Opinion Piece
It’s Hard Being a CFO
Being a CFO is tough enough, but for those who work in the mid-tier, it’s harder still. You have all the issues that come with managing and organising the finances of a multi-million dollar business, […]
Opinion Piece
Opinion Piece
CPA Australia Governance Case Study One: CEO’s three year termination contract
By Brett Stevenson. Lesson one of Brett’s blog post provided a brief introduction the overall principle of the individual responsibility of board members. This case study using the $4.9 million termination payment to the CEO Alex […]
Opinion Piece
The Transformational Power of the CMA
The year 2004 was one that transformed my life. My family had decided to make Australia our new home and relocate from Mumbai to Melbourne. I started a new phase in my working life as […]
Opinion Piece
Bean Counter or Being Counted? CFOs in the Public Sector
What does it take to be an effective CFO in the public sector? And what can finance professionals do to have more strategic impact? Mandarin associate publisher James Judge talks to some CFOs (on and off the record) to get the answers.
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Members Area
The CPA Australia Crisis – ICMA Patrons Show the Way Forward
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, There are many learnings from the implosion at CPA Australia -which in fact damages the reputation indirectly of us all – but the one that strikes one most is […]
Members Area
The Lack of Transparency at CPA Australia: A Synopsis of Media Reports
The Editors CPA Australia Ltd. is an unlisted company limited by guarantee. Issues with regards to its governance were first raised in articles in the Rear Window Section of the Australian Financial Review (AFR), and […]
Opinion Piece
CMA Transformed My Career
An Accounting Professionals Tribute to ICMA Australia – Dr Chris D’Souza, Honorary Treasurer of ICMA ‘When the student is ready the master appears’ – is an eastern saying. In the spring of 2004, I was […]