For Myriam Madden, director of finance and chairman of the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), there was no awareness
before leaving school opportunities that the business world could offer.
And they want to travel, she said: "I had that curiosity about
business, and I decided I wanted to know more about what makes a
successful company."
Madden's career has enabled him to achieve two ambitions, visiting
companies around the world and get a sectional view of how they work.
His CV includes leading roles change programs and financial functions
in organizations such as Hewlett Packard, HBOS, the Scottish Arts
Council, the NHS and Historic Scotland.
She
says her desire to make a contribution in the world of business was
strengthened when studying for a business degree, and when he looked to
the work by CIMA said it appeared to influence key decision makers of
the company, such as CEOs and CFO.
The organization is the largest professional organization in the world
Management Accountants, trying to help people and companies in the
public and private sectors.
Graduate, Madden joined Hewlett Packard in Edinburgh, when the
technology giant was looking for graduates with a business background,
"he played so much that I wanted to do"
She
stayed with the company from 1987 to 2002, working for spin-off Agilent
Technologies in telecommunications roles including manager of an
agreement to acquire the US, European internal consultant based in
London and director of support companies.
Still a resident of Edinburgh to date have already been added to
travel a little further, including assignments in the United States and
Europe.
While
it is clear that there are differences in corporate culture throughout
the world, the president of CIMA believes that eventually all the
challenges that businesses face are very similar, and accounting
management can address these to "on for business success, "regardless of the location of a business.
She was named president of CIMA 2015-16 in the summer and said it was a
"fantastic" experience so far, leading to an organization with over
227,000 members and students in more than 170 countries.
One of his goals, he said, was to shake some of the "baggage" that can become a professional organization. "One of my motivations was really draw attention to CIMA as very
modern, very dynamic, and meet the needs of the company," says Madden.
It also highlights the ethics and integrity as a key priority and
"something that anchors us in all our students from the beginning and
our members as they progress through their careers."
He specializes in financial and operational transformation, directed
change programs in organizations with different needs and corporate
cultures.
These projects can be "very difficult," he admits. "Very often, the obstacles may be the people who buy into the change that needs to be done."
Madden says it is necessary to work in the way of "putting people
along this journey ... How to put a frame around it to make it easier to
understand?"
Having
worked in the public and private sectors, his resume includes part of
HBOS between 2002 and 2004, where he led the development of project
information tool for financial and operational services. He
then joined the Scottish Arts Council, to boost the financial
performance in a period of change and simplify the legal structures for a
merger. And from May 2012, she was Director of Finance of Historic Scotland.
She said her varied experience has been very useful to him, saying: "I
would encourage anyone starting their career to try as many things as
you can experience expands and you can also find your own niche.".
Madden and, perhaps not surprisingly, is far from shy about
recommending the world of finance and business for young people looking
around a career plan.
"I think there is a fund management accounting gives a fantastic start
- it just gives you that view across the enterprise," he said.
"Money makes the world, and in fact, you must understand how it makes the world."
