President's Message

Dear IMA Philippines Chapter Members,

As we usher in a new fiscal year, I would like to congratulate the Chapter for what it is today: a community with competent leaders and committed volunteers, where the Chapter’s contribution is felt across the globe. 

We have a good footing to deliver an even stronger FY 2023-2024. The organization is poised more than ever to change more professional lives for the better.
 
This year, key strategic focus areas will be:
  • Widen reach of the chapter and increase membership spanning various sectors and industries, with members across levels of the organization.
  • Increase member engagement through meaningful activities and profession-enhancing programs.
  • Provide avenues to polish high potential student members. Make IMA Philippines Chapter an aspirational community and their preferred organization.
  • Further enhance the value of membership by providing relevant programs to further equip its members to be holistic finance and accounting professionals.
To achieve above focus areas, we are going to hold the following:
  • General Membership Assembly – to network with the uprising and seasoned management accountants in the industry and share amongst members our progress for the Fiscal Year
  • Community Service Program – to connect us with the communities needing improvement and upskill our brothers and sisters from these sectors
  • Mentoring Program – to guide our young management accountants seeking professional growth
  • Leadership Training – to enhance our capacity to perform leadership roles in organizations
We will continue with our initiatives, as well as adding new programs suitable for our growing community and events through collaboration and engagement with our industry partners and various sectors, including our IMA head office.
 
The chapter will likewise carry on with offering custom-tailored CPE and non-CPE events relevant to IMA members in the Philippines, as well as complementary events available globally but not limited to:
  • Webinars
  • Conferences
  • Student Leadership and Career Summit
  • Networking
We believe in the power of collaboration in helping us achieve great things in the accounting and finance ecosystem. IMA Philippines Chapter will continue its venture on establishing connections and maintaining and strengthening relationships with our partner organizations. Together, we can be sure to achieve even greater success as we work with the following:
  • Business Sector
  • Academic Sector
  • Professional Organizations; and
  • Student Organizations
I would like to personally encourage everyone to continuously pursue personal development, to be always relevant and push for the skills of the future. We are value adding, we are relevant and will continue to be so amidst all the changes happening faster than ever. 
 
If you wish to volunteer your talent, time and effort, come and join us as we continue to grow our organization. Join us as we help harness the best in our profession. You can contact us by email at philippines@imachapter.org.
 
I would like to thank everyone in advance for your continued participation and enthusiasm in our organization and I wish for your incredible support for the FY 2023-2024.
 
Together, we will make things happen! We forge on! 

  

Best regards,

 

Joweehlyn Liao, CMA (U.S.), CPA

President

IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)

Philippines Chapter

philippines@imachapter.org