Certified Management Accountant

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is a professional certification credential in the management accounting and financial management fields. The certification signifies that the person possesses knowledge in the areas of financial planning, analysis, control, decision support, and professional ethics. There are many professional bodies globally that have management accounting professional qualifications. The main bodies that offer the CMA certification are the Institute of Management Accountants (USA) and the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia). Since Certified Management Accountants of Canada merged with CPA Canada in September 2015, only the IMA and ICMA offer CMA certification. However, the certification pathways for the two bodies, in terms of entry requirements...