Accountants can be book worms too

17 November 2005

CIMA Publishing has begun publishing a range of books for professional accountants working in business. With so many new regulatory requirements placed upon accountants, these books just might help light their paths.

But don't take our word for it. Hazel Smith in the Business Accounting team at ASDA reviewed the new title on UK Accounting Standards:

'It's a good basic reference guide setting out the evolution of different accounting standards. The practical illustrations help clarify policy interpretations and demonstrate how other organisations apply the standards. The language is easy to understand and the examples easy to walk through to help readers develop their understanding.'

Robert Jelly, Director of Education at CIMA, said:

'As the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on accountants in business, CIMA has to be at the forefront of providing relevant support to finance professionals who find themselves with less and less time to do background reading. These titles are professional guides which go further than just reciting theory but go on to outline the issues surrounding implementation.'

The titles are published on behalf of CIMA by Elsevier, CIMA's official publishing partner. All published titles are available at http://www.cimapublishing.com/ or telephone +44 (0) 1865 474010.

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steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business. It is a world leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business, in both the private and public sectors. It is the fastest growing UK based accountancy body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 158 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually to reflect the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. For more information about CIMA, please visit http://www.cimaglobal.com/
2. Published to date:
   • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Michael Holt: 'a simple explanation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for senior management looking for a no-nonsense guide'.
   • Management Accounting Official Terminology, CIMA: 'Official Terminology clarifies the language of business to CIMA members and other professional accountants and is a useful glossary for CIMA students'.
   • UK GAAP for Business and Practice, Paul Gee: 'this new edition includes all major updates on IAS and deals with the ASB's programme for converging UK GAAP with IAS'.
   • Accounting in a Nutshell, Janet Walker: 'designed primarily for middle and junior management who deal with financial information without really understanding the content'.
   • Financial Planning using Excel, Sue Nugus: 'provides quick, useful guidance on how to use Excel in management accounting'.
   • Practical Financial Modelling, Jonathan Swan: 'for finance professionals whose work involves complex spreadsheets and financial models and where the focus would be on cash flow forecasting and budgeting tasks'.
   • International Financial Reporting Standards in Depth, Robert Kirk: 'essential CPD guide to accounting in line with the IAS'.
   • UK Accounting Standards, Robert Kirk: 'keep up-to-date with changes to UK accounting standards'.
   • Introduction to Business Taxation, Finance Act 2005, Christopher Jones: 'all the material you need for the CIMA Business Taxation Certificate'.
   • The Handbook of Management Accounting, John Innes: 'management accounting research written in an easily accessible style for practitioners'.
   • Corporate Social Responsibility, John Innes and Gweneth Norris: 'explores the problems faced by firms seeking to develop their own social performance strategies'.
   • Interest Rate Risk Management, Christine Helliar et al.: 'relevant to the imminent arrival of IAS 39 on Derivatives, this research is the first comprehensive UK study in this area'.
3. Future publications to include titles on Leadership, IFRS, Corporate Governance, Budgetary and Financial Control and Risk and Management Accounting.