HeyJaredAccounting Makes Cents - an MJ the tutor podcast
Join MJ, a longtime tutor, explore various accounting and business topics to help students with their journey in attaining a CIMA qualification and beyond. This podcast will help kickstart your study preparation.
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Onerous Contracts Bite Back (opens the original)
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In this episode, MJ the tutor looks at onerous contracts under IAS 37, the point at which a contract stops being a normal commercial commitment and becomes a liability a company has to account for. Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and those still thinking about it. Episodes will range from providing study tips and resources to brief discussions of CIMA syllabus topics. If you like the show, please hit subscribe to add it to your listening queue a
Data Governance: When the System Works Too Well (opens the original)
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In this final episode of a 3-part series, MJ the tutor explores a different kind of corporate risk: what happens when a digital transformation works exactly as designed, but the information it shares creates incentives nobody planned for. Using our case study, we look at how an AI-enabled platform's transparency may have shaped employee behaviour in ways that undermined the very goal it was meant to achieve. Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and t
The Sourcing Dilemma: You Can't Outsource Reputation (opens the original)
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In this episode, MJ the tutor breaks down the hidden dangers of outsourcing customer-facing operations. While handing logistics or support to a third party looks great for cost-cutting, it often introduces massive qualitative risks. Learn how to look beyond and how to protect your brand equity, customer touchpoints, and long-term competitive advantage. Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and those still thinking about it. Episodes will range from pr
Do KPI Targets Actually Make Us Better? (opens the original)
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In this episode, MJ the tutor looks at a real-world $100 million corporate disaster to answer a big exam question: what happens when the metrics you design to drive efficiency actually break your business? You'll learn the perils of sub-optimisation, and why KPIs that look perfect on a spreadsheet can totally fail in real life. Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and those still thinking about it. Episodes will range from providing study tips and re
Tidbits From the CIMA SCS Pre-seen August 2026 (opens the original)
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In this episode, MJ the tutor discusses some first impression thoughts about the strategic case study (SCS) pre-seen material for the August 2026 sitting. 4 tidbits about the current pre-seen material are highlighted and explored further. Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and those still thinking about it. Episodes will range from providing study tips and resources to brief discussions of CIMA syllabus topics. If you like the show, please hit subs
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