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As companies struggle to survive in an increasingly complex and threatening environment, the role of management accountants has become ever-more critical, according to IMA president and CEO Jeff Thomson.

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants also announced a change in the testing window schedule for 2020, due to COVID-19.

Management accountants and CFOs can play an important role in guiding companies through the strategic options available to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accountants and finance pros have led in formulating strategy, anticipating risk and determining the best course of action to move forward.

Small businesses are dealing with frustrating delays and changing guidance in applying for and receiving help from the Small Business Administration in its new Paycheck Protection Program.

The pandemic has prompted confidence among accountants to fall to its lowest levels on record in all regions of the world during the first quarter of the year.

Chief financial officers are playing a key role in helping their companies cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it’s causing, according to officials from the Institute of Management Accountants.

Most CFOs polled by PwC expressed great concern for their business and 80 percent anticipate COVID-19 will decrease their revenue or profits this year.

The Commission is extending the filing periods covered under its previous reporting relief for companies due to the COV-19 pandemic.

Financial execs can provide critical reassurance and information through proactive communication.

Salary and compensation rose for the first time in three years, according to an annual salary survey.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants released a report Wednesday on some of the major long-term issues affecting the world economy.

The Institute of Management Accountants opened registration Wednesday for its 2020 annual conference.

Global economic confidence bounced back in the fourth quarter of last year to approximately the level it enjoyed in mid-2019, with a particularly strong improvement in North America.

Technology such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and robotic process automation will be playing a greater role in the accounting profession this year, according to a recent report from the Institute of Management Accountants.

The Institute of Management Accountants is helping promote International Fraud Awareness Week, to push financial professionals to do more to ensure fraud prevention and detection are a priority at the companies where they work.

Top officials from the International Integrated Reporting Council, the Institute of Management Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants met in New York to discuss what steps they can take to enhance integrated reporting to provide better information on sustainability and other non-financial matters.

The Institute of Management Accountants has released a new report explaining how accountants can improve their organization’s costing models, tools and information to support better decision making.

Economic confidence among accountants worldwide dropped to its lowest level in eight years during the third quarter, according to a new report from the ACCA and the IMA, although it improved slightly in the U.S. and the U.K.

The Institute of Management Accountants is also encouraging accountants to develop a wider range of skills.