IMA's Shared Interest Groups
IMA's Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a forum where members of the global accounting and finance community can come together to share insights, discuss best practices, explore new technologies, and support one another through friendly and engaging interactions.
IMA currently offers four SIGs:
Joining a SIG offers...
...many benefits to your professional career. When you actively participate in a SIG—as a contributor or SIG leader, champion, or moderator—you enjoy the opportunity to:
- • Extend your professional network
- • Demonstrate leadership to your colleagues, current boss, and potential employers
- • Make connections that could lead to new job opportunities
- • Acquire knowledge that can position you for a promotion
- • Find (or become) a mentor
- • Give back to the accounting and finance community
FAQs About SIGs
- Extend your professional network
- Demonstrate leadership to your colleagues, current boss, and potential employers
- Make connections that could lead to new job opportunities
- Acquire knowledge that can position you for a promotion
- Find (or become) a mentor
- Give back to the accounting and finance community
SIGs are IMA member-led groups that are monitored by IMA staff. There are three volunteer leadership roles within each SIG:
- SIG Leader: Serves as the key leader of the SIG, responsible for creating and nurturing a support and inclusive environment within the group. SIG Leaders are also responsible for managing group volunteer resources and promoting the group to attract new members into the community of like-minded individuals.
- SIG Champion: Proactively advocates for and promotes the benefits of the SIG within their region or industry to ensure global engagement.
- SIG Moderator: Facilitates engaging discussions, curates quality content, and fosters an inclusive environment by actively moderating the SIG community.
To establish a new SIG, a group of IMA members must submit a proposal to IMA to be reviewed by the IMA Community Relations & Governance Team. The proposal should include:
- Subject area and proposed name for the SIG
- Mission statement that articulates how the group furthers and promotes IMA’s mission
- Description of the group served
- If a similar SIG already exists, then a statement about how the new SIG differs from it/is needed
- List of dedicated leaders who can contribute to and moderate the SIG
- Signatures of at least 15 IMA members who endorse the idea of the group (either a consolidated signature sheet or endorsement emails sent to SIG@imanet.org).
Each application will be considered through the lens of furthering IMA’s mission, with a determination made within 60 days of proposal submission. Newly approved SIG proposals will have a dedicated page created and new SIG leaders will receive onboarding and “SIG Success” training.