CYMA is the name of a series of accounting software packages.

History

''CYMA Systems earliest software, introduced in 1980, was

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-based; as of 2021 most packages require either "

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or higher,",

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. Current offerings are for general accounting (payroll, accounts payable accounts receivable, General Ledger, Inventory Control), or more focused packages which specialize by industry, such as Medical Practice Management or Construction Job Cost Accounting. Their ''CYMA HR'' package debuted in 2009. They've also repackaged some programs for non-profits. The company is based in Tempe, Arizona, and via various software modules "provides third-party integrations, such as: time-tracking software, backup services, direct deposit services" and "can also import common financial file types, print checks, manage electronic payments, and prepare bank deposits."

Controversy

The private company's president was charged by the

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as having "ordered a subordinate to lie to auditors about whether CYMA had actually placed a large order" with another company "said to have falsified its books from 1993 to 1997."

References

Software companies based in Arizona American companies established in 1980 {{software-stub