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What is the CMA certification?
What is the CMA certification?
The CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) certification says you’ve stepped up and mastered the 12 most critical practice areas of management accounting. The routine tasks of accounting will become a thing of the past. And new strategic challenges will become a thing of the present.
- Planning and Analysis
- Technology and Analytics
- Performance Management
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Risk Management and Internal Controls
The CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) certification says you’ve stepped up and mastered the 12 most critical practice areas of management accounting. The routine tasks of accounting will become a thing of the past. And new strategic challenges will become a thing of the present.
- Planning and Analysis
- Technology and Analytics
- Performance Management
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Risk Management and Internal Controls
Top Reasons to Become a CMA
Reach Your Potential
It’s time to step up and take control of your career. Earn your CMA certification and you’ll have the skills that will always be in demand. No wonder 79% of CMAs say the certification gave them the opportunity to improve their careers.
*IMA’s 2021 Global Salary Survey
Become a Leader in Business
CFOs need to be strategic thinkers, decision makers, risk managers, and stewards of business ethics – the same skillsets they’re looking for when adding to their teams.
Earning the CMA shows you have the knowledge to make valuable contributions in accounting and finance.
Earn More
CMAs have greater earning power. IMA’s 2021 Global Salary Survey shows that:
• CMAs earn 58% more in median total compensation compared to non-CMAs.
• CMAs between the ages of 20-29 can earn 37% more in total compensation than non-CMAs.
Global Recognition
Accounting and finance professionals in more than 100 countries have earned the CMA, a globally respected and internationally recognized certification.
Earning a CMA gives you a “passport” to a wide range of career opportunities, including high-level positions at multinational companies. CMAs are among the elite professionals who can truly impact business – and employers know it.
Get Connected
Becoming a CMA means becoming a part of the IMA community of around 140,000 accounting and finance professionals around the world. Connect at 1,000+ yearly global events.
As an internationally recognized certification, the CMA gives you the opportunity to make lasting contributions in a wide range of worldwide career opportunities.
Be Future-Proof
As Blockchain, AI, and other advancements in technology transform business operations, the skillset of management accountants must evolve to help translate a multitude of new capabilities into smart business strategies.
As authorities in decision support, planning, data analysis, and critical thinking, CMAs bring the expertise needed to make a real difference to their companies in the Digital Age.
Where will the CMA take you? Anywhere you want.
Financial Analysts
Accounting Managers
Controllers
Chief Financial Officers
It's time you looked at your career beyond the next several years. When you’re a CMA, you’ll have the freedom to choose from a wide range of business careers. Whether your ambition is to change the world or become a CFO, the CMA provides you with the kind of expertise to do more of what you want to be doing. And it won’t take long to advance to the next level. Most candidates complete the CMA program within 12-18 months.
The CMA Gives You an Edge
See why leaders from companies like Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, and Microsoft have hired CMAs. They also discuss the impact CMAs have made on their organizations.
Numbers You Can Count On
12
Core practice areas mastered
50
The CMA has been around for 50 years
72%
CMAs who love their job
79%
Say the CMA creates career opportunities
