cma's full name is American Certified Management Accountant, and its English name is Certified Management Accountant. The management accounting certification introduced by IMA in 1972 is an appraisal of accountants and financial personnel. Together with American Certified Public Accountant (USCPA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), it is called the three international gold certifications in American accounting field. Its knowledge system includes finance, management, business, market and so on, and it is known as the "Mini-MBA" in international financial circles.

cma certification trains management accounting elites with strict evaluation standards and extremely practical knowledge system, aiming at cultivating the knowledge breadth of management accounting personnel and financial management personnel, so that they can predict business needs and participate in strategic decision-making. At present, cma has become an accounting certificate recognized by domestic and foreign industries and the transformation of traditional accounting.

cma employment direction

cma focuses on the cultivation of management accounting. The advantage is that cma is the trend of accounting industry, which represents the direction of accounting development, and cma covers finance, management, business, market and other contents. Therefore, even if you are not a financial person, you can take the cma exam if you want to go to a management position. Moreover, many enterprises are now cma holders first.

1. Chief financial officer, financial manager, general ledger accountant, etc.

CMA can help financial personnel fully master the knowledge system of "finance+management+business", cultivate their ability to predict business demand and make strategic decisions, support strategic decision analysis of enterprises, effectively implement cost control, promote enterprise performance improvement and smoothly realize the role transformation of financial personnel.

2. Tax agents, asset appraisers, investors, etc.

Even if they don't work in accounting, they can reasonably use their management knowledge to create their own world in the investment industry, such as fund company partners, investment directors, investment managers, financial analysis, etc.

3. Senior managers

No matter whether you choose financial accounting, auditing, taxation, cost, budget, funds or other accounting modules, with the development of your career, you will definitely enter the management field. You can be the director of human resources, the director of marketing, the head of strategic department, the director of product or operation, the director of the company, the general manager of the company, the head of the branch, the partner of the company and other senior managers.

cma salary level and benefits

The American Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) conducted a salary survey, and concluded as follows:

The median total income of CMA holders is 58% higher than that of non-CMA holders, and their employment status and salary level are generally better than the latter.

CMA of all ages earn more than non-CMA. The average salary of people aged 3-39 is 49%-5% higher than that of their peers without CMA.

88% of the respondents believe that CMA makes them more confident to finish their work at a high level, and 85% of the respondents believe that CMA has enhanced their abilities in various fields of business.

For workers in the workplace, it is very cost-effective to get a promotion and salary increase with a certificate! Office workers are generally in the transition period of their careers and need a brighter and clearer future. Cma has a good employment prospect and is a good choice!

cma was introduced into China in p>29, and it has been widely promoted in China. Local governments have successively launched a series of welfare policies for cma holders. For example, Shanghai, Xiamen, Chengdu and other places have listed cma in the list of talents in short supply, and given cma holders housing subsidies, children's schooling, medical security, cash subsidies and so on.

who can apply for cma

1. On-the-job candidates:

A type of candidates open to those who are interested in working in accounting and finance. Financial and non-financial applicants who want to be promoted and raised, broaden their knowledge base and improve their personal skills have no registration requirements, so they can apply directly.

2. Student candidates:

Student candidates are open to students with full-time college education or above, and they can register for cma examination as students with valid student ID cards or at least 6 credits each semester.

Note:

① After being transferred from student candidates to other types of candidates, you will not be able to transfer to student candidates again.

② When registering online, please make sure to fill in your personal mobile phone number and valid personal email address, and update your contact information in time when it changes. IMA will conduct random checks on the identity of the students who are studying from time to time, so as not to affect the qualifications of students and candidates because of poor contact.

3. Teacher candidates:

Teachers candidates are open to full-time teachers in colleges and universities. Requirements: To be a full-time professor for two consecutive years in colleges (colleges with junior college degree or above) and at least 6% of the courses taught are accounting and corporate financial management courses above entry level. If you meet the above conditions, you can register directly as a teacher candidate when you register for the first time.

Although there is no threshold for applying for cma, there are certain requirements for academic qualifications when applying for cma certificate, which at least meet one of the following requirements:

Holding a three-year junior college from a college or university recognized by the Ministry of Education (including self-study, correspondence, full-time and amateur groups),

Holding a bachelor's degree certificate recognized by the Ministry of Education,

Holding a master's degree certificate, a master's degree certificate and a doctoral graduate recognized by the Ministry of Education.

hold the certified public accountant certificate (CPA) certified by China Institute of Certified Public Accountants or the national general intermediate or senior accountant certificate (senior accountant title certificate) certified by the Accounting Qualification Evaluation Center of the Ministry of Finance;

fully qualified candidates of p>ACCA.

if the candidates do not meet the academic qualifications and hold other accounting certificates, they can choose to take the exam first, complete the academic qualifications or certificate requirements within 7 years after the exam, and also meet the requirements of 2 years of work experience before applying for cma certificate.