Amman, Jordan - The Jordan Association of Management Accountants (JAMA) held its annual meeting recently, with a big group of attendees from Members, Speakers, Sponsors, Students and CMA graduates, where the meeting’s agenda highlighted the association’s key achievements for 2018, and the outlook for a successful and dynamic activity line up for 2019.
The annual meeting featured a review of JAMA’s 2018 key achievements, which included conducting 15 workshops, hosting the IMA 6th Regional Conference, launching the first Jordan CFO Forum and the First Student Chapter at the University of Jordan, as well as facilitating four CMA Scholarships. In addition, 2018 witnessed several achievements and successful events with over 200 attendees, and the You’ve Got to Earn It campaign, which illustrates the role of an accountant in determining strategy and taking decisions more effectively. These accomplishments fall in line with JAMA’s overall objectives, strategy and commitments. One of the main strategy and objectives of JAMA is creating programs that will support and upgrade the level of Jordanian CFOs and Accountants to meet international professional standards.
“Our achievements in 2018, which include the successful organization of the Middle East Regional Conference and the launch of Jordan CFOs Forum is just the start of our plans for the industry, and we are looking forward to more accomplishments and successes in 2019,” commented Ammar Khayyat, JAMA President.
“We aim with our accomplishments to be a support system for the students and professionals in the finance and accounting industry, as we believe in building professional society in Jordan to support accountants and financial individuals, by focusing on improving the necessary skills needed to become successful financial leaders, such as technical knowledge, capabilities and skills, leadership talents and professional relationships”, he added.
The annual meeting also showcased the 2019-2020 plan for JAMA, which includes a continued focus on universities and training students to being better equipped to join the workforce through professional certification courses. In terms of knowledge acquisition, which is another JAMA strategy for 2019-2020, the association aims at conducting over 20 workshops and serving more than 750 professionals and students in 2019. One of the main plans in store for this year is career development, where JAMA will conduct a career coaching program which targets professionals and focuses on career guidance for students, taking them through the necessary steps they will need after graduation to start their professional lives on the right track. Activities for the main three stakeholders are also planned for 2019, and these stakeholders are universities (students and faculty), professionals (accountants and CMAs), and leaders (CFOs).
“We are looking forward to a very active and yet another successful year for JAMA, where our strategies and commitments fall in line with developing the youth of Jordan and offering them the tools needed to better their future,” commented Board Member, Nasim Qarmash.
The meeting also shed the light on the role that JAMA plays in universities and in the student’s life, where JAMA works on honing the abilities of university students, enabling them to enter the workforce with the skills and expertise needed. In addition, one of the most exciting events that took place last year was also highlighted to attendees, which is the First Student Chapter initiative, which was launched on October 2018 at The University of Jordan.
The Student Chapters are communities which are dedicated to connecting accounting, finance, and business college students under one umbrella. The Student Chapters take part in various activities throughout the year, including publicizing JAMA and its activities in colleges across Jordan, sponsoring talks and discussions with industry leaders and professionals, helping students in making positive career decisions, and providing community service tools to students. JAMA’s role in the Student Chapters includes planning and organizing events, reaching out to speakers, financial planning and support, and connecting students to Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Scholarships, as well as opening the doors for future recruitment for students.
The annual meeting was also the platform to honor the 2018 Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), where their journey and success were also highlighted to attendees. In addition, to honoring our supporters for their continuous support to the association.
It is worth noting that JAMA is a nonprofit association that merges the concepts of creating accounting programs to raise and upgrade the quality standard of accountants in Jordan and aims at establishing a strategic partnership with the American Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) in the country.
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