Updated 8/26/2010

News and Upcoming Events

Accounting in the Cloud — September 15th, 2010

We're co-sponsoring this event with the San Francisco ASWA. Lew Tucker, Vice President and CTO of Cloud Computing at Cisco, will be hosting this dinner and program at 50 California St, 17th floor in San Francisco. Cloud computing can help you distribute the accounting workload among team members, safeguard your accounting data, streamline reporting, and help eliminate the need for paper records. This informative event will be held on September 15th, 2010, 6 - 8:30pm, networking at 5:30pm. Cost will be: $20 for members, $25 for non-member, and $15 for students. Register by emailing hospitality@aswa-sf.org. CPE credit is available for this event.

Upcoming Excel In Accounting Saturday Sessions

Beef up your Microsoft Excel skills at these SFIMA-sponsored one-day sessions specially designed for finance and accounting professionals. Learn more at excelinaccounting.com.

Topic Oakland San Francisco
Charts, Graphs & Dashboards 5/22/10 6/19/10
Tips & Tricks 8/14/10 9/11/10
Macros & VBA 10/23/10 11/13/10

Joint Ethics Session — November 6th, 2010

The San Francisco and Peninsula/Palo Alto IMA Chapters are teaming up to deliver a joint Ethics session in San Francisco for CPE credit on November 6th, 2010. Learn more and register on the Peninsula/Palo Alto IMA chapters Ethics event page.

LinkedIn Group for SFIMA

Join our SFIMA group on LinkedIn.com, a web site where professionals network with each other, find jobs, discuss topics of interest, and leverage each other's connections. All SFIMA members are welcome to join. This group is a perfect place to post or find accounting and finance jobs in San Francisco. We hope it will also foster discussions about SFIMA activities and become a forum where our members can connect.

CMA Exam changes

Starting in 2010, the IMA has changed the format of the CMA exam from 4 parts to 2 comprehensive parts. View more information about SFIMA-sponsored CMA Study Group.

Lean Accounting Summit — Las Vegas, NV, September 21st-22nd, 2010

The (National) IMA is co-sponsoring this event and offers a special discount for IMA members. Lean accounting is a costing methodology that helps accountants reduce costs and optimize value in their organizations; it is a shift in philosophy from traditional cost accounting to a system that measures and motivates good business practices in the lean enterprise.

Welcome to the San Francisco chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. We're a professional organization promoting the field of management accounting, providing tools and resources so that our members can:

  • Achieve the CMA designation
  • Maintain their CMA status with needed Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit opportunities.
  • Enhance their professional skills
  • Meet others in the field of management accounting

Affiliations

Institute of Management Accountants
Institute of Mangement Accountants

IMA Golden West Council

Bay Area IMA Chapters

Oakland/East Bay Chapter

Silicon Valley Chapter

Palo Alto Chapter

Links

aswa-sf.org - San Francisco Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants

ExcelInAccounting.com - SFIMA sponsored Excel Training