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John Brausch, CMA, CFM, CPA


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Expertise

  • Careers in Accounting
  • Certification
  • Continuous Improvement
  • IFRS/GAAP/Financial Reporting
  • Leadership
  • Performance Management
  • Strategic Cost Management
  • Strategic Planning and Budgeting
  • Sustainability/Green Accounting
  • Training, Education, and the Skills Gap

John M. Brausch, CMA, CFM, CPA is Former IMA Chair of IMA’s Global Board of Directors. He served as IMA Chair during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

In line with his commitment to the CMA certification program, he is a past chair of the ICMA Board of Regents and was a Regent and a member of ICMA’s Exam Review Committee. Prior to and concurrent with his national IMA service, he served as an officer in several Chapter and Council positions for IMA.

Mr. Brausch is the author of "Selling Activity Based Costing," "The Trials and Travails of State Tax Policy," and "Who's Accounting for the Cost of Capacity?," co-written with Dr. Tom Taylor of Wake Forest University. He is also the author of "Target Costing for Profit Enhancement," which won the Lybrand Medal for its outstanding contribution to accounting literature from IMA, and appeared in the November 1994 edition of Management Accounting. This article was also selected by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) as an Article of Merit and is included in the book, Activity Based Management in Action. Mr. Brausch’s work is referenced in the Canadian Chartered Accountants and IMA's pronouncement on Implementing Activity Based Costing. Mr. Brausch also serves as a mentor in The Citadel’s School of Business Administration.

Mr. Brausch is a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and holds an MBA from the University of Montana. Mr. Brausch and family live in Columbia, S.C.

Education

MBA, University of Montana 1987
B.S. The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. 1981

Affiliations

Coastal Carolina University, Wall School of Business
Trustee, Accounting Advisory Board. 2010-Present

The Citadel
Business School Mentor 2006-Present

Awards

1996 Received Lybrand Medal for outstanding contribution to accounting literature from IMA for "Target Costing for Profit Enhancement."

1997 International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Article of Merit for "Target Costing for Profit Enhancement." The article is also included in the book, Activity Based Management in Action.