opportunities. Take a Look at IMA with New Fall 2008 Video In this 19-minute presentation, IMA® President and CEO Jeff Thomson, along with IMA staff members Debbie Warner, Steve Weiss, and Dennis Whitney give an update on IMA and the management accounting profession.
Certification
	Because no other accounting or finance credential lends itself more directly to today's complex and changing business environment. Because you will confirm substantial knowledge of accounting, finance, and important related fields and demonstrate the ability to integrate this information into the business decision process.  Because you will distinguish yourself as a business professional who is committed to a strict code of ethics. Because you will demonstrate your commitment to personal professional development and lifelong learning.
Research Center of Excellence
	The IMA Research Center of Excellence (COE) is focused on delivering research, best practices, and tools for practitioners in accounting and finance who are involved in decision support, planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and internal control over financial reporting. In addition to the Foundation for Applied Research (FAR), the CoE is composed of five research practices: Leadership Strategies and Ethics - Technology Enablement - Strategic Cost Management - Business Performance Managment - Finance Governance, Risk, and Compliance The COE is dedicated to advancing the management accounting and finance profession and the careers of practitioners, enabling them to build sustainable value within their operations.
Publications
	Strategic Finance-  IMA's award-winning monthly magazine, for trends in finance and accounting and for ideas on how to help your company and your career. Subscriptions are included in members' dues and are also available to nonmembers. Strategic Finance is now available in digital format. IMA Online News- is IMA’s general membership e-newsletter. Published twice a month, IMA Online News features three interactive sections, communicating the latest News from IMA, Industry News, and Local Chapter & Council News and Events.  CMA Connection- is a bi-monthly electronic newsletter designed exclusively for IMA’s Certified Management Accountants members (CMA®s) and candidates. Our goals for this publication are to help CMAs and candidates stay connected with each other and IMA®, and to provide support to those preparing to take the exam. We hope to create a sense of community among those professionals best suited for working inside organizations. Campus Connection- is a bi-monthly electronic newsletter prepared exclusively for IMA student and academic members. Each issue features original content on IMA news specifically relevant to students and academics, including information about scholarships, awards and competitions, learning resources, and more.  Career Connection- is published bi-monthly for IMA’s young professional members and those just entering the field at any age. This e-newsletter includes syndicated content on issues such as work/life balance, financial leadership, managing your career, job outlook indicators, as well as important IMA news.
Professional Development
	Your Online Resource to IMA Professional Development Your education. Your career development. Your way. You’ll find it all here … Programs designed for you: Continuing education courses for Certified Management Accountants (CMAs) and professional development programs designed to help management accountants and finance professionals build their careers. Content that addresses your needs: All IMA professional development programs relate to one or more of the five core competencies of management accounting: Strategic Costing Business Performance Management Finance Governance, Risk, and Compliance Technology Enablement Leadership Strategies and Ethics Explore a variety of courses, in a number of formats, from one-hour online courses to our popular Inside Talk webinar series to live three-day conferences designed to meet your professional education needs, your way. - IMA Professional Learning Center - Webinars - Conferences
External Relations
	Like all associations, IMA is committed to building relationships and developing professional partnerships. The purpose of these relationships is to better assist our members in discovering the characteristics of the management accounting and finance professions. IMA is one of the five founding organizations of the Committee on Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) established in the late 1980s by a government commission called the Treadway Commission. The National Academy Foundation was created as a partnership between business leaders and educators to address the need to prepare students for professional careers. NAF serves over 50,000 students in over 500 Academies in 41 states and the District of Columbia in urban schools through small learning communities. IMA supports The PhD Project, a unique diversity initiative that encourages African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native American to pursue a Ph.D. in business and serve as role models and mentors for minority business students.