Perspectives on management accounting, enterprise AI and business practice in China.
EasyFinance and IMA launched a China-wide survey in 2026 on AI’s impact on finance work and business operations. The research examines enterprise AI maturity, human–AI collaboration, talent, organizational structures, business value and governance. A white paper is planned following data collection and analysis; findings have not yet been finalized.
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EasyFinance, IMA and PageGroup China jointly launched the 2022 China Management Accounting Practices Survey Report on December 20, 2022. Drawing on 553 valid responses, the study examines management accounting practice, barriers to digital finance transformation and the changing professional, data and business capabilities required of finance talent.
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The 14th EasyFinance Finance Leaders Annual Summit brought together more than 400 business owners, executives and finance professionals in Shanghai on November 22, 2022. Under the theme “Financial Acumen and Digital Empowerment,” speakers examined business resilience, management transformation and value creation in a digital business environment.
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EasyFinance and IMA released Cost Control for Future Competitiveness, their 2019 management accounting research report, at EasyFinance’s annual summit in Shanghai on November 12, 2019. The event marked EasyFinance’s 15th anniversary and connected cost management research with enterprise practices and an updated management accounting curriculum.
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The 2018 EasyFinance Annual Financial Management Summit took place in Shanghai on November 8, 2018. Under the theme “New Environment · New Economy · Financial Intelligence,” management accounting professionals, academics and business leaders discussed the changing role of finance and emerging challenges in business management.
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EasyFinance and IMA convened a roundtable in Shenzhen on May 8, 2018, to discuss how emerging technologies could reshape management accounting and the role of finance professionals. Participants from professional associations, government, academia and business explored the implications of AI, big data, cloud computing and blockchain for finance operations and enterprise decisions.
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The 2018 joint study by EasyFinance and IMA surveyed 574 finance professionals about emerging technologies and the changing role of management accounting. It explores how artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and blockchain affect finance work and the capabilities finance professionals need.
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EasyFinance and IMA released China Management Accounting Practices: Ability and Future in December 2016. Based on 518 valid survey responses and CFO interviews, the report reviews capabilities in budgeting, performance management, cost management, decision analysis and risk management, offering insights for finance transformation and talent development.
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EasyFinance and IMA released the 2014 China Management Accounting Practices Survey in December 2014. Covering 172 enterprises over approximately six months, the study examines finance transformation, the roles of management accountants, capability gaps and how practices in China compare with international experience.
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EasyFinance and IMA jointly established the China Management Accounting Research Center of Excellence on December 17, 2013. The center was created to support financial management transformation in Chinese enterprises and help organizations apply management accounting tools to create greater business value.
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