Issue 18 Jul - Dec 2017 SE Asia Voice Feature Story Big data, analytics, AI and the finance professional Students Being a Management Accountant pays well Members Instant membership FULL Contents 4 Highlight A note from our Area 16 representative 5 Message Message from our Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific 6 Feature story Big data, analytics, AI and the finance professional 9 Faces of CIMA Happenings in the SE Asia markets 19 Students Salary insights, Perils of ‘practice questions, Preparing for Case Study exams, Scaled scores for Cert BA 21 Members FULL Quick conversion to membership, CPD online monitoring, CGMA Essentials, CGMAs on the move, CGMA Store 25 CGMA publications Report visualisation, Global risk oversight, Delivering a powerful financial presentation, Agile finance revealed, Essential tools for management accountants SE Asia Voice is a regional e-newsletter published quarterly by: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Level 1 KPMG Tower, 8 First Avenue, Bandar Utama 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia T: +603 77230230 E:
[email protected] cimaglobal.com Highlight A note from our Area 16 representative Dear members and students, We are fast approaching the end of the year and I hope 2017 has gone well for all of you. With 2018 just around the corner, allow me to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year and may the new year bring you good tidings, good health and advancement in your career. As your Area 16 Representative, I attended the CIMA Council Meeting in London last October and the theme was ‘Accounting in extraordinary times’. It is a most appropriate theme for this present time where the pace of change is so fast.