Accounting Resource Guide: Associations and Organizations

The AFWA seeks to increase the opportunities for women in all fields of accounting and finance.

The premier professional organization for CPA's. Includes full-text documents and studies.

Promotes accounting education, research, and practice. Includes membership information, news, and links.

This organization serves 85,000 members in internal auditing, governance and internal control, IT audit, education, and security worldwide. The organization provides training, academic assistance, and certification assistance in certain fields. Publications, newsletters, and much more are available to members. Website includes texts of position papers, code of ethics, and news.

The IMA website provides information on services related to management accounting and financial management. Includes information on CMA/CFA certification (Certified in Management Accounting and Certified in Financial Management), links to their publications Strategic Finance, and Management Accounting Quarterly, (articles are available as PDF files), and an IMA Student website with resources on jobs, scholarships, and careers.

The IFAC is a global organization that works with its 155 member organizations in 113 countries to protect the public interest by encouraging high quality accounting practices. The site's Media Center provides full-texts of speeches and articles. News and certain Exposure Drafts are also available.

The organization seeks to preserve and enhance the value of the certified public accountant.