Certificate Programs

Harness the power of data to gain deeper insights into business performance and make informed strategic decisions. You’ll get hands-on, experiential learning through numerous case scenarios and practical exercises. Plus, industry experts share their proficiency and perspectives on emerging technologies, data analytics, and data visualization.

Determine ways the finance function can support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and how it benefits the entire business. Explore actionable practices to establish a sense of belonging, improve innovation, and attract, retain, and promote diverse talent. This online certificate will also help demystify DE&I, reveal its overlap with sustainability, and illustrate professional accountants’ ethical imperative to champion these initiatives.

Strengthen your financial planning & analysis (FP&A) skills and help drive organizational performance while earning a professional certificate and a digital badge. Follow hypothetical case studies and real-life examples as this three-part series helps you align your company’s strategy across the organization and drive its overall performance.

Learn how to acquire the critical skills needed to meet the changing sustainability business landscape, regulatory requirements, and effective environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management. In the end, you’ll champion the role of an effective business partner in driving the integration of sustainability in business, strategies, planning, performance, monitoring, and reporting.

Develop an analytical mindset and prepare to use data analytic programming languages like Python and R. Learn to articulate the benefits of using Big Data and analytics in modern accounting, as well as acquiring the skills necessary for Excel, Tableau, and Visual Basic for Applications. Note: This is the next step after completing the IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate^®.

Explore the critical role of data analytics in business and why leaders need to understand the business analytic workflow. You will learn to use the R language and RStudio IDE to prepare data for analysis and explore the relationship between business principles and data analytics. Through practical examples, you will discover how to solve business problems with data automation and analytics, and how to communicate results effectively.

Recognize the value of enterprise risk management (ERM) when setting and executing strategies and objectives through expert guidance from COSO, a global leader in this field. You’ll obtain key knowledge on aligning strategic performance and ERM, as well as learn the principles of the 2017 updated ERM Framework and how to use them in your organization to drive business success.

Master the tools and guidance needed to drive an effective system of internal control and learn various techniques to effectively manage the achievement of strategic objectives using the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Plus, secure the skills needed to determine if key internal controls are present and functioning to mitigate risks toward the achievement of strategic goals.