CIMA - Become future-ready with the A to F of Finance resources

Your digital learning journey starts here. Learn the essentials to thrive in the future.

Finance today is constantly evolving. Businesses grapple with geo-political and economic changes, as well as rapid digitisation — with finance professionals at the frontline.

Technology has hyper-optimised the finance function, automating many finance roles while scrutinising, realigning, merging and even dicing others.

In our Future of Finance survey, the immediate need to take on new competencies emerged as the main theme. Businesses are being redefined by the A-F of finance: automation, blockchain, cyber-security, data analytics, as well as everything else that surrounds them. To survive and succeed, finance professionals need to be digitally agile.

Take our A-F quiz and see how future-ready you are.

To keep you ahead of the digital curve, we’ve created the CGMA® Digital Mindset Pack. which will help you understand the A-F of finance and how it’s driving change. The pack focuses on crucial skillsets that helps you make informed business decisions, which in turn empowers your business (and you) to succeed.

If you are a CIMA member, you can get the CGMA Digital Mindset Pack for free as part of your annual membership.

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A is for Automation Understand human-device synergy

RPA in the finance function

Free thought Leadership: Learn how to free yourself from laborious tasks
and focus on adding value.

This Thought Leadership content takes you from a beginners introduction on what Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is, to a real world case study of finance professionals leveraging RPA to save time on menial tasks.

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Fundamentals Certificate

A 10 hour certificate program designed for Accounting & Finance professionals.

Developed by Edward Brooks, founder of the RPA Academy, this course focuses on robotic process automation benefits and how the use of software robots can enable your business or clients to become more competitive and agile.

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Strategy for Business

Robotic Process Automation Strategy for Business Leaders

In this course, you will discover how RPA transforms businesses and provides a significant competitive advantage. You will learn key considerations and steps needed to begin building your RPA strategy.

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Re-inventing finance for a digital world

Free Thought Leadership. How your role is changing.

Automation can process and collect data much more efficiently than humans. Our findings show that 63% of finance professionals indicated that their descriptive processes were either fully or somewhat automated. So how will this affect your role as a Management Accountant?

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Agile Finance Unleashed: The Key Traits of
Digital Finance Leaders

Free Thought Leadership: How RPA is changing finance.

The No.1 barrier to using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technologies is “concerns about data and information security”. Only 13% of Digital Finance Leaders have scaled RPA across the finance function. So what tasks is RPA focusing on in the finance function?

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B is for Blockchain Decrypt the science behind crypto-tech

The Blockchain Effect

Free Thought Leadership: what you need to know about blockchain.

"The Big Four are all excited by the potential in blockchain ... ". This Thought Leadership introduces management accountants to the vast potential and transformative impact of blockchain technology.

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Briefing paper

Changing technology and finance

Download this briefing paper to learn about the key technologies that are changing the skills required by finance professionals and where your organisation is in the journey towards adopting new technologies.

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Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting
and Finance Professionals Certificate

Assess the risks and benefits of blockchain and cryptoassets.

This course provides you with real-world literacy on blockchain and cryptoassets to anticipate potential benefits and risks of the technology, translating them into relevant business application and value.

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🎧 #03: Leveraging Blockchain Technology

Learn on the go with our free Podcast.

How does blockchain tech currently impact the accounting and finance industry, what will the landscape look like, and how can we prepare? Ron Quaranta of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance explains blockchain and shares observations and trends.

Enjoyed this episode? Explore the full Go Beyond Disruption podcast playlist here.

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Changing technology and finance

Free Thought Leadership: Defining the impact of blockchain in accounting.

In October 2017 the Association announced a new collaboration with the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA). Together, this partnership will explore and define the impact of blockchain technology for the accounting profession.

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C is for Cybersecurity Safeguard your business data

Cybercrime – The Greatest Threat.

Free Thought Leadership: what you need to know about the greatest threat

Should management accountants play an active role in cybersecurity? This Thought Leadership goes through the risks of cybercrime and why management accountants need to work with IT to ensure their business addresses cyber risks.

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Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Finance
and Accounting Professionals Certificate

You can lead the way.

This course gives accounting professionals like you the knowledge and authority to learn and report on cybersecurity, and lead the conversation about cyber risk management in your organisation. See more cybersecurity products on the CGMA Store.

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CGMA Cybersecurity tool

Free Thought Leadership: Your free tool to get started with Cyber security.

Use this CGMA tool to understand the approaches and responses to addressing cyber risks. Learn about the framework developed by AICPA and use it to develop an effective cybersecurity risk management programme.

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🎧 #19: Cybersecurity and Promoting Risk Awareness

We're joined by leading cybersecurity consultant Tim O'Hara to discuss how organisations can tackle the latest cyber risks and threats.

Topics include:

How to understand the risks posed by cyber attacks.
How to build resilience, defences and awareness in response.
Effective, practical and achievable steps which any company can take.

Enjoyed this episode? Explore the full Go Beyond Disruption podcast playlist here.

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▶️: Understanding and Dealing with Personal Cybercrime

Top tips to prevent and deal with personal cybercrime.

Safeguard yourself and reduce the risk of falling victim to online fraud with top tips by John Webb, consumer expert at Experian.

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💬 Blog: Five Simple Cybersecurity Tips For Your Small Business

An essential guide to protecting your hard work.

47% of small businesses experienced an attack in the past 12 months. There’s no excuse to not make cybersecurity a business priority in 2019. To help your business stay safe, we have five tips for you.

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D is for Data Analytics Dive deep to deliver business insight

NEW Closing the Skills Gap in Data Analytics

Free Thought Leadership: what you need to know.

Do you need to be a specialist to work with data? In this free Thought Leadership, you will gain an understanding of how to use data in the interest of the business, its customers and its stakeholders.

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How management accountants can enable
better business decision making with big data

Free Thought Leadership: Leverage big data for better decisions.

Learn how big data creates opportunities for management accountants with better decision making across the business.

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🎧 #61: Readying business for the big data

Podcast: Free Thought Leadership and practical advice.

Russell Goldsmith is joined by the Association's, Peter Simons and Simon Jeffery at Siem Car Carriers, as they delve into practical advice on how management accountants can help businesses obtain insights from their data sets across the organisation.

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🎧 #07: Natural Language Generation: Turning
Data into Insights

Podcast: How natural language can automate data insights.

Marc Zionts, CEO of Automated Insights, explains how natural language generation can help various industries go beyond business intelligence dashboards and automate data insights.

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Data Analytics Certificates

A comprehensive 5-part certificate program that provides training and practical guidance on data analytics:

Data Analysis Fundamentals Certificate

Data Visualisation Certificate

Application of Data Analysis Essentials Certificate

Data Analytics Modeling Certificate

Forecasting and Predictive Analytics Certificate

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▶️:Finance Transformation in London

Understanding Data Analytics and how it is important from a business perspective with
Christopher Argent, former BI and Analytics Programme Lead, Vodafone.

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E is for Ethics Uphold the highest ethical and professional standards, and maintain public confidence in management accounting.

NEW Making good decisions: building trust in a digital world

Understand the ethical implications of new technologies and how to act.

Learn how new technologies are challenging businesses with new ethical circumstances and how, as a management accountant, you are in the best position to make the right decisions.

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Sustainable Development Goals and the role of the accountant

Free thought leadership: Learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and how management accountants can add value.

This thought leadership report introduces you to the Sustainable Development Goals, presents the business case for the SDGs, and explains why management accountants are well placed to add value. It also presents next steps, whatever your current level of experience.

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Ethics at CIMA

From the Code of Ethics to responsible business, we are here to support you

Our ethics section of the website is full of resources designed to help you understand the CIMA Code of Ethics and be confident in navigating your way through ethical dilemmas. You will find reports, articles and videos on the latest issues in business ethics and responsible business. Also find details about our ethics helpline and other organisations which can support you.

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Updating the Code of Ethics for 2020

Learn about the changes being made to the CIMA Code of Ethics from 1st January 2020

The ethical issues our members and students face are constantly changing. That's why we've recently updated our Code of Ethics. The updated Code launches on 1st January 2020, and this FM article explains all the changes.

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*Available to CIMA members free as part of their 2020 membership subscription.

To redeem:

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F is for Future Mindset Develop the mindset of a future-ready finance professional equipped to lead transformations.

NEW Future Mindset

A platform with hand-picked resources to help you adapt to disruption and the new normal.

Future Mindset will point you to the skills you need to become your organisation’s transformational leader based on your career objectives and interests. Available to CIMA members free of charge as part of their 2020 membership subscription.

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NEW The power of people

Learn how to lead your business through testing times by managing people and networks as assets, rather than costs.

This whitepaper examines the non-financial factors that impact business strength and explores the skillsets required to add value during disruption. Exclusive thought leadership for CIMA members only. Access via Future Mindset, your 2020 CIMA member benefit.

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NEW Leadership in hard times

Learn what it takes to lead effectively during periods of disruption and transformation.

This report explores leadership in the shadow of COVID-19 disruption with case study examples from companies such as Amazon, M&S and Next. Exclusive thought leadership for CIMA members only. Access via Future Mindset.

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Finance Transformation: the human perspective

Read joint research from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and KPMG International.

This research sets out to answer whether we are focusing on technology at the expense of the people who power it and addresses issues that can hold businesses back from progress towards finance transformation.

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The CGMA mindset for a digital future

Your guide to a growth mindset

Learn what technologies are disrupting the finance function and why you should embrace them. Understanding how these disruptions link back to your business model. Find out if you have a fixed mindset and a growth mindset and what it means for your future.

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NEW Business Resilience & Recovery Toolkit

Tools for preparing to reopen for business.

Organisations must re-operationalise processes and change their business models to reflect a new world with different ways of doing business. We have three tools to help your organisation build resilience as you plan the transition from working under lockdown to a post-COVID-19 reality; the CGMA Horizon Scanner, the CIMA Strategic Scorecard and The CGMA Business Model Framework.

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To redeem:

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