[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The CMA® Credential | Available only to IMA Members
One of the most widely recognized benefits available to qualified IMA members is the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) program. The CMA credential represents a mark of excellence in the field—and a competitive career advantage. Leading employers know the CMA designation reflects solid achievement in, and commitment to, the profession.

This highly regarded program is specifically designed to measure expertise in the practice areas most critical to accountants and financial professionals working in businesses and organizations, include following areas under respective parts of the certification :

PART – I Financial Reporting, Planning, Performance, and Control

  • External Financial Reporting Decisions
  • Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Performance Management
  • Cost Management
  • Internal Controls

PART – II Financial Decision Making

  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Corporate Finance
  • Decision Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Internal Controls
  • Investement Decisions
  • Professional Ethics

The Value of the CMA:
CMAs have what it takes to be strategic business partners and effective financial managers—and drive business performance. Professionals holding the CMA can earn over $34,000 higher total compensation than their noncertified peers.*

Flexible Exam Preparation:
IMA and other course providers offer qualified candidates a range of flexible exam study options (self-study, live, and online instruction) to make preparing to earn your CMA as convenient as possible.

Convenient Exam Scheduling:
The CMA’s two exam parts are administered in a user-friendly computer-based testing format at exam centers in hundreds of cities worldwide.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]