President's Message

Dear IMA Austria Chapter members,


An eventful, challenging but also exciting year draws to a close. I’d like to take the opportunity to run through the highlights of past months before we take on 2022 with renewed energy and passion.

Our IMA Austria Chapter was officially registered as an association (“Verein”) under the name “Österreichischer Betriebsrechnungswesen Verein” with ZVR# 1815874621.

The focus remains on providing the Austrian Certified Management Accountants, IMA members and those within the CMA certification program, as well as the wider finance professionals community with high quality educational, CPE and networking opportunities out of Vienna.

Beyond Austria, our three online events in 2021 – in March, June and November – reached IMA members and fellow CMAs in over 50 countries, totalling 3.5CPEs. Our November Webinar alone saw 125 active participants from 38 countries!

The current crisis underlined the importance of building and sustaining a strong professional network within management accounting and finance. A network that can help us learn, grow and be successful together. Despite the difficulties in planning and organizing in-person chapter events, we still managed to safely get together in September. Even more so, we are looking forward to connecting with you in the upcoming months.

On behalf of the IMA Austria Chapter board, I wish you happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous 2022!

Karl Ivo Sokolov, CMA
IMA Austria Chapter President