What's in it for you?

 The Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Program and the Certified in Financial Management (CFM) Program focus on the dynamic roles that management accountants and financial managers play in business, public, and government accounting. The certificates provide distinction in today's economic climate. Earning the CMA and/or CFM will help you achieve professional success in terms of:

• Opportunity
• Recognition
•  Reward

 The CFM Program is co-sponsored by the Financial Management Association International.

Admission

 Candidates seeking certification must meet one of the following criteria:

• Hold a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university
• Hold a U.S. CPA certificate or foreign equivalent
• Hold the foreign equivalent to the CMA/CFM; or
• Achieve a score in the 50th percentile or better on either the Graduate Record Examination or the Graduate Management Admission Test

• Be or become a member of the Institute of Management Accountants
• Be employed or expect to be employed in management accounting or financial management
• Submit the names of two character references

 The CMA and CFM examinations are comprehensive, four-part exams covering topics important to the effective practice of management accounting and financial management. Parts 1, 3, and 4 are common to both examinations.

• Part 1: Economics, Finance and Management
• Part 2 CMA: Financial Accounting and Reporting *
• Part 2 CFM: Corporate Financial Management
• Part 3: Management Reporting, Analysis and Behavioral Issues
• Part 4: Decision Analysis and Information Systems