Introduction:

The accounting evolved from the technique to the application of the management control optimizing the business processes. SMEs are a segment of companies that apply management tools significantly improve cost control and organizational performance.

Objective:

This work aimed to highlight the management accounting strategies applied by SMEs and how they contributed to the sustainability of companies in the market, through a documentary review.

Materials and methods:

It applied a qualitative approach to research, with the application of theoretical methods such as analysis-synthesis and logical history, and empirical techniques such as documentary review. The three stages of the Proknow-C instrument were used. For the revision of 13 articles published during the period 19692018, in magazines of economy and company obtained from the database web of Science and Scopus using the keywords Management accounting in SMEs, Strategic management accounting.

Results:

4827 related articles in the field of social sciences, selecting 13 related to management control research and applied strategies in the SMES segment.

Conclusions:

The resulting content indicated implementation of ERP, integral scorecard application and balancesheet, which lead to the planning and control of the organizations.

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